Clinical trial · Interventional
Providing Speech Therapy Awareness in Private Schools
Effect of Providing Speech Therapy Awareness in Private Schools
NCT04505696CI-TRIAL-00047554completedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
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- ClinicalTrials.gov
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- Sep 8, 2026
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- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
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- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (9)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acquired Language Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Developmental Delay Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Hearing Impairment | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Speech and Language Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Speech Delay | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Speech Therapy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Stuttering | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Swallowing Disorder | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speech-Language Pathology Presentation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Speech-Language Pathology Introduction and scope
- description
- Demographic Information Section on Knowledge \& Awareness Section on Practices
- interventionNames
- Other: Speech-Language Pathology Presentation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pre-post Questionnaire
- timeFrame
- Same 1 Day
- description
- A reliable and valid tool will be used for assessment of Knowledge, awareness and practice regarding the speech-language pathology profession and the scope of practice. The tool consists of demographic information, comprising of 45 questions, placed under 3 sections.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
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- All
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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
References
Publications (11)
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- BACKGROUNDMcNeill BC, Gillon GT, Dodd B. Effectiveness of an integrated phonological awareness approach for children with childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). Child Lang Teach Ther [Internet]. 2009 Oct 26 [cited 2020 Apr 26];25(3):341-66. Available from: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0265659009339823
- BACKGROUNDAbrahams K, Harty M, St Louis KO, Thabane L, Kathard H. Primary school teachers' opinions and attitudes towards stuttering in two South African urban education districts. S Afr J Commun Disord. 2016 Jul 27;63(1):e1-e10. doi: 10.4102/sajcd.v63i1.157.