The SUPPORT Study - Under 8's (WP6)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
The SUPPORT Study: Supporting Caregivers with a mobile app for children who stammer aged under 8 years old: A mixed method, randomised controlled, open label, multi-centre study to investigate the feasibility and acceptance of the Super Penguin mobile application plus usual care compared to usual care alone in families of children aged under 8 years old years old who stammer
IRAS ID
333389
Contact name
Patricia Holch
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Benetalk Ltd
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 3 months, 29 days
Research summary
We are conducting a study assessing the introduction of a mobile app intended to support families alongside usual NHS care pathways for children who stammer (CWS). We have developed the "Super Penguin" mobile app with caregivers of children who stammer (CWS) and speech and language therapists (SLTs). It is designed to work alongside speech and language therapy (SLT) delivered in the NHS. The app aims to provide information about stammering and help create a supportive communication environment for children who stammer. It has exercises and resources that can be
personalised to families and aims to help caregivers by increasing their confidence in supporting a child's communication, while reducing anxiety and stress.During the study, we will ask participants to complete questionnaires, at 4 time points, before, during and after accessing NHS speech and language therapy. Participants will be involved in the study for a maximum of 7 months from consent.
The research team will use information from this study to decide whether to do a larger study and to decide how best to run that study across the UK.
REC name
South West - Cornwall & Plymouth Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
26/SW/0014
Date of REC Opinion
26 Feb 2026
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion