| Methods |
Randomised Controlled Trial |
| Participants |
24 participants aged 1;09 ‐ 2;06
Participants are described as coming from white middle‐class households
12 males and 9 females finished the programme |
| Interventions |
Clinician administered intervention for expressive vocabulary and syntax. Child centred approach to provide general stimulation. Therapy administered for 150 minutes a week for 12 weeks
12 children received clinician intervention
12 children received delayed intervention |
| Outcomes |
Language Sample: MLU, total number of words
Parent report of vocabulary (CDI)
Outcomes excluded: Stress and behaviour measures, % of intelligible utterances |
| Notes |
This study was also an unpublished Phd thesis.
Children could have receptive difficulties but only two did. Most only had expressive difficulties below 10%tile on vocabulary measure of CDI |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Allocation concealment (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
B ‐ Unclear |
