Can quizzing help kids with language delays learn new words?
NCT ID NCT06026124
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 04, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study looked at whether asking children with developmental language disorder to repeatedly recall new words helps them learn better than just hearing the words. Twenty-seven 4- and 5-year-olds learned made-up words during storybook reading. The goal was to see if retrieval practice boosts word learning and memory.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- repeated spaced retrieval (a learning technique)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward better teaching methods for children with language disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 27 children. Results may not apply to all children or real-world settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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27 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Finished
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Sep 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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48 to 71 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * a significant deficit in language ability (language test score below cutoff for best sensitivity/specificity) or documented age-appropriate language ability. * normal hearing * no evidence of neurological damage or disease * scores on tests of nonverbal intelligence above the intellectual disability range * not within Autistic range on Autism screening test * native English speaker (can be bilingual) Exclusion Criteria: * failed hearing screening * known neurological damage or disease * scores on tests of nonverbal intelligence below the intellectual disability range (standard score less than 75) * autism spectrum disorder * non-native English speaker
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Purdue University
West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, United States
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Purdue University's SLHS laboratories (8445 Keystone Crossing)
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46240, United States
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