Clinical trials: Language
Developmental Language Disorder
Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Many children have developmental language disorder, which makes it difficulty to learn language, including vocabulary, and results in ongoing academic and social difficulties.
- Trial name
- NCT05988190
- Testing
- Contextual Word Learning Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Binghamton University
Language Development
Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation
The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief The objective of the project is to implement the LENA Start Program at the Alief Independent School District in Houston, Texas.
- Trial name
- NCT04905381
- Testing
- Usual care, LENA Star Program sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Marsh Rice University
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
Aphasia