Status:
COMPLETED
Accelerating Word Learning in Children With Language Impairment
Lead Sponsor:
University of Kansas
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Conditions:
Specific Language Impairment
Eligibility:
All Genders
5-6 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This research attempts to adapt and optimize a word learning treatment, specifically interactive book reading, for use with Kindergarten children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI). Children with...
Detailed Description
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) affects approximately 7.4% of Kindergarten children. Children with SLI are known to have difficulty learning new words, which places them at greater risk for future ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Eligible for Kindergarten enrollment
- Age 5 to 6 years
- Normal hearing
- Nonverbal Intelligence Quotient (IQ) of 85 or higher on the Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scale
- Score below 82 on the Clinical Evaluation of Language Fundamentals
- Score at or below the 10% percentile on one of the approved standardized vocabulary assessments.
Exclusion
- Speaks more than one language
- Health history indicating neurologic or other disorder that would exclude a diagnosis of SLI (e.g., autism, developmental disability, seizure disorder)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
35 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01829360
Start Date
March 1 2013
End Date
August 1 2018
Last Update
November 14 2019
Active Locations (1)
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University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas, United States, 66045