Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children

Part of paid clinical trials in Richardson, Texas.

Sponsor
The University of Texas at Dallas
Study ID
NCT06649916
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Months - 59 Months
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Parentese Speech — BEHAVIORAL
    Novel words are introduced in parentese, a type of speech that is typically characterized by greater pitch variation, longer duration, and louder volume
  • Adult Registered Speech — BEHAVIORAL
    Novel words are introduced in standard adult register.

Study Details

The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are factors that influence the effect of parentese on word learning (Aim 3).

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 4, 2024
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Mar 1, 2028
Completion
Mar 1, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
100 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Parentese
    All participants will learn novel words in two conditions (parentese vs adult register) in each of the experiment (video and live word learning). In the Parentese condition, participants will listen to sentences that contain novel words in parentese.
  • Active Comparator: Adult Register
    All participants will learn novel words in two conditions (parentese vs adult register) in each of the experiment (video and live word learning). In the Adult Register condition, participants will listen to sentences that contain novel words in adult register speech.

Primary Outcome Measure

Proportion of time during which children's eye gaze is directed toward the target object [ Time Frame: 300 ms after the target words are introduced ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Texas at DallasRichardsonTexas75080
Pumpki L. Su, PhD
[email protected]
973-883-2384
McKenzie Cullinan, MS
[email protected]
Pumpki L. Su, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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