Language DevelopmentNCT05659238
Impact of Exposure to Television and Electronic Devices on Attention and Language in Children
An observational study of Language Development, run by Assiut University.
Trial summary
The objective is to examine association between TV exposure ,mobile device use and other electronic devices on attention and language development in children. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 2 to 6 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Language Development
- What is being tested?
- the effect on language development & attention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 200 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 20 Apr 2023to Apr 2024
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 2 to 6 years
- All sexes
- Child
Study population: So, the child will be classified into 2 groups : * group 1:those who exposed early to TV (before age of 1 year) with long time of exposure/day (6 hours/day) or more. * group 2:those who exposed later to TV (after age 2 years) with short time of exposure/day.(2 hours/day)or less. * Children in both groups will be matched in age ,sex, social status , \& educational level of their parents.
Who may be able to join
- Children aged from 2-6 years collected from clinics of phoniatrics.
- A questionnaire will be given to their mothers inquiring about
- the age of child at first exposure to TV or electronic devices .
- the time of exposure to TV or electronic devices /day
- duration of viewing TV or electronic devices from first exposure until participation of this study.
Who cannot join
- IQ test less than 80 (any mental disabilities )
- Hearing impairement .
- physical or motor.
- history of active language intervention before study.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet.
About this study
The objective is to examine association between TV exposure ,mobile device use and other electronic devices on attention and language development in children.
Read the detailed description
During the last few years, the time spent in front of various screens including:TV Sets, vedio games, smart phones \&computers has dramatically increased Television remains the predominant type of screen based activity among children.
Some studies showed that this trend has astrong negative influence on language development of children.
On the other hand.,other studies showed that infant directed informal computer use can be beneficial for language development in children.
Some studies proved that language development and vocabulary growth in young children are directly related to the amount of time parents spend speaking to them \& also reported that on examining language perception learning \&language production learning human human interactions had a strong influence on child's language development.
In spite of that, some parents believe that media content is educative for their children as increase their knowledge, other parents admitted to limiting their children's screen time to avoid conflict \& social isolation or distract children as they encourage parent children education to reinforce their relationship with their children.
Other researches proved that young children who spend more time on touch screen devices were more likely to have emotional problems .
In this study the investigators will discuss the positive and negative effects of screen exposure on attention and langage development of children.
- Conditions
- Language Development
- Being tested
- the effect on language development & attention
- Keywords
- exposure to TV & electronics on language development
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
the effect on language development & attentionBehavioural
Tv \& other electronic devices effects onn children's language development \& attention
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | those who exposed early to TV (before 1 year age)with long time of exposure/day (6hours\day or more) Receives: Behavioral: the effect on language development & attention | |
| 2 | those who exposed later to TV (after 2 years of age) with short time of exposure/day.(2 hours \day or less) Receives: Behavioral: the effect on language development & attention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Impact of exposure to television & electronic devices on attention in children.
-Assessment of attention by Application of Gilliam 1995 for ADHD (numerical) (continous number) (>131 above high )-(130-131 high )-(111-130 above average )- (90-110 average)-(80-89 below average)-(70-79 low)-(<69 very low)
Measured: baseline
Exposure to television & electronic devices
-Assess time of exposure by asking parents about Age of onset of screen exposure( in years)\& duration of screen exposure( by hours).
Measured: baseline
Secondary outcomes (1)
Impact of exposure to television& electronic devices on language development in children
1-Assessment of receptive language in children
- Application of Arabic language test (prepared by Nahla Abdelaziz Refaey 2004)(numerical)(continous number) (higher value 100 and lower value 0 , higher value is better outcome) 2-Assessment of expressive language development in children
- Application of Arabic language test (prepared by Nahla Abdelaziz Refaey 2004)(numerical)(continous number) (higher value 100 and lower value 0 , higher value is better outcome) 3-Semantics score in language development in children
- Application of Arabic language test (prepared by Nahla Abdelaziz Refaey 2004)(numerical)(continous number) (higher value 100 and lower value 0 , higher value is better outcome)
Measured: baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Dec 2022
- Study start20 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completionApr 2024 (estimated)
- Study completionApr 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (13)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Language DevelopmentStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Assiut UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ann Gamal Yousef, Assiut University
- Investigators
- Eman Sayed, professor, Study chair, Assiut UniversityAbdallah Metwally, professor, Study chair, Assiut University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05659238
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- language development and TV
- Status last verified
- Feb 2023
- First submitted
- 19 Sep 2022
- Last updated
- 10 Feb 2023
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Publications
van den Heuvel M, Ma J, Borkhoff CM, Koroshegyi C, Dai DWH, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Birken CS; TARGet Kids! Collaboration. Mobile Media Device Use is Associated with Expressive Language Delay in 18-Month-Old Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019 Feb/Mar;40(2):99-104. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000630.
