About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare word learning outcomes in late talking toddlers who are taught different types of words. The main question it aims to answer is if teaching words that come from categories that children already know (e.g., animals) will aid overall word learning. Children will take part in the Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) word learning treatment and be taught words from more familiar or less familiar categories to see which group learns more words overall.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Native English Speaking
Pass pure tone hearing screening or medical report of normal hearing
2-3 Years of age
MCDI expressive scale <10th percentile
Disqualifiers
Parental report of other diagnoses
Enrolled in concurrent treatment elsewhere
Nonverbal IQ <75 as measured by the Bayley scales
Parents unable to consistently bring child to treatment sessions
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- VAULT Phase 5
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
University of Arizona
Lead sponsor
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Collaborator