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CompletedNCT01012986Updated Nov 13, 2009

"Reading Subtitles Skills in the Elementary School"

An observational study in Reading Comprehension, sponsored by University of Sao Paulo. Completed at 2 sites in Brazil. Open to participants aged 7 Years to 9 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2009-11-13.

Sponsored by University of Sao Paulo · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
60
Ages
7 Years to 9 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Theme: The reading of fixed texts in school are widely known, however it is not known how they read texts furniture and what skills are required for this type of reading.

Objective: To evaluate the skills of reading film subtitles in students of 2nd and 4th grade of elementary school of a Public School.

Method: Review the level and skills of reading movies subtitles (RMS), through the recounting of a section of film watched, alone, mute and legend, for 60 students (30 2nd grade and 30 of the 4th grade) matched for age and gender.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study was to compare the reading film subtitles skills in students aged 2nd and 4th grade of elementary school (EF) from a public school, and relate the performance of literacy in school with reading film subtitles.

Proceedings: The study included 30 students from 2nd and 30 from 4th grade of a public school at Sao Paulo. The participants' ages ranged from 7 years and 8 months to 9 years and 3 months in the 2nd grade, and 9 years and 9 months to 11 years and one month in the 4th grade. The groups were matched for the genre.

Inclusion criteria: sign a consent to search, be literate, do not have any sensory changes, and never repeated a grade. Each subject, individually, was rated about the level of literacy and reading through the protocol of school literacy; and about reading film subtitles skills.Each subject recounted what he understood and responded to five inferential questions about the movie.The recount was analyzed and scored on a specific protocol based on Castillo (1999).Students could score in four levels: decoding, literal comprehension, comprehension independent and critical reading.

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Conditions studied

  • Reading Comprehension
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo is the lead sponsor of 1,005 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
7 Years to 9 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

students in 2nd and 4th grade

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • sign a consent to search
  • be literate
  • do not have any sensory changes
  • and never repeated a grade
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • 2nd Grade

    students of 2nd grade

    Other: Assessment of reading skills

  • 4th Grade

    students of 4th Grade

    Other: Assessment of reading skills

Interventions

  • OtherAssessment of reading skills
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Study locations

2 sites
  • University of Sao Paulo
    São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
  • University of São Paulo
    São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 13, 2009, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01012986
Lead sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
First posted
Nov 13, 2009
Last update
Nov 13, 2009

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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