Does Block Play Improve Language Acquisition: A Randomized Trial

This study has been completed.

Sponsors and Collaborators:	University of Washington Megablocks
Information provided by:	University of Washington
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00428376

Purpose

This is a randomized controlled trial of distributing blocks to children ages 1.5 -2.5 years of age to see if language acquisition improves.

Condition	Intervention
Healthy	Device: Building Blocks

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Single Blind, Placebo Control, Single Group Assignment
Official Title:	Clinical Trial of Building Block Distribution in Children

Further study details as provided by University of Washington:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Macarthur Bates Language Inventory

Secondary Outcome Measures:

TV viewing
Block play

Estimated Enrollment:	200
Study Start Date:	September 2005
Study Completion Date:	September 2006
Primary Completion Date:	September 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Detailed Description:

Children in age group are randomized to get two sets of blocks or not. Outcomes include language development assessed using the Macarthur Bates CDI 6 months after enrollment.

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Months to 30 Months
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	Yes

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

healthy children

Exclusion Criteria:

developmental delay, non-English

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00428376

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Washington

Megablocks

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Dimitri Christakis, MD MPH

University of Washington

More Information

Responsible Party:	University of Washington ( Dmitri Christakis, MD, MPH )
Study ID Numbers:	05-0636-01
Study First Received:	January 26, 2007
Last Updated:	September 25, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00428376
Health Authority:	United States: Institutional Review Board

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Healthy

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009