PubMed 30753173Chonchaiya W, Pruksananonda C. Television viewing associates with delayed language development. Acta Paediatr. 2008 Jul;97(7):977-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00831.x. Epub 2008 May 2.
PubMed 18460044Lin HP, Chen KL, Chou W, Yuan KS, Yen SY, Chen YS, Chow JC. Prolonged touch screen device usage is associated with emotional and behavioral problems, but not language delay, in toddlers. Infant Behav Dev. 2020 Feb;58:101424. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101424. Epub 2020 Feb 28.
PubMed 32120178Ruangdaraganon N, Chuthapisith J, Mo-suwan L, Kriweradechachai S, Udomsubpayakul U, Choprapawon C. Television viewing in Thai infants and toddlers: impacts to language development and parental perceptions. BMC Pediatr. 2009 May 22;9:34. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-34.
PubMed 19460170Duch H, Fisher EM, Ensari I, Harrington A. Screen time use in children under 3 years old: a systematic review of correlates. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2013 Aug 23;10:102. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-102.
PubMed 23967799Gentile DA, Oberg C, Sherwood NE, Story M, Walsh DA, Hogan M; American Academy of Pediatrics. Well-child visits in the video age: pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for children's media use. Pediatrics. 2004 Nov;114(5):1235-41. doi: 10.1542/peds.2003-1121-L.
PubMed 15520101Domingues-Montanari S. Clinical and psychological effects of excessive screen time on children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2017 Apr;53(4):333-338. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13462. Epub 2017 Feb 6.
PubMed 28168778Harle B, Desmurget M. [Effects on children's cognitive development of chronic exposure to screens]. Arch Pediatr. 2012 Jul;19(7):772-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 May 18. French.
PubMed 22609414Subrahmanyam K, Kraut RE, Greenfield PM, Gross EF. The impact of home computer use on children's activities and development. Future Child. 2000 Fall-Winter;10(2):123-44.
PubMed 11255703Christakis DA, Gilkerson J, Richards JA, Zimmerman FJ, Garrison MM, Xu D, Gray S, Yapanel U. Audible television and decreased adult words, infant vocalizations, and conversational turns: a population-based study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Jun;163(6):554-8. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.61.
PubMed 19487612Tran P, Subrahmanyam K. Evidence-based guidelines for the informal use of computers by children to promote the development of academic, cognitive and social skills. Ergonomics. 2013;56(9):1349-62. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2013.820843. Epub 2013 Aug 7.
PubMed 23924039COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA. Media and Young Minds. Pediatrics. 2016 Nov;138(5):e20162591. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2591.
PubMed 27940793Radesky JS, Silverstein M, Zuckerman B, Christakis DA. Infant self-regulation and early childhood media exposure. Pediatrics. 2014 May;133(5):e1172-8. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-2367. Epub 2014 Apr 14.
PubMed 24733868
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 10 Feb 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Impact of Exposure to Television and Electronic Devices on Attention and Language in Children
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05659238
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- language development and TV
- Conditions
- Language Development
- Keywords
- exposure to TV & electronics on language development
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Assiut UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 20 Apr 2023 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Apr 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 21 Dec 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The objective is to examine association between TV exposure ,mobile device use and other electronic devices on attention and language development in children.
Detailed description
During the last few years, the time spent in front of various screens including:TV Sets, vedio games, smart phones \&computers has dramatically increased Television remains the predominant type of screen based activity among children.
Some studies showed that this trend has astrong negative influence on language development of children.
On the other hand.,other studies showed that infant directed informal computer use can be beneficial for language development in children.
Some studies proved that language development and vocabulary growth in young children are directly related to the amount of time parents spend speaking to them \& also reported that on examining language perception learning \&language production learning human human interactions had a strong influence on child's language development.
In spite of that, some parents believe that media content is educative for their children as increase their knowledge, other parents admitted to limiting their children's screen time to avoid conflict \& social isolation or distract children as they encourage parent children education to reinforce their relationship with their children.
Other researches proved that young children who spend more time on touch screen devices were more likely to have emotional problems .
In this study the investigators will discuss the positive and negative effects of screen exposure on attention and langage development of children.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Retrospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | – | Behavioral: the effect on language development & attentionthose who exposed early to TV (before 1 year age)with long time of exposure/day (6hours\day or more) |
| 2 | – | Behavioral: the effect on language development & attentionthose who exposed later to TV (after 2 years of age) with short time of exposure/day.(2 hours \day or less) |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 2 to 6 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Child
- Study population
- So, the child will be classified into 2 groups : * group 1:those who exposed early to TV (before age of 1 year) with long time of exposure/day (6 hours/day) or more. * group 2:those who exposed later to TV (after age 2 years) with short time of exposure/day.(2 hours/day)or less. * Children in both groups will be matched in age ,sex, social status , \& educational level of their parents.
