Study 1 Replication and Extension of Prior Work

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

• Registration Number: NCT04166591
• Lead Sponsor: New York University

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-31
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-14
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-18
• Study Start: 2021-01-05
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-01
• Study Completion: 2024-12-05
• Results First Submitted: 2025-01-06
• Results First Submitted QC: 2025-02-28
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-19
• Results First Posted: 2025-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2025-04-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 342

Inclusion Criteria

• children with or without a diagnosis of ASD between 18 to 71 months of age

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Children Who Select the Target Object as Measured by Gaze Preference.	5 minutes after viewing interaction	Children are prompted to identify the object that is associated with the target word.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Emerson College; 🇺🇸 Boston, Massachusetts, United States

New York University; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States