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Study Summary
This trial will compare the efficacy of an innovative intervention combining explicit and implicit approaches to teaching true grammatical forms to children with developmental language disorder (DLD), to a traditional implicit treatment approach.
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Inclusion Criteria
You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria belowTimeline
Treatment Details
Study Objectives
Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.Trial Design
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- You have a significant delay in thinking and understanding.More than half of what you say during a 20-minute conversation includes the right subject and verb combinations.I speak Mainstream American English.You do not have significant problems with thinking or memory.People with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder will be included because they often have other health issues.My child has a language impairment and is between 5 and 9 years old.You have normal hearing and vision, or wear corrective lenses if needed.You should not have trouble using certain types of grammar, like using "s" at the end of words, adding "ed" to the end of words, or using "is/are" and "do/does" in sentences.I have been surrounded by English at home since birth.You have unusual hearing or vision, but it can be corrected with glasses or hearing aids if needed.I am aged 5-9 with a language impairment.You have trouble speaking or understanding language.You will not be included if you have other significant conditions that could affect your participation, like autism, Down syndrome, seizures, or hearing problems.You have difficulty saying certain sounds like "s," "z," "t," and "d" at the end of words.Criterion: You speak a dialect of English that is not commonly used in the United States.Can say the sounds "s," "z," "t," and "d" clearly.Less than half of your spoken sentences include a subject and a verb in the right places during a 20-minute conversation test to make sure the treatment is suitable for you.You have trouble using certain types of grammar, like adding -s to verbs or using past tense -ed.
- Group 1: Implicit Non-Master Plus Explicit Treatment
- Group 2: Implicit Master Plus No Additional Treatment
- Group 3: Implicit Master Plus Implicit Treatment
- Group 4: Explicit Non-Master Plus Implicit Treatment
- Group 5: Implicit Non-Master Plus Implicit Treatment
- Group 6: Implicit Master Plus Explicit Treatment
- Group 7: Explicit Non-Master Plus Explicit Treatment
- Group 8: Explicit Master Plus No Additional Treatment
- Group 9: Explicit Master Plus Explicit Treatment
- Group 10: Explicit Master Plus Implicit Treatment
- No Placebo-Only Group - All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.
- Screening: It may take up to 3 Weeks to process to see if you qualify in this trial.
- Treatment: The duration you will receive the treatment varies.
- Follow Ups: You may be asked to continue sharing information regarding the trial for 6 Months after you stop receiving the treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this clinical trial only for people over the age of 50?
"The age requirement for participants in this trial is 5 years or older but younger than 8 years old."
Who can sign up to help with this medical research?
"This study is looking for 200 participants aged 5 and 8 who have speech delay. Patients must meet the following criteria: Be able to produce mostly grammatically correct sentences (> 50%) in conversations, No significant cognitive delay, Language impairment, Poor performance on two or more of the following grammatical forms: third person singular -s, regular past tense -ed, auxiliary is/are in statements, auxiliary do/does in questions, Poor pronunciation of final-position phonemes /s/, /z/, /t/, and /d/."
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