Does Block Play Improve Language Acquisition: A Randomized Trial

University of Washington

Status: Completed

Conditions: Healthy

Treatments: Device: Building Blocks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00428376

05-0636-01

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• healthy children

Exclusion criteria

• developmental delay, non-English