Examining language outcomes in adults with and without Developmental Language Disorder

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This study aims to characterize the long-term language outcomes of adults with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) compared to those with typical language skills. Utilizing a large dataset from the Iowa Longitudinal Study, the researchers will re-recruit participants aged 30-35 who were previously assessed during childhood. The study will analyze both retrospective and new language measures to identify cognitive mechanisms that mediate language abilities in adulthood. The focus is on understanding how language skills evolve and differ between individuals with DLD and their typically developing peers.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Adults with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) and those with typical language (TL) between the ages of 28 and 40 years who participated in the Iowa Longitudinal Study(NIH-DC-19-90 \& P50 DC002746; IRB# 200106051, "Collaboration on Specific Language Impairment".)
* Aged 30-35
* Normal or corrected to normal vision
* Normal hearing

Exclusion Criteria:

* history of brain injury
* history of neural developmental disabilities
* not monolingual

Where it's running

• Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Center
  Iowa City, Iowa, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Stewart McCauley, PhD — University of Iowa
• Study coordinator: Kristi Hendrickson, PhD
• Email: kristi-hendrickson@uiowa.edu
• Phone: 319-335-8701

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.