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ISRCTN
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ISRCTN78383951
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DOI
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10.1186/ISRCTN78383951
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ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
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EudraCT number
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Public title
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The effects of adaptive training in auditory temporal processing on specific language impairment: a randomised controlled trial of 'FastForWord' in Scottish children
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Scientific title
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Acronym
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N/A
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Serial number at source
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SP3536
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Study hypothesis
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To examine the efficacy of adaptive training in auditory temporal processing on specific language impairment.
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Lay summary
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Ethics approval
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Not provided at time of registration
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Study design
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Randomised controlled trial
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Countries of recruitment
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United Kingdom
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Disease/condition/study domain
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Language impairment
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Participants - inclusion criteria
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1. Children aged between the ages of 6 and 10 years, either sex
2. International Classification of Disease, 10th Revision (ICD-10) research criteria for specific receptive language impairment
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Participants - exclusion criteria
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Does not meet inclusion criteria
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Anticipated start date
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01/01/2004
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Anticipated end date
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01/01/2005
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Status of trial
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Completed |
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Patient information material
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Target number of participants
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77
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Interventions
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Children were allocated to one of three groups:
Group A: received the 'FastForWord' intervention as a home-based therapy for 6 weeks
Group B: received commercially available computer-based activities designed to promote language as a control for computer games exposure
Group C: received no additional study intervention
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Primary outcome measure(s)
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Standardised measure of receptive and expressive language, assessing performance at baseline and at 9 weeks and 6 months.
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Secondary outcome measure(s)
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No secondary outcome measures
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Sources of funding
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Action Medical Research (UK)
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Trial website
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Publications
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2005 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16197283
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Contact name
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Dr
A
O'Hare
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Address
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Community Child Health Department
Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust
10 Chalmers Crescent
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City/town
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Edinburgh
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Zip/Postcode
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EH9 1TS
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Email
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aohare@srv1.med.ac.uk
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Sponsor
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Action Medical Research (UK)
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Address
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Vincent House
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City/town
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Horsham West Sussex
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Zip/Postcode
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RH12 2DP
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Country
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United Kingdom
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Sponsor website:
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http://www.action.org.uk/
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Date applied
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01/03/2001
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Last edited
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16/01/2009
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Date ISRCTN assigned
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01/03/2001
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