Back to resultsStudy 3 Learning Verbs and Pronouns
Primary Purpose
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Addressed Speech
Overheard Speech
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 24 to 71 months of age
- minimum language and nonverbal cognition age of 24 months
Exclusion Criteria:
- native language is not English
- born premature (< 36 weeks)
- has uncorrected hearing or vision impairments
- has developmental disorders or medical conditions other than ASD that affect language or cognition (excepting psychiatric conditions often comorbid with ASD such as ADHD)
- has a history of photosensitive epileptic seizures
Sites / Locations
- Emerson CollegeRecruiting
- New York UniversityRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Experimental
Arm Label
Addressed
Overheard
Arm Description
Children participate in an interaction with an experimenter who uses the word to be learned.
Children are present in the room while an experimenter uses the word to be learned in an interaction with another experimenter.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Object selection
The first object that children touch after being prompted.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
NCT ID
NCT05193500
First Posted
January 3, 2022
Last Updated
November 11, 2022
Sponsor
New York University
Collaborators
Emerson College
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT05193500
Brief Title
Study 3 Learning Verbs and Pronouns
Official Title
Study 3 Learning Verbs and Pronouns
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
September 2022
Overall Recruitment Status
Recruiting
Study Start Date
August 1, 2022 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
March 1, 2025 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
March 1, 2025 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
New York University
Collaborators
Emerson College
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this research is to explore abilities to learn word meanings from overheard conversations in children with ASD (and, as a control, typically developing children).
Specific Aim 3 (Experiment 3): Determine whether children with ASD can learn verbs and pronouns by overhearing. Most prior work on learning from overheard speech has focused on learning nouns that label objects. This experiment extends this work to study other kinds of words.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Autism Spectrum Disorder
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Basic Science
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Outcomes Assessor
Allocation
Non-Randomized
Enrollment
200 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Addressed
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Children participate in an interaction with an experimenter who uses the word to be learned.
Arm Title
Overheard
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
Children are present in the room while an experimenter uses the word to be learned in an interaction with another experimenter.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Addressed Speech
Intervention Description
New words are introduced directly to the child by an experimenter.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Overheard Speech
Intervention Description
New words are introduced with the child as a bystander rather directly taught.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Object selection
Description
The first object that children touch after being prompted.
Time Frame
During test phase of the experimental session (e.g., within 5 seconds)
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
24 Months
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
71 Months
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 24 to 71 months of age
minimum language and nonverbal cognition age of 24 months
Exclusion Criteria:
native language is not English
born premature (< 36 weeks)
has uncorrected hearing or vision impairments
has developmental disorders or medical conditions other than ASD that affect language or cognition (excepting psychiatric conditions often comorbid with ASD such as ADHD)
has a history of photosensitive epileptic seizures
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Sudha Arunachalam, PhD
Phone
212-998-4139
Email
sudha@nyu.edu
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Emerson College
City
Boston
State/Province
Massachusetts
ZIP/Postal Code
02116
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Rhiannon J Luyster, Ph.D.
Phone
617-824-3503
Email
rhiannon_luyster@emerson.edu
Facility Name
New York University
City
New York
State/Province
New York
ZIP/Postal Code
10012
Country
United States
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Sudha Arunachalam, Ph.D.
Phone
212-998-4139
Email
sudha@nyu.edu
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