The Use of a Language Toolkit for Toddlers

NCT ID: NCT00926510

Last Updated: 2011-10-12

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-31

Study Completion Date

2011-09-30

Brief Summary

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To investigate whether young children with isolated expressive language delay benefit from early intervention with a simple language toolkit and brief instructions provided to their caregivers.

We hypothesize that children whose families are provided the language toolkit will develop more words over the subsequent 3 months.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Language Acquisition

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Language Toolkit

Language toolkit composed of simple tools that parents can use to interact with child and help language acquisition.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Language toolkit

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Simple toolkit of interactive things to stimulate language.

2

Safety counseling and smoke detector

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Safety counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Smoke detector and general safety counseling

Interventions

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Language toolkit

Simple toolkit of interactive things to stimulate language.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Safety counseling

Smoke detector and general safety counseling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 14.5 to 18.5 months
* Below average expressive language
* Otherwise normal development

Exclusion Criteria

* Other developmental delay
* Non-English primary language
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Months

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Months

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Michael Steiner, MD

Asst. Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael J Steiner, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UNC Hospitals

Jennifer Hartz, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UNC Hospitals

Mary Ann Cross, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

UNC Hospitals

Karen L Wysocki, MS, M Ed

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

UNC Hospitals

Locations

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North Carolina Children's Hospital

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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09-0549

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id