| NCT ID | NCT07933822 |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | — |
| Sponsor | University of Arizona |
| Condition | Developmental Language Disorder |
| Study Type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Enrollment | 16 participants |
| Start Date | 2026-07-20 |
| Primary Completion | 2028-07-20 |
Eligibility & Interventions
Eligibility Fast-Check
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What to Expect as a Participant
You will actively receive the study intervention — which may be a drug, biologic, device, or procedure.
This trial targets 16 participants in total. It began in 2026-07-20 with a primary completion date of 2028-07-20.
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Brief Summary
The overall purpose of this project is to improve how 5 to 7 year old children who have trouble using language use complex sentences. The questions that this study is trying to answer are: Does this treatment help children use sentences with adverbial clauses (e.g., sentences with because, so that, when, until, etc.)? Do children maintain this learning over time?
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Between ages 5 years, 0 months and 7 years, 11 months at the time of treatment onset. * Have spoken English since birth, with exposure to other languages acceptable * Normal hearing as indicated by a word-repetition task * Normal nonverbal skills as indicated by the nonverbal scale of the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (score above 84) * Impaired language as indicated by the Structured Photographic Expressive Language Test (below cut score for age) * Regular use of spoken sentences (contains both a subject and predicate) * Poor performance (below 50% accuracy) on pretreatment syntax probes (Generating sentences based on pictures and short orally-presented scenarios) Exclusion Criteria: * Other developmental disabilities and handicapping conditions that could cause poor language skills (autism, intellectual disability, blindness, genetic disorders, neurologic disease or injury) by parent report, or significant speech-sound production disorder. * Native language skills other than English
Contact & Investigator
Elena Plante, PhD
STUDY CHAIR
University of Arizona
Frequently Asked Questions
Who can join the NCT07933822 clinical trial?
This trial is open to participants of all sexes, aged 5 Years or older, up to 7 Years, studying Developmental Language Disorder. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria are listed in the Eligibility Criteria section. Always confirm your eligibility with the research team before applying.
Is NCT07933822 currently recruiting?
Yes, NCT07933822 is actively recruiting participants. Contact the research team at melissacwhite@arizona.edu for enrollment information.
Where is the NCT07933822 trial being conducted?
This trial is being conducted at Tucson, United States.
Who is sponsoring the NCT07933822 clinical trial?
NCT07933822 is sponsored by University of Arizona. The principal investigator is Elena Plante, PhD at University of Arizona. The trial plans to enroll 16 participants.