Actively Recruiting
Training Caregivers to Teach Vocabulary to Children With Language Impairment
Led by Northern Arizona University · Updated on 2026-04-09
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
96 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
N
Northern Arizona University
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
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.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Training Caregivers to Teach Vocabulary to Children With Language Impairment
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children aged 4 to 6 years who have not completed kindergarten before pretesting
- Children who pass a hearing screening to exclude hearing loss
- Children who speak Spanish at least 50% of the day
- Children with a confirmed diagnosis of developmental language disorder via BESA
- Children without intellectual disability or social communication disorder diagnoses
- Children able to speak at least 3-word utterances
- Caregivers who have access to a smartphone
- Caregivers who spend time daily with the child participant
- Caregivers who speak fluent Spanish
You will not qualify if you...
History of severe allergic reactions to study medication Currently pregnant or breastfeeding Recent participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days Presence of uncontrolled medical conditions that could affect safety
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
NAU Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic
Flagstaff, Arizona, United States, 86011
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Lindsey A Hiebert, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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