Training Caregivers to Teach Vocabulary to Children With Language Impairment

Part of paid clinical trials in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Sponsor
Northern Arizona University
Study ID
NCT07519629
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Developmental Language Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
4 Years - 6 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Robust vocabulary intervention — BEHAVIORAL
    Caregivers will be trained to teach target vocabulary to their children

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Spanish-speaking caregivers can learn to teach science vocabulary to their children with the use and educational app and a short training video with target words. The children will take language, speech, and hearing tests, as well as science and vocabulary pretests with a speech-language pathologist. You will be asked to answer some questions about your language use in the house and other places. If you and your child qualify for the study, the researcher will randomly place you a group to 1) use the app, or 2) use books. Since you are chosen at random, there is no way of knowing which group you and your child will be in before you start. Participants will take part in an 11-week study (3 weeks of testing at the beginning, middle, and end of study, and 8 weeks of intervention). The testing will be conducted in a place that is comfortable for your child (home, school, university clinic). The intervention can be done at home (researchers will not be present for this part of the study, but we will be available to support you or answer questions). We want you to play (group 1) or read (group 2) with your child two times a week (\~30 minutes) and send the audio recording of your interaction to our researchers.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 23, 2026
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
64 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Caregiver delivered vocabulary intervention
    Caregivers will be trained to teach target vocabulary to their child during science activities
  • No Intervention: Caregiver-child book sharing
    Caregivers will read books on target science concepts twice a week with their child

Primary Outcome Measure

Caregiver fidelity [ Time Frame: 11 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
NAU Speech-Language-Hearing ClinicFlagstaffArizona86011
Lindsey A Hiebert, Ph.D.
[email protected]
928-523-2109

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