How Simplified Language Affects Comprehension and Learning in Young Autistic Children

Part of paid clinical trials in East Lansing, Michigan.

Sponsor
Michigan State University
Study ID
NCT05707923
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
1 Year - 4 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Linguistic simplification — BEHAVIORAL
    Children will participate in screen-based language processing and word learning tasks in which they hear utterances with different types and amounts of linguistic simplification (i.e., a within-group manipulation).

Study Details

The long-term study goal is to experimentally evaluate the components (and likely active ingredients) of early language interventions for young children with ASD. The overall objective is to determine how single-word and telegraphic simplification affects real-time language processing and word learning in young children with ASD (relative to full, grammatical utterances). The proposed project will investigate three specific aims: 1) Determine how single-word and telegraphic simplification affects language processing. 2) Determine how single-word and telegraphic simplification affects word learning. 3) Evaluate child characteristics that may moderate the effects of linguistic simplification on language processing and word learning. Aim 1 will test the hypothesis that children with ASD will process full, grammatical utterances faster and more accurately than single-word or telegraphic utterances. Aim 2 will test the hypothesis that full, grammatical utterances will support word learning better than telegraphic or single-word utterances. Aim 3 will test the hypothesis that language and cognitive skills significantly moderate the effects of linguistic simplification on language processing and word learning in young children with ASD.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 1, 2023
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
May 31, 2027
Completion
May 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
104 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Utterance Type
    This study uses a within-participant experimental manipulation. All participants will be exposed to all utterance types (across trials).

Primary Outcome Measure

Gaze location on Looking-While-Listening (LWL) tasks [ Time Frame: Single assessment per task; total duration less than 10 minutes per task ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Michigan State UniversityEast LansingMichigan48824
Courtney Venker, PhD
[email protected]
5178842259

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