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NCT04807907 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Promoting Infant-Directed Speech in Ghana

A NA study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
2,800
Enrollment target

NCT04807907: Completed NA study, sponsored by Northwestern University.

NCT04807907 is a NA study that has completed, run by Northwestern University. The registered enrollment target is 2,800 participants, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04807907, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Northwestern University.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
2,800 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

The study is a randomized evaluation of a low-cost intervention that encourages mothers and other caregivers to talk to infants, or to engage in what is known as infant-directed speech (IDS) as a way of promoting language and brain development in Tamale and surrounding areas, Ghana.

Primary Outcome

Number of words spoken to child

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Infant Directed Speech (IDS) Video + IDS Wall Calendar

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 2,800 participants
Start Date 2021-03-02
Est. Completion 2024-06-01
Phase NA
Northwestern University

1,209 total trials

What the finished NCT04807907 record still lists

NCT04807907 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 2,800 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Infant Directed Speech (IDS) Video + IDS Wall Calendar is the first listed.

NCT04807907 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04807907 about?

NCT04807907 is a clinical study titled "Promoting Infant-Directed Speech in Ghana". The study is a randomized evaluation of a low-cost intervention that encourages mothers and other caregivers to talk to infants, or to engage in what is known as infant-directed speech (IDS) as a way of promoting language and brain development in Tamale and surrounding areas, Ghana.

What is the current status of trial NCT04807907?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 2,800 participants. The study started on 2021-03-02. Estimated completion is 2024-06-01.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04807907?

The interventions under investigation include: Infant Directed Speech (IDS) Video + IDS Wall Calendar (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04807907?

This trial is sponsored by Northwestern University, which has 1,209 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04807907's enrollment target sits among peer trials

2,800 43rd of 2000 higher than 1,957 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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