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Home-Based Language and Cognitive Intervention for Arab Toddlers in Israel

ConditionEnhancing Early Language and Cognitive Development in Toddlers Through a Culturally Adapted Home-based Parent Intervention
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-36
SponsorHillel Yaffe Medical Center

About this trial

This study evaluates the effectiveness of a culturally adapted, home-based program designed to improve language and cognitive development in Arab toddlers in Israel. Families with children aged 18-36 months will participate in eight weekly sessions delivered in their homes. The intervention teaches parents strategies to enhance their child's language, communication, and problem-solving through play, daily routines, and story time. A comparison group will receive eight sessions on child health promotion (nutrition, sleep, safety, etc.). Child outcomes will be assessed using the Clinical Adaptive Test/Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CAT-CLAMS) and the Arabic Communicative Development Inventories (CDI). This research aims to provide an evidence-based, scalable model for early childhood interventions in disadvantaged populations.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age 18-36 months

Birth weight ≥1500 g

No significant sensory impairments or severe medical conditions

CAT-CLAMS scores at the lower end of the normative range (approximately -1 to 1.5 SD below mean)

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Culturally Adapted Parent-Implemented Intervention

    Behavioral

    A culturally adapted, parent-implemented home program designed to enhance toddlers' language, communication, and problem-solving skills. Trained facilitators deliver eight weekly 30-45-minute sessions in the family's home. Sessions focus on three everyday contexts-play, daily routines, and shared story time. Parents are guided to optimise the home environment, follow the child's interests, and use responsive interaction strategies such as joint attention, labelling, expansions, imitation, questioning, and scaffolding. Sessions progress from play-based interaction to integration into routines and storytelling.

  • Child Health Education Sessions

    Behavioral

    Eight weekly home-based sessions delivered by trained facilitators, focusing on child health and wellbeing (nutrition, sleep, safety, vaccination, and toilet training). Sessions match the intervention arm in frequency, duration, and contact time but do not include language or cognitive stimulation components.

Treatment groups

240 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Child language and cognitive developmentExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Child Health EducationActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Change in Arabic-CDI total vocabulary score

Parent-reported receptive and expressive vocabulary.

Time frame
Baseline to 1-month post-intervention
2

Change in the CAT-CLAMS total score

: Measures language, communication, problem-solving, and adaptive behaviours.

Time frame
Baseline to 1-month post-intervention

Secondary outcomes

1

Change in PEDS parental concern score

Parent reported developmental concerns

Time frame
Baseline to 1-month post-intervention

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Hillel Yaffe Medical Center

Lead sponsor

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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