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Melodic-based Communication Therapy for Promoting Spoken Language Development in Individuals With Nonverbal Autism

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT04679974

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Official title

Melodic-based Communication Therapy for Promoting Spoken Language Development in Individuals With Nonverbal Autism Ages: 3:0 - 10:11

Brief summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy (M.B.C.T.) for increasing oral expressive skills in nonverbal children with autism spectrum disorders. MBCT has previously been shown to facilitate an improvement in expressive vocabulary, verbal imitative abilities, number of vocalizations, and social language development in nonverbal children with autism ages 5-7. However, earlier studies were small and did not examine the effects of M.B.C.T. on a younger and older population. This study will examine its effectiveness across a broader sample group. Additionally, this study will examine further predictors of success including but not limited to chronological age, developmental age, the frequency of repetitive/stereotypic behaviors, receptive language score, and social language score.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT04679974
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Loma Linda University
Other
Enrollment
10 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
3 Years to 10 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers

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Study timeline

Start date
Jun 16, 2018
Primary completion
Aug 15, 2018
Completion
Aug 29, 2018
Last update posted
Dec 21, 2020

2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Loma Linda University Loma Linda California 92350

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