Does Block Play Improve Language Acquisition: A Randomized Trial

September 25, 2008 updated by: University of Washington

Clinical Trial of Building Block Distribution in Children

This is a randomized controlled trial of distributing blocks to children ages 1.5 -2.5 years of age to see if language acquisition improves.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Children in age group are randomized to get two sets of blocks or not. Outcomes include language development assessed using the Macarthur Bates CDI 6 months after enrollment.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

200

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 year to 2 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy children

Exclusion Criteria:

  • developmental delay, non-English

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Macarthur Bates Language Inventory

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
TV viewing
Block play

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Washington

Collaborators

Megablocks

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dimitri Christakis, MD MPH, University of Washington

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2006

Study Completion (Actual)

September 1, 2006

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 26, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

January 30, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 29, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 25, 2008

Last Verified

September 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 05-0636-01

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