Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS)
The Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS) has been following the speech and language development of a large group of children (>1900) born in the surrounds of Melbourne, Victoria (Australia) since they were 8 months of age. ELVS continues to follow this same group of children as they transition from middle childhood to adolescence. There are a number of ELVS sub-studies investigating different areas of communication development including: stuttering, autism and bilingual language development.
| Study Summary | |
|---|---|
| Study name | Early Language in Victoria Study |
| Study abbreviation | ELVS |
| Current principal investigator/s |
Tricia Eadie |
| Current project manager |
Penny Levickis |
| Primary Institution/s |
The University of Melbourne - UoM
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| Collaborating Institution/s |
Griffith University
Murdoch Children’s Research Institute - MCRI La Trobe University Deakin University |
| Major funding source/s |
National Health and Medical Research Council - NHMRC
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| Study website | https://www.mcri.edu.au/research/projects/early-language-victoria-study-elvs |
| Key reference for study | Reilly, S., Cook, F., Bavin, E.L., Bretherton, L., Cahir, P., Eadie, P., Gold, L., Mensah, F., Papadopoullos, S. and Wake, M. (2017). Cohort Profile: The Early Language in Victoria Study (ELVS). International Journal of Epidemiology. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx079dyx079-dyx079. |
| Study focus |
How language develops from infancy (8 months) to adolescence. Sub-studies include investigations in to stuttering, autism, and bilingual language development. |
| Sampling frame |
Maternal and Child Health Nurses approached all parents of babies aged 8-10 months of age, within six Local Government Areas of Melbourne, Australia. |
| Primary study type | Longitudinal cohort |
| Year commenced |
2003 |
| Is this study ongoing? | Yes - the study is ongoing |
| Ongoing recruitment? | No |
| Sample size (N) |
1910 |
| Survey data available? | Yes |
| Imaging data available? | No |
| Linkage to administrative dataset/s? | No, no consent to link to administrative dataset(s) obtained |
| Biosamples available? | Yes |
| Are data available to others outside study team, with appropriate safeguards and structures in line with the cohort’s ethics and governance processes? | Yes |
| Are there any costs associated with data/sample access for approved requests? | There may be costs associated with access, evaluated on a case by case basis |
| Broadest type of participant consent available |
Extended consent (can be used for future ethically approved research related to this project) |
2022
Gasparini L, Shepherd DA, Bavin EL, Eadie P, Reilly S, Morgan AT, Wake M. (2022). Using machine‐learning methods to identify early‐life predictors of 11‐year language outcome Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.13733
| Study Contacts | |
|---|---|
| Principal investigator/s |
Tricia Eadie |
| Project manager |
Penny Levickis |
| Study Contact |
Email: elvs-team@unimelb.edu.au |