Study 1 Replication and Extension of Prior Work
Learning New Words From Overhearing in Children With ASD
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
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.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2021
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 31, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
November 18, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 5, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2024
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 5, 2024
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
March 20, 2025
CompletedApril 4, 2025
November 1, 2024
3.9 years
October 31, 2019
January 6, 2025
March 19, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Number of Children Who Select the Target Object as Measured by Gaze Preference.
Children are prompted to identify the object that is associated with the target word.
immediately after viewing 3-minute interaction
Number of Children Who Select the Target Object as Measured by Gaze Preference.
Children are prompted to identify the object that is associated with the target word.
5 minutes after viewing interaction
Study Arms (2)
Addressed
EXPERIMENTALChildren participate in an interaction with an experimenter who uses the word to be learned.
Overheard
EXPERIMENTALChildren observe while an experimenter uses the word to be learned in an interaction with another experimenter.
Interventions
New words are introduced with the child as an observer rather directly taught.
New words are introduced directly to the child by an experimenter.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 18 to 71 months of age
You may not qualify if:
- native language is not English
- born premature (\< 36 weeks)
- has uncorrected hearing or vision impairments
- 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
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- New York Universitylead
- Emerson Collegecollaborator
Study Sites (2)
Emerson College
Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States
New York University
New York, New York, 10012, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Sudha Arunachalam
- Organization
- New York University
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- BASIC SCIENCE
- Intervention Model
- CROSSOVER
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 31, 2019
First Posted
November 18, 2019
Study Start
January 5, 2021
Primary Completion
December 1, 2024
Study Completion
December 5, 2024
Last Updated
April 4, 2025
Results First Posted
March 20, 2025
Record last verified: 2024-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share