Clinical trial NCT04505696: Providing Speech Therapy Awareness in Private Schools
Official title: Effect of Providing Speech Therapy Awareness in Private Schools
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Speech and Language Disorder
Speech Therapy
Speech Delay
Swallowing Disorder
Acquired Language Disorders
Developmental Delay Disorder
Stuttering
Hearing Impairment
Head and Neck Cancer
Keywords: Speech-Language Pathology
Awareness
Intervention
Teacher training
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2020-08-10
Enrollment: 138
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Single group pre-post
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: There has been limited research in the area of speech and language therapy awareness in Pakistan. The study aims to assess the efficacy of providing speech therapy awareness in private schools through a pre-post model. This Quasi experimental study will be a means of reaching out to schools and directly create awareness regarding the field and its scope. Pre-assessment will be carried out and after which a 45 minutes presentation will be conducted face to face or through a webinar as per school directives. The results will be analysed quantitatively and pre-post assessment of the participants will be measured.

Detailed description: There has been limited research in the area of speech and language therapy awareness in Pakistan. The study aims to assess the efficacy of providing speech therapy awareness in private schools through a pre-post model. the study design is Quasi Experimental study

Sample size: 385. Raosoft Sampling technique: Purposive Sampling Inclusion criteria: Private English medium schools of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Schools with no speech and language therapists Exclusion criteria: Public Schools and schools who may have visiting or permanent speech therapists on their panel.

Delphi technique will be used for development of a tool for the intervention and to assess the impact of the awareness program.

The teachers will be tested pre and post program and three months after the completion of the program. Three months post they will be a) tested on the same questionnaire b) will determine number of students identified with difficulties c) students referred to a therapist.

Data will be analyzed quantitative means and quantitative data will be analyzed using SPSS

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Private English medium schools of Islamabad and Rawalpindi. Schools with no speech and language therapists

Exclusion Criteria:

* Public Schools and schools who may have visiting or permanent speech therapists on their panel

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pre-post Questionnaire
timeFrame: Same 1 Day
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Islamabad
country: Pakistan
facility: Riphah International University
state: Federal Capital
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Ayesha K Butt, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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