Effectiveness of a Parent-administered Reading Therapy Program During Summer Break for Dyslexic Children

NCT ID: NCT04384952

Last Updated: 2023-02-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-06-05
• Study Completion Date: 2020-10-15

Brief Summary

"After summer break, the reading performance of dyslexic children declines more than those of non-dyslexic children. Indeed, during the summer, dyslexic children are less inclined to read and their consultations with speech therapist are usually suspended.

Intensive speech therapy programs proved to be efficient during the summer, to maintain reading level of dyslexic children. However these programs are expensive and not easy to generalise. Some other studies tested reading therapy programs applied by parents at home. It proved to be effective and feasible.

Thus, the hypothesis of the present study is: a parent-administered reading therapy program during the summer break could stabilise the reading performance of dyslexic children after the summer. On the contrary the investigators assume the control group reading performance would decrease."

Detailed Description

"Dyslexia is a specific learning disability characterised by reading difficulties, not caused by developmental, neurological or sensory (vision or hearing) disorders.

After summer break, the reading performance of dyslexic children declines more than those of non-dyslexic children. Indeed, during the summer, dyslexic children are less inclined to read and their consultations with speech therapist are usually suspended.

Intensive reading therapy programs proved to be efficient during the summer, to maintain reading level of dyslexic children. However these programs are expensive and not easy to generalise. Some other studies tested reading therapy programs applied by parents at home. It proved to be effective and feasible.

Thus, the hypothesis of the present study is: a parent-administered reading therapy program during the summer break could stabilise the reading performance of dyslexic children (grade 3 to 5) after the summer. On the contrary the investigators assume the control group reading performance would decrease.

With a controlled randomised trial, the investigators will compare the reading performance of two groups of dyslexic children with the same type of dyslexia (with visual information treatment deficit). All of them are diagnosed by the Reference Centre for learning disabilities (CRTLA), a Robert Debré Hospital's Unit, Paris (France).

Intensity and duration : 6 weeks during the summer break. 15 minutes/day, 5 times per week.

Intervention group : Parent-administered reading therapy program. Control group : Dyslexic's Holiday Workbook (Hatier Editor). This study's main objective consists in evaluating the effectiveness in reading performance of a parent-administered reading training program during the summer break for dyslexic children.

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Conditions

Dyslexia

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Parent-administered reading therapy.

Parent-administered reading therapy program: 15min each day, 5 days a week during 6 weeks during the summer break. Repeated reading with feedback from the parent and time control.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Parent-administered reading therapy.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Parent-administered reading therapy program: 15min each day, 5 days a week during 6 weeks during the summer break. Repeted reading with feedback from the parent and time control.

Dyslexic's Holliday Workbook.

Use of a special Dys holiday book, no parent-guided training.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Dyslexic's Holiday Workbook

Intervention Type: OTHER

Use of a special Dyslexic's holiday book, no parent-guided training.

Interventions

Parent-administered reading therapy.

Parent-administered reading therapy program: 15min each day, 5 days a week during 6 weeks during the summer break. Repeted reading with feedback from the parent and time control.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Dyslexic's Holiday Workbook

Use of a special Dyslexic's holiday book, no parent-guided training.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Schooled in Grade 3, 4 or 5 (CE2, CM1 ou CM2) at inclusion
• Diagnosis of developmental dyslexia with visual information treatment deficit, confirmed by the Reference Center for Learning Disabilities, Robert Debré Hospital
• Speech therapy for dyslexia that has started for at least 6 months
• No speech therapy during the 6-weeks intervention
• Family interest and availibility for 6 weeks durant summer break
• Informed consent signed by parents
• Affiliation to a social security scheme

Exclusion Criteria

• Parents not fluent enough in French to read a text
• Patient IQ (intelligence quotient) < 70 (WISC test- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children)
• Other neurological pathology in the foreground
• Presenting hearing disorders or visual disorders not treated,
• Member of a sibling also eligible for the protocol (contamination bias)
• Beneficiary of State medical aid (AME)

• Minimum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Robert Debre Hospital

Paris, , France

Countries

France

References

Kerjean L, Benard P, Peyre H. Parent-implemented intervention for children in third to fifth grade with dyslexia. Encephale. 2023 Dec;49(6):589-595. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2022.08.016. Epub 2022 Oct 15.

Reference Type: RESULT

PMID: 36253171 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

IDRCB 2019-A03260-57

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

APHP200214

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id