Clinical trials: Communication, open to volunteers
Sickle Cell Disease
Development and Evaluation of an Information Management System and Communication System for Population-wide Point-of-care Infant Sickle Cell Disease Screening
Although over 75% of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are born in sub-Sahara where the disease highly contributes to under-5 mortality and causes life-long debilitation, evidence-based strategies to control SCD are not…
- Trial name
- SIMCS SCD (NCT06563440)
- Testing
- Digital app and information system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Evaluation of a Health Mediation Program in the Maternity Ward.
The first months of life are considered a critical period that has a lasting impact on a child's future health. Breastfeeding is one of the fundamental factors contributing to healthy growth in children.
- Trial name
- MédiMAT (NCT07806942)
- Testing
- postpartum breastfeeding support from a health mediator, routine health care without health mediation
- Where
- French Guiana
- Volunteers
- 960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Cayenne
Developmental Language Disorder
Syntactic Intervention for Cantonese-speaking Children With DLD
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of explicit vs. implicit intervention on subject relative clause production in Cantonese-speaking children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- NCT06954194
- Testing
- Explicit intervention (Shape Coding+syntactic priming), Implicit intervention (syntactic priming only)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Stuttering
Development and Pilot Testing of Virtually Simulated Intervention for Patients Having Stuttering
This study aims to develop and pilot test a culturally appropriate virtual reality (VR)-based speech restructuring intervention for individuals with stuttering in Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT07833969
- Testing
- Virtually Simulated Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Speech
Elicitation of Steady-state Audiovisual Responses in 6- and 10-month-old Infants
The goal of this study is to investigate the preferential responses of speech neural systems in infants. The main question it aims to answer is to determine whether the oscillatory synchronization capacity is associated with…
- Trial name
- AV-SSR-I (NCT06282289)
- Testing
- Magnetoencephalography (MEG), Cognition development questionnaire
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Autism Sibling
Sibwatch: Optimizing Intervention Options for Infants and Toddler Siblings of Autistic Children
This rigorous randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of a preemptive, telehealth intervention (tele-ImPACT) in a large, representative sample of infant siblings of autistic children, who are…
- Trial name
- Sibwatch (NCT07069413)
- Testing
- tele-ImPACT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Mental Health Simulation, Professional Identity
A Robotic Mental Health Simulation Intervention to Enhance Professional Identity, Interpersonal Communication Competence, and Emotional Intelligence Among Saudi Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
A quasi-experimental pre-test, post-test, and three-month follow-up design will be used. Nursing students assigned to the intervention group will participate in structured robotic mental health simulation sessions involving…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Simulation, Professional Identity, Interpersonal Communication Competence
- Trial name
- NCT07627646
- Testing
- Mental Health Robotic Simulation Training
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Anesthesia, Surgical Patients
Effect of Visual Aids Added to Informed Consent on Patient Understanding and Anesthesia Awareness
This prospective cluster-randomized controlled study aims to evaluate whether visual support material provided in addition to the standard written informed consent form improves patients' comprehension of informed consent and…
- Trial name
- NCT07461480
- Testing
- Standard Informed Consent, Visual Support Supplemented Informed Consent
- Volunteers
- 236 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Motor-based Intervention for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: DTTC-Connect
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a complex motor speech disorder that significantly limits a child's ability to communicate in daily activities, with difficulties often persisting into adolescence and adulthood.
- Trial name
- NCT07526246
- Testing
- Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing - Connect (DTTC-Connect)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Mouthguard Use, Orofacial Injuries Prevention
Impact of 3D-Printed and Custom Mouthguards on Speech and Oral Functions in Children Practicing Contact Sports
This study aims to compare the effects of traditional and 3D-printed custom-made mouthguards on speech and oral functions in pediatric cases who practice contact sports by evaluating the comfort, fit, and performance of both…
- Conditions
- Mouthguard Use, Orofacial Injuries Prevention, 3D Printed Mouthguard, Traditional Custom-made Mouthguard
- Trial name
- Mouthguards (NCT06972823)
- Testing
- 3D printed custom-made mouthguards, Traditional custom-made mouthguards
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Autism, Infant Development
Screening for Autism in 9-Month-Olds by Measuring Social Visual Engagement
The goal of this project is to measure the clinical utility of an objective and quantitative eye-tracking assay collected on a standalone, mobile investigational device to accurately screen 9-month-old infants for autism spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT05916430
- Testing
- EarliPoint Investigational Device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Pediatric Cancer, Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer
Improving Communication Between AYA Oncology Patients and Clinicians: A Patient-Centered Intervention
The overarching goal is to develop and demonstrate proof-of-concept of ReSPECT (Reproductive and Sexual Health Patient Education and Communication Tool), a multi-modal communication intervention to improve adolescent and young…
- Trial name
- NCT06982066
- Testing
- ReSPECT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Selective Mutism, Anxiety Disorder of Childhood
VR Homework Exercises for Selective Mutism Treatment
Selective mustism (SM) is an anxiety disorder that manifests in childhood. Children with Children with SM do not speak in certain social situations where this is expected of them.
- Trial name
- NCT06882629
- Testing
- 'Speaking at school, a matter of doing' combined with VR homework exercises
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Luuk Stapersma
Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering
Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Adolescents Who Stutter
The specific purpose of this clinical trial is to compare performance on rhythm perception and production tasks between children who stutter and children who do not stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT05286151
- Testing
- Rhythm discrimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Continuity of Care, Patient Safety
Automatic Feedback Indicator to Enhance the Hospital Discharge Communication Between Acute Care and Primary Care.
This study, titled "Automated Indicator Feedback for Improving the Quality of Discharge Letters: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial" (FIAQ-LS), aims to evaluate whether continuous real-time feedback to hospital teams can…
- Conditions
- Continuity of Care, Patient Safety, Hospital Discharge Communication Processes, Communication
- Trial name
- FIAQLS (NCT06835153)
- Testing
- Monthly Performance Feedback with Dashboards (Automated Audit and Feedback)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 132,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Role of GABAergic Transmission in Auditory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome. Researchers think brain development may be controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- Trial name
- NCT04798274
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Communication Aids for Disabled, Communication Disorders
Outcomes of ICT Assistive Technology in RehabiliTAtIoN Pathways
The study aims to improve the quality of prosthetic intervention and verify the adequacy of assistive devices, and measurement outcomes.
- Conditions
- Communication Aids for Disabled, Communication Disorders, Motor Disorders, Cognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- ATTAIN (NCT06546813)
- Testing
- scales and questionnaire administration
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Cleft Lip and Palate, Speech Disorders in Children
High and Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children With a Cleft Palate: Perceptions of Children, Their Caregivers and Speech-language Pathologists
A cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) is the most common congenital abnormality of the face and skull with a significant social impact, affecting speech, hearing, feeding, oral behavior, dentition and satisfaction with appearance.
- Trial name
- NCT06895395
- Testing
- High intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention, Low intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Speech Sound Disorder
Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Aided Articulation Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorders
This prospective randomized controlled trial investigates the effect of ultrasound visual biofeedback as an adjunct to articulation therapy in children with speech sound disorders involving lingual targets.
- Trial name
- NCT06831396
- Testing
- Ultrasound-aided articulation therapy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong