Clinical trials: Child Language
Executive Function, Language
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Executive Function and Language Skills Training on School Readiness in Preschool Children
Background: environmental influences in the first years of life have a great impact on adulthood. Adequate environmental stimulation in the first years of life positively influence cognitive, emotional and neurological…
- Conditions
- Executive Function, Language, Preschool Child
- Trial name
- NCT02807831
- Testing
- Executive functions training, Language skills training, Regular school curriculum
- Volunteers
- 582 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Bilingualism, Vocabulary Acquisition
Word Learning in Bilingual Typical and Late Talking Children: The Role of Meaning and Input
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand how different types of word categories, along with the language children hear from their parents, support bilingual toddlers' word learning.
- Conditions
- Bilingualism, Vocabulary Acquisition, Late Talkers, Network Science
- Trial name
- NCT07600242
- Testing
- Large Semantic Category Condition, Small Semantic Category Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Sign Language Skills
Pre- and Post- Descriptive Data of Language Outcomes in Deaf Children
Deaf children between ages of 4-10 will provide pre and post data by responding to three prompts in sign language and written language at the beginning and end of a year.
- Trial name
- NCT06724523
- Testing
- Business-as-usual instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tool for Evaluating the Effectiveness of the DENVER Protocol
Early remediation of the communicative and social difficulties of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is central. However, from the age of 6-8 months, children with ASD show a lack of attention to social stimuli such as…
- Trial name
- FACECOM (NCT06253793)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Developmental Language Disorder
Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a condition that affects children's ability to learn and use language. These difficulties can affect communication, learning, and participation in everyday activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07899671
- Testing
- priming
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children
The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06649916
- Testing
- Parentese Speech, Adult Registered Speech
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social Cognitive Development in Young Children With Autism
Through the development of a novel treatment targeting core Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) social deficits and studying the efficacy of this intervention, the investigators hope to provide a means for children with ASD to more…
- Trial name
- NCT01425918
- Testing
- Social Enhancement Intervention, Parent Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Specific Language Impairment
Improving STEM Outcomes for Young Children With Language Learning Disabilities
The sophisticated language of science can be a barrier to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning, especially for children who have specific language impairment (SLI).
- Trial name
- NCT03438760
- Testing
- Science + Phonological Awareness, Science + Grammar Intervention, Science + Vocabulary Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Candidiasis, Oral, Eating Disorders
The Effect of Oral Candidiasis on the Speech Production, Feeding Skills, and Self-Concept of Children and Adolescents With Symptomatic HIV Infection
The main objectives of this study are: 1) to determine whether various levels of severity of oral candidiasis (thrush) in the child are associated with different levels of speech production, feeding skills, and self-concept, and…
- Conditions
- Candidiasis, Oral, Eating Disorders, HIV Infections, Speech Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00001448
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Brain Mechanisms for Language Processing in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The main goal of our study is to find out why some people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) do not develop verbal abilities or remain minimally-verbal throughout adolescence and adulthood.
- Trial name
- BSL (NCT02700074)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Developmental Dyslexia
Comparing the Efficacy of tDCS and tRNS to Improve Reading Skills in Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial random noise stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05832060
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Active tRNS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Healthy
Infant Diet Effects on Brain Function and Language Processing (fMRI)
The purpose of this study is to identify neurocognitive functions and language processing of 8-year-old children who were fed either breast milk, milk-based formula or soy-based formula during the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00735423
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emergence of Generative Language
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of several applied behavior teaching procedures on the use of multi-word utterances by children with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT02555241
- Testing
- Mand Training, Matrix, Stimulus Equivalence Training
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Mouth Breathing
Speech-language Skills of Orthodontic Residents Through the Use of the "Interdisciplinary Orofacial Examination Protocol for Children and Adolescents"
This single-group pre-post study with external validation will be conducted on 29 orthodontic residents at the University of Pavia to assess their ability to recognize orofacial myofunctional disorders (OMD) before and after…
- Trial name
- NCT06887660
- Testing
- Orthodontic diagnosis
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effects of Receptive Language Intervention vs Individual Therapy for Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and social interaction and the presence of restricted, repetitive behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT06927518
- Testing
- Receptive language intervention by using the total communication
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Non-verbal Learning Disorder
Comparison of ABLLS-R and Portage Guide in the Development of Receptive Language Skills Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Language is the system someone uses to communicate with another person. This covers the origins and construction of words, their definitions, and the use of language in various contexts.
- Trial name
- NCT06292520
- Testing
- Portage Guide Protocol, ABLLS-R protocol
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
MONITOR, COACH
Promoting Early Intervention Timing and Attention to Language
The proposed study (PETAL: Promoting Early intervention Timing and Attention to Language) aims to determine the timing of intervention among infants with Increased Likelihood for Autism (ILA; at risk for autism by virtue of…
- Trial name
- PETAL (NCT05853861)
- Testing
- JASPER Babble
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Language Development Disorders
Addressing Treatment Nonresponders
The goal of this clinical trial is to see if providing late talking toddlers who are not responding to the Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) treatment with a different way of communicating will help them…
- Trial name
- NCT05921227
- Testing
- VAULT Phase 6
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Preterm Children
Study on the Phenotype of Language in Preterm Born Children at 5 Years of Age
In recent years, several studies confirm that some of preterm children have language developmental disabilities, in production, in comprehension, or in written language. These language impairments lead to learning disabilities.
- Trial name
- EPILANG2 (NCT02988570)
- Testing
- computer-evaluation of the language
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Language Development Disorders
The Effect of Prior Learning on Word Learning
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two treatment conditions for late talking toddlers. In 8 weeks of word learning treatment, toddlers will be taught words that sound more like the words they already know or sound less…
- Trial name
- NCT05921188
- Testing
- VAULT Phase 4
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona