NCT04166591Completed
Study 1 Replication and Extension of Prior Work
Learning New Words From Overhearing in Children With ASD
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 Apr 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
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 1 (Experiment 1): Subaim 1a: Identify child characteristics associated with learning from overhearing. In a prior study, the investigators found that 13 children with ASD were able to learn the meanings of novel words that they heard used in a conversation involving two adults. In the current study, the investigators aim to study a larger sample to identify what child characteristics are associated with good learning in an overhearing situation as compared to a situation in which the child is directly taught the new word. Subaim 1b: Assess retention and generalization of words learned from overhearing. The investigators will re-test children on their knowledge of the word meanings after a 10-minute delay to see if they both retain the word meanings and can generalize the new words to new situations.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 342 (actual)
- First submitted
- 31 Oct 2019
- Start date
- 5 Jan 2021
- Primary completion date
- 1 Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
- New York University
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT04166591
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 342
- From 5 Jan 2021 to the primary completion date, 1 Dec 2024
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- 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
Other
- native language is not English
- born premature (\< 36 weeks)
- has uncorrected hearing or vision impairments
Who the study is looking for
- children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 18 to 71 months of age
Age in the registry: 18 months to 71 months · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson College Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Unknown status |
| New York University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Unknown status |
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