Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Clinical trials sponsored by Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, explained in plain language.
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Kids' ears vs. echoes: new study maps how we learn to hear in noisy rooms
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at how children ages 6 to 18 with normal hearing learn to figure out where sounds are coming from, especially in echoey rooms like classrooms. Kids did listening tasks in virtual rooms with and without echo. The goal was to map normal development, not to test a …
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 20, 2026 11:55 UTC
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Toddler listening study could unlock secrets of language disorders
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at how toddlers learn sound patterns to better understand developmental language disorder (DLD). Researchers tested 105 toddlers with normal hearing and development to see if a general difficulty in learning patterns links speech and grammar problems. The goal i…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 20, 2026 11:53 UTC
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New study unlocks secrets of language learning in kids with DLD
Knowledge-focused CompletedThis study looked at how children and adults learn the rules of sounds and grammar in language, especially those with developmental language disorder (DLD). Researchers tested over 900 participants to see if a shared difficulty in learning patterns links speech and grammar proble…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated May 14, 2026 12:04 UTC