STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Familia Talk

Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies

Status: Completed

Conditions: Language Development

Treatments: Behavioral: Talk STEM Familia app

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry; NIH

Identifiers

NCT03766906

MD013619-01

R44MD013619 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

After development of the Talk Stem Familia (TSF) smart-speaker application prototype, the study will evaluate the prototype's efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study. The sample will contain 50 parent-student/child dyads who will use the Alexa skill app for 6 weeks.

Full description

Participants will receive an Echo Dot device enabled with the application prototype using a research Amazon account created for each dyad. The Echo Dot devices will be preconfigured by project staff onto research Amazon accounts. Parents will come to one of several orientation sessions to obtain their device and set-up instructions; staff will provide follow-up phone support as needed. Usage data will show how much the device is used by each dyad. To ensure exposure to TSF, parents will be asked to engage at least 3 times per week; project staff will prompt parents bi-weekly (via text, email, device notification, phone) during the 6-week intervention to encourage usage and provide needed technical support.

Enrollment: 50 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Latino parents and their children who are students in grades 3 through 6.
• Parents have Spanish as primary home language.
• Family has wi-fi in the home.
• No age limits for parents. Their child must be in grades 3 through 6.

Exclusion criteria

• Parents and their children who are students in grade levels below grade 3 or above grade 6.
• Parents do not have Spanish as primary home language.
• Family does not have wi-fi in the home.
• Children younger than 8 (or in grade levels below grade 3).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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50 participants in 1 patient group

Talk STEM Familia App

Experimental group

Description:

This arm will test the feasibility of the Talk STEM Familia app to improve English language acquisition and family engagement and promote long-term educational and health outcomes among first- and second-generation Latino families.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Talk STEM Familia app