RECRUITING

The Effect of Semantic Support on Word Learning

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare word learning outcomes in late talking toddlers who are taught different types of words. The main question it aims to answer is if teaching words that come from categories that children already know (e.g., animals) will aid overall word learning. Children will take part in the Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) word learning treatment and be taught words from more familiar or less familiar categories to see which group learns more words overall.

Official Title

Identification of Treatment Parameters That Maximize Language Treatment Efficacy For Children

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-07
Study Completion:2026-12
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05921214

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:2 Years to 4 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Native English Speaking
  2. * Pass pure tone hearing screening or medical report of normal hearing
  3. * 2-3 Years of age
  4. * MCDI expressive scale \<10th percentile
  1. * Parental report of other diagnoses
  2. * Enrolled in concurrent treatment elsewhere
  3. * Nonverbal IQ \<75 as measured by the Bayley scales
  4. * Parents unable to consistently bring child to treatment sessions

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Mary Alt, PhD
CONTACT
520-626-6180
malt@arizona.edu
Nora Evans-Reitz, MS
CONTACT
520-626-6885
nevansreitz@arizona.edu

Principal Investigator

Mary Alt, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Arizona

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85721
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Arizona

  • Mary Alt, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Arizona

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 Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-07
Study Completion Date2026-12

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-07
Study Completion Date2026-12

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Late Talkers

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Language Development Disorders