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Children aged from 2-6 years collected from clinics of phoniatrics.
- A questionnaire will be given to their mothers inquiring about
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- IQ test less than 80 (any mental disabilities )
- Hearing impairement .
- physical or motor.
- history of active language intervention before study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| the effect on language development & attentionTv \& other electronic devices effects onn children's language development \& attention | Behavioural | 1, 2 |
Primary outcome
Impact of exposure to television & electronic devices on attention in children.
Time frame: baseline
-Assessment of attention by Application of Gilliam 1995 for ADHD (numerical) (continous number) (>131 above high )-(130-131 high )-(111-130 above average )- (90-110 average)-(80-89 below average)-(70-79 low)-(<69 very low)
Exposure to television & electronic devices
Time frame: baseline
-Assess time of exposure by asking parents about Age of onset of screen exposure( in years)\& duration of screen exposure( by hours).
1 secondary outcome
Impact of exposure to television& electronic devices on language development in children
Time frame: baseline
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 10 Feb 2023.
- Background: PubMed 30753173van den Heuvel M, Ma J, Borkhoff CM, Koroshegyi C, Dai DWH, Parkin PC, Maguire JL, Birken CS; TARGet Kids! Collaboration. Mobile Media Device Use is Associated with Expressive Language Delay in 18-Month-Old Children. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2019 Feb/Mar;40(2):99-104. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0000000000000630.
- Background: PubMed 18460044Chonchaiya W, Pruksananonda C. Television viewing associates with delayed language development. Acta Paediatr. 2008 Jul;97(7):977-82. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.00831.x. Epub 2008 May 2.
- Background: PubMed 32120178Lin HP, Chen KL, Chou W, Yuan KS, Yen SY, Chen YS, Chow JC. Prolonged touch screen device usage is associated with emotional and behavioral problems, but not language delay, in toddlers. Infant Behav Dev. 2020 Feb;58:101424. doi: 10.1016/j.infbeh.2020.101424. Epub 2020 Feb 28.
- Background: PubMed 19460170Ruangdaraganon N, Chuthapisith J, Mo-suwan L, Kriweradechachai S, Udomsubpayakul U, Choprapawon C. Television viewing in Thai infants and toddlers: impacts to language development and parental perceptions. BMC Pediatr. 2009 May 22;9:34. doi: 10.1186/1471-2431-9-34.
- Background: PubMed 23967799Duch H, Fisher EM, Ensari I, Harrington A. Screen time use in children under 3 years old: a systematic review of correlates. Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act. 2013 Aug 23;10:102. doi: 10.1186/1479-5868-10-102.
- Background: PubMed 15520101Gentile DA, Oberg C, Sherwood NE, Story M, Walsh DA, Hogan M; American Academy of Pediatrics. Well-child visits in the video age: pediatricians and the American Academy of Pediatrics' guidelines for children's media use. Pediatrics. 2004 Nov;114(5):1235-41. doi: 10.1542/peds.2003-1121-L.
- Background: PubMed 28168778Domingues-Montanari S. Clinical and psychological effects of excessive screen time on children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2017 Apr;53(4):333-338. doi: 10.1111/jpc.13462. Epub 2017 Feb 6.
- Background: PubMed 22609414Harle B, Desmurget M. [Effects on children's cognitive development of chronic exposure to screens]. Arch Pediatr. 2012 Jul;19(7):772-6. doi: 10.1016/j.arcped.2012.04.003. Epub 2012 May 18. French.
- Background: PubMed 11255703Subrahmanyam K, Kraut RE, Greenfield PM, Gross EF. The impact of home computer use on children's activities and development. Future Child. 2000 Fall-Winter;10(2):123-44.
- Background: PubMed 19487612Christakis DA, Gilkerson J, Richards JA, Zimmerman FJ, Garrison MM, Xu D, Gray S, Yapanel U. Audible television and decreased adult words, infant vocalizations, and conversational turns: a population-based study. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2009 Jun;163(6):554-8. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.61.
- Background: PubMed 23924039Tran P, Subrahmanyam K. Evidence-based guidelines for the informal use of computers by children to promote the development of academic, cognitive and social skills. Ergonomics. 2013;56(9):1349-62. doi: 10.1080/00140139.2013.820843. Epub 2013 Aug 7.
- Background: PubMed 27940793COUNCIL ON COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA. Media and Young Minds. Pediatrics. 2016 Nov;138(5):e20162591. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2591.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Eman Sayed, professor study chair
Assiut University
Abdallah Metwally, professor study chair
Assiut University
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Language Development, run by Assiut University.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 10 Feb 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ann Gamal, master (01272287397, Annon.gamal9@gmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Impact of exposure to television & electronic devices on attention in children. (time frame: baseline). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05659238, which also lists 13 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 10 Feb 2023.