Study 3 Learning Verbs and Pronouns

NCT05193500 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 280523
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 179
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The goal of this research is to explore abilities to learn word meanings from overheard speech in children with ASD (and, as a control, typically developing children). Specific Aim 3 (Experiment 3): Determine whether children with ASD can learn verbs and pronouns by overhearing. Most prior work on learning from overheard speech has focused on learning nouns that label objects. This experiment extends this work to study other kinds of words.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Object Preference for Verbs

  Proportion of Time During Which Children's Eye Gaze is Directed Toward the Target Object in the Window from 1.0-2.5 Seconds after the Test Question

  During test phase of the experimental session (within 3 seconds after the learning phase); 1.0-2.5 seconds after the test question

• Object Selection for Pronouns

  Proportion of trials on which children select the correct object that matches the pronoun

  During test phase of the experimental session (within approx. 5 seconds of being asked the test question)

Study Arms (2)

Verbs

EXPERIMENTAL

Children hear a novel verb in an experimental context that is personally relevant to them (e.g., addressed, of interest) or neutral.

Behavioral: Verbs

Pronouns

EXPERIMENTAL

Children hear a pronoun in an experimental context that is personally relevant to them (e.g., addressed, of interest) or neutral.

Behavioral: Pronouns

Interventions

Verbs BEHAVIORAL

New verbs are introduced that are personally relevant to the child or neutral.

Verbs

Pronouns BEHAVIORAL

Pronouns are used that directly refer to the child or are neutral.

Pronouns

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 24 Months - 71 Months
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \* children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 24 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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York University: lead
• Emerson College: collaborator

Study Sites (2)

Emerson College

Boston, Massachusetts, 02116, United States

Location

New York University

New York, New York, 10012, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Sudha Arunachalam
• Organization: New York University

sudha@nyu.edu

212-998-4139

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: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 3, 2022
• First Posted: January 18, 2022
• Study Start: August 1, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 5, 2025
• Study Completion: January 5, 2025
• Last Updated: March 30, 2025
• Results First Posted: March 30, 2025

Record last verified: 2024-11

Locations

US (2)