RECRUITING

Speech Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD and CAS

Study Overview

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Description

Comorbid Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) may be one factor that limits speech development in some minimally verbal children with autism. CAS is a disorder affecting speech movement planning. This study tests whether CAS-specific treatment, appropriately modified for minimally verbal children with autism, improves their speech.

Official Title

Speech Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD and CAS

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-05-01
Study Completion:2024-11-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05066178

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:5 Years to 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Meets criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
  2. * Able to correctly repeat at least 2 syllables
  3. * Meets criteria for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
  4. * Lives in an environment where child is exposed to English at least 50% of the time
  1. * Poorly controlled seizures
  2. * Factors such as blindness or deafness that contribute to minimally verbal status
  3. * Lives in an environment where English is not spoken at least 50% of the time
  4. * Child experiences behavioral challenges that preclude participation in the study

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Karen V Chenausky, Ph.D.
CONTACT
617-726-2405
kvchenausky@mghihp.edu
Michael Moody
CONTACT
617-643-4658
mjmoody@partners.org

Study Locations (Sites)

MGH Institute of Health Professions
Boston, Massachusetts, 02129
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: MGH Institute of Health Professions

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-05-01
Study Completion Date2024-11-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-05-01
Study Completion Date2024-11-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • childhood apraxia of speech
  • autism
  • motor speech disorder
  • speech development

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder