Experimental Word Learning in Children With and Without Language Impairment

January 22, 2008 updated by: University of Sao Paulo

Experimental Word Learning in Children With Normal Development and Children With Language Impairment

The purpose of this study is to compare the performances of normally developing children and children with Language Impairment (LI) in three different experimental settings designed to promote vocabulary acquisition. This comparison will also provide evidence to support different intervention approaches designed to increase vocabulary abilities, which has been proved to be one of the major deficits of young children with LI.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

51

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • SP
      • São Paulo, SP, Brazil
        • USP - Faculty of Medicine - Department of Physiotherapy, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Occupational Therapy

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

3 years to 3 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • For GP subjects: - diagnosis of Language Impairment
  • enrolled in language therapy
  • age between 3:0 (years:months) and 3:11
  • For GC subjects: - normal performance in a language screening procedure
  • normal performance in an expressive vocabulary test

Exclusion Criteria:

  • For GP subjects: - hearing impairments
  • diagnosed neurological or behavioral conditions
  • major cognitive impairment
  • For GC subjects: - communication complaints from caregivers
  • history of previous enrollment in language therapy

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

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: GP
Children with Developmental Language Impairments were enrolled in this group.
Behavioral: Word-learning
Exposure to five nonwords for three sessions of controlled interaction with the experimenter
EXPERIMENTAL: GC
Children with normal language development were enrolled in this group.
Behavioral: Word-learning
Exposure to five nonwords for three sessions of controlled interaction with the experimenter

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Performance on a post-test administered after every word-learning session.
Time Frame: Three weeks
Three weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Occurence of correct spontaneous productions of the taught words during the experimental procedure
Time Frame: Three weeks
Three weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Sao Paulo

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Debora M. Befi-Lopes, PhD, University of São Paulo
  • Principal Investigator: Juliana P. Gândara, PhD student, University of São Paulo

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2003

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2007

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 22, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2008

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

February 5, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

February 5, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2007

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24061316

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