New study aims to boost grammar skills in kids with language disorder
NCT ID NCT06932016
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two treatments to help 150 children aged 8-11 with developmental language disorder learn passive sentence structures. One treatment uses repetition and listening, while the other teaches grammar rules directly. Children will be tested before, right after, and five weeks after treatment to see which method works better.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
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- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
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- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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8 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Language impairment: standard score of 34 or lower on the Test of Language and Learning Skills * Nonverbal IQ: nonverbal quotient of 77 or higher * Normal range hearing * Normal or corrected vision * Native English speaker * Sentence comprehension screening/sentence chunking screening 50% or lower Exclusion Criteria: * Neurodevelopmental disorder * Emotional/behavioral disorder * Frank neurological disorder * Treatment for complex syntax from outside clinician
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The places running it
4 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ohio University
Athens, Ohio, 45701, United States
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University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85721, United States
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Utah State University
Logan, Utah, 84322, United States
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West Virginia University
Morgantown, West Virginia, 26506, United States
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