Clinical trials: Communication Disabilities
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Reading Disability in Children With NF1
A national, multicenter, randomized, transverse clinical trial, estimating the existence of phonological deficits in children with NF1 children compared with control children without NF1 with the same reading level.
- Trial name
- NCT02397967
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessments
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Developmental Disabilities, Language Development Disorders
Preventing Learning Problems in Young Children: A Public Health and Physician-Based Outreach
This study will evaluate a program to prevent learning problems in children. The program is an inexpensive public health outreach program designed for families living in poverty and is administered through pediatricians' offices…
- Trial name
- NCT00110292
- Testing
- Age-specific parenting newsletters and developmental toys, Parent-completed Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Clinic-based distribution of children's books
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia
Implementation of Climb Up Program for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Dyslexia in a School in India
A multimodal intervention was rolled out at a large public school in Najibabad, Uttar Pradesh (UP). The program identified elementary school children with ADHD and Dyslexia using standard screening of all children who had…
- Trial name
- ClimbUp (NCT01012778)
- Testing
- Climb Up ADHD and Dyslexia Program
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Climb Up Kids
Intellectual Disability
Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Games With Virtual Reality in Intellectual Disabilities
Background: Games using motion capture from webcam have become increasingly popular. A population that lacks much stimulus in the teaching-learning process has under-explored the benefits of this kind of games: The Intellectually…
- Trial name
- NCT03033797
- Testing
- MoviLetrando, MoveHero
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Genetic Disorder, Asperger Disorder
Pediatric Patients With Metabolic or Other Genetic Disorders
Background: Some patients with unusual genetic conditions are referred to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They may not be eligible to join current research studies.
- Conditions
- Genetic Disorder, Asperger Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fragile X Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02769949
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Communication Disabilities
Eye-tracking Technology for Severe Communication Disability
The aim of this project is to develop an Augmentative and Alternative Communication intervention through the use of Eye tracker system.
- Trial name
- NCT05808478
- Testing
- AAC + Eye Tracking, AAC
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Rehabilitation in Sickle Cell Disease
The majority of school-age children with sickle cell disease (SCD) experience neurocognitive deficits, even in the absence of stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01793740
- Testing
- Cogmed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Developmental Reading Disorder, Dyslexia
Developmental Dyslexia and Functional Maturation of Auditory Cortex
Developmental dyslexia is a frequent learning disability. The aim of this study is to compare auditory evoked cortical responses to syllables and tones in developmental dyslexia and controls (paired with age, gender).
- Trial name
- DYS-AUT (NCT00245804)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Intellectual Disability, Speech and Language Disorder
Early Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Intervention Delivered Via Hybrid Telehealth
The goal of this mixed methods study aims to develop and pilot test an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention for toddlers with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT05743439
- Testing
- Early Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
GNAO1, Dystonia
Prospective Pilot Trial to Address Feasibility and Safety of Oral Zinc in GNAO1 Associated Disorders
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate feasibility and safety of an oral therapy with zinc in patients affected by Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(o) subunit alpha (GNAO1) associated disorders.
- Conditions
- GNAO1, Dystonia, Epilepsy, Development Delay
- Trial name
- ZINCGNAO1 (NCT06412653)
- Testing
- Zinc Acetate Dihydrate
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Children's University Hospital Cologne, Germany
Dyslexia
Sensory Integration Therapy in Children With Dyslexia
The aim of this study is to examine the sensory and functional effects of sensory integration therapy in children with dyslexia according to the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO).
- Trial name
- Dyslexia (NCT04740853)
- Testing
- Sensory Integration Therapy+Special Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Nutritional Deficiencies, Developmental Delay
Project Grow Smart: Intervention Trial of Multiple Micronutrients and Early Learning Among Infants in India
Project Grow Smart evaluates the impact fortification with multiple micronutrient powders (MNP) vs. placebo (one vitamin) on child development (primary outcome) and on micronutrient status, growth, and morbidity (secondary…
- Trial name
- GrowSmart (NCT01660958)
- Testing
- MNP, Early Learning
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Developmental Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder
Dynamic Assessment of the Risk for Language and Reading Disorders in Monolingual and Multilingual Children
The project represents the completion of a part of the recently concluded European project MultiMind, in which a computer platform called MuLiMi was developed and validated.
- Trial name
- NCT06937255
- Testing
- computerized Dynamic Assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Delay
Early Intervention in Children at Risk of Developmental Delay
Although it is stated in the literature that development should be considered as a whole and sensory, cognitive and motor outcomes are interrelated, it is seen that interventions for sensory and cognitive skills are not included…
- Trial name
- NCT06052410
- Testing
- Early Intervention, Home Programme
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Preterm Birth, Low Birthweight Neonate
Xylitol and the Prevention of Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth Trial
The ground-breaking Prevention of Prematurity and Xylitol (PPaX) cluster randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in Lilongwe, Malawi and enrolled approximately 10,069 pregnant individuals seeking to evaluate the impact…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Low Birthweight Neonate, Periodontitis, Gingivitis
- Trial name
- XaPPP (NCT07424846)
- Testing
- Xylitol Chewing gum, Sorbitol chewing gum
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Reading Disability
Executive Function in Early Childhood
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via…
- Trial name
- NCT03713125
- Testing
- Reading Tutoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Dyslexia
Maturation of Auditory Processing in Children With Dyslexia Compared to Average-reading Children
The hypothesis of central auditory processing disorders has been advanced to explain the anomalies of the grapheme/phoneme combination in some dyslexia.
- Trial name
- ASTRAUCOLE (NCT02345876)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy, Mental Retardation
Use of Sustained Release Antiepileptic Medication (Depakote® ER) for Pediatric Epilepsy in a Mental Retardation/Developmental Disorder Population
This study is being done to see if children with learning problems can learn how to swallow pills without chewing them. The reason this is important is that if a person has seizures, medications must be taken every day.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT00207935
- Testing
- Swallow instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Dyslexia, Adolescent
Usefulness of an Assistive Technology Training Program for Adolscents With Dyslexia
Specific Written Language Disorders (SWLD) are severe and lasting impairments in the development of written language that affect approximately 10% of the school-age population.Concerned patients don't have any intellectual…
- Trial name
- FormONC (NCT05636813)
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Speech Articulation Disorder, Developmental Articulation Disorder
Randomized Clinical Trial of Phonological Interventions
Recent research reveals genetic and symptomatic overlap among children with speech sound disorders (i.e., those who (misarticulate more sounds than would be expected for their age) and children with dyslexia (i.e., those who…
- Conditions
- Speech Articulation Disorder, Developmental Articulation Disorder, Phonological Impairment, Dyslexia
- Trial name
- ECRIP (NCT00818428)
- Testing
- Speech Production Intervention, Speech Perception Intervention, Articulation Parent Group
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University