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Using the Babble Boot Camp© Speech Therapy Approach With Babies Born Prematurely
Sponsor: Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Summary
Babble Boot Camp focuses on early speech and language development, environmental enrichment and supporting parent-infant interaction with the aim of improving communication outcomes and parental well-being in at risk children. The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if this parent-coaching speech therapy intervention delivered via telehealth helps to support babies born very preterm with their earliest stages of communication. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does Babble Boot Camp increase language outcomes in infants born very preterm? Is Babble Boot Camp able to be successfully completed by caregivers, and do caregivers believe Babble Boot Camp is possible to implement at home? What is the family impact of Babble Boot Camp? Participants will: Be randomly assigned into either a "treatment group" or a "usual care group." If allocated into the treatment group using Babble Boot Camp, participants will attend weekly 15-minute therapy sessions with a speech pathologist for 6 months. Both groups ("treatment group" or a "usual care group") will complete questionaries at enrollment and when the child participant is 6, and 12 months old (corrected age).
Official title: Babble Boot Camp© for Preterm Infants: A Trial of a Proactive Speech/Language Intervention
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
Any - 6 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
86
Start Date
2026-10
Completion Date
2028-08
Last Updated
2026-09-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Babble Boot Camp
The intervention will be delivered by the following method: Weekly 15-minute telehealth sessions with topics around understanding and responding to infant behaviour, promoting development through enhanced parent child interaction and demonstrating intervention activities. Toys will be used to facilitate language development with parents coached on appropriate interactions. During these sessions, the therapist will coach the parent to deliver intervention activities with their infant during daily routines and activities. The parent will record 2-3 short videos of their child to be submitted to the therapist weekly prior to the telehealth session.
Locations (2)
Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The Royal Women's Hospital
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia