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Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation

NCT04905381 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 600

Last updated 2026-04-24

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Summary

The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief Independent School District in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the study is to learn how maternal expectations about language development influence the child's language development. Also, the study will evaluate how much the mothers believe can affect their child's language development. More specifically, the program implementation will serve as a model that other school districts can readily replicate.

Conditions

  • Language Development

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Usual care

This arm receives usual care (control group)

BEHAVIORAL

LENA Star Program sessions

LENA Start is an evidence-based community program designed to engage families and help them learn how to increase conversation with their children during the first few years of life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Alief Independent School District

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • William Marsh Rice University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Snejana Nihtaianova, PhD · William Marsh Rice University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Months
Max Age
30 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-08-01
Primary Completion
2028-10-30
Completion
2028-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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