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A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project

BACKGROUND: Early language difficulties are associated with poor school readiness and can impact lifelong attainment. The quality of the early home language environment is linked to language outcomes. However, few home-based language interventions have sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improvi...

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Autores principales: Nielsen, Dea, d’Apice, Katrina, Cheung, Rachael W., Bryant, Maria, Heald, Rebecca, Storr, Chloe, Tracey, Louise, Rashid, Rukhsana, Dickerson, Josie, Bowyer-Crane, Claudine
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Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10308722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37386614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01333-y
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author Nielsen, Dea
d’Apice, Katrina
Cheung, Rachael W.
Bryant, Maria
Heald, Rebecca
Storr, Chloe
Tracey, Louise
Rashid, Rukhsana
Dickerson, Josie
Bowyer-Crane, Claudine
author_facet Nielsen, Dea
d’Apice, Katrina
Cheung, Rachael W.
Bryant, Maria
Heald, Rebecca
Storr, Chloe
Tracey, Louise
Rashid, Rukhsana
Dickerson, Josie
Bowyer-Crane, Claudine
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description BACKGROUND: Early language difficulties are associated with poor school readiness and can impact lifelong attainment. The quality of the early home language environment is linked to language outcomes. However, few home-based language interventions have sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improving preschool children’s language abilities. This study reports the first stage in the evaluation of a theory-based programme, Talking Together (developed and delivered by BHT Early Education and Training) given over 6 weeks to families in the home setting. We aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of delivering Talking Together in the Better Start Bradford community prior to a definitive trial, using a two-armed randomised controlled feasibility study. METHODS: Families from a single site within the Better Start Bradford reach area were randomly allocated (1:1) to the Talking Together intervention or a wait list control group. Child language and parent-level outcome measures were administered before randomisation (baseline), pre-intervention (pre-test), 2 months post-intervention start (post-test), and 6 months post-intervention start (follow-up). Routine monitoring data from families and practitioners were also collected for eligibility, consent, protocol adherence, and attrition rates. Descriptive statistics on the feasibility and reliability of potential outcome measures were analysed alongside qualitative feedback on trial design acceptability. Pre-defined progression-to-trial criteria using a traffic light system were assessed using routine monitoring data. RESULTS: Two-hundred and twenty-two families were assessed for eligibility; of these, 164 were eligible. A total of 102 families consented and were randomised (intervention: 52, waitlist control: 50); 68% of families completed outcome measures at 6-month follow-up. Recruitment (eligibility and consent) reached ‘green’ progression criteria; however, adherence reached ‘amber’ and attrition reached ‘red’ criteria. Child- and parent-level data were successfully measured, and the Oxford-CDI was identified as a suitable primary outcome measure for a definitive trial. Qualitative data not only indicated that the procedures were largely acceptable to practitioners and families but also identified areas for improvement in adherence and attrition rates. CONCLUSIONS: Referral rates indicate that Talking Together is a much-needed service and was positively received by the community. A full trial is feasible with adaptations to improve adherence and reduce attrition. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN registry ISRCTN13251954. Retrospectively registered 21 February 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-023-01333-y.
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spelling pubmed-103087222023-06-30 A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project Nielsen, Dea d’Apice, Katrina Cheung, Rachael W. Bryant, Maria Heald, Rebecca Storr, Chloe Tracey, Louise Rashid, Rukhsana Dickerson, Josie Bowyer-Crane, Claudine Pilot Feasibility Stud Research BACKGROUND: Early language difficulties are associated with poor school readiness and can impact lifelong attainment. The quality of the early home language environment is linked to language outcomes. However, few home-based language interventions have sufficient evidence of effectiveness in improving preschool children’s language abilities. This study reports the first stage in the evaluation of a theory-based programme, Talking Together (developed and delivered by BHT Early Education and Training) given over 6 weeks to families in the home setting. We aimed to test the feasibility and acceptability of delivering Talking Together in the Better Start Bradford community prior to a definitive trial, using a two-armed randomised controlled feasibility study. METHODS: Families from a single site within the Better Start Bradford reach area were randomly allocated (1:1) to the Talking Together intervention or a wait list control group. Child language and parent-level outcome measures were administered before randomisation (baseline), pre-intervention (pre-test), 2 months post-intervention start (post-test), and 6 months post-intervention start (follow-up). Routine monitoring data from families and practitioners were also collected for eligibility, consent, protocol adherence, and attrition rates. Descriptive statistics on the feasibility and reliability of potential outcome measures were analysed alongside qualitative feedback on trial design acceptability. Pre-defined progression-to-trial criteria using a traffic light system were assessed using routine monitoring data. RESULTS: Two-hundred and twenty-two families were assessed for eligibility; of these, 164 were eligible. A total of 102 families consented and were randomised (intervention: 52, waitlist control: 50); 68% of families completed outcome measures at 6-month follow-up. Recruitment (eligibility and consent) reached ‘green’ progression criteria; however, adherence reached ‘amber’ and attrition reached ‘red’ criteria. Child- and parent-level data were successfully measured, and the Oxford-CDI was identified as a suitable primary outcome measure for a definitive trial. Qualitative data not only indicated that the procedures were largely acceptable to practitioners and families but also identified areas for improvement in adherence and attrition rates. CONCLUSIONS: Referral rates indicate that Talking Together is a much-needed service and was positively received by the community. A full trial is feasible with adaptations to improve adherence and reduce attrition. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN registry ISRCTN13251954. Retrospectively registered 21 February 2019 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-023-01333-y. BioMed Central 2023-06-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10308722/ /pubmed/37386614 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01333-y Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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Nielsen, Dea
d’Apice, Katrina
Cheung, Rachael W.
Bryant, Maria
Heald, Rebecca
Storr, Chloe
Tracey, Louise
Rashid, Rukhsana
Dickerson, Josie
Bowyer-Crane, Claudine
A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project
title A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project
title_full A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project
title_fullStr A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project
title_full_unstemmed A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project
title_short A randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of Talking Together evaluation and results’ (oTTer) project
title_sort randomised controlled feasibility trial of an early years language development intervention: results of the ‘outcomes of talking together evaluation and results’ (otter) project
topic Research
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10308722/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37386614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-023-01333-y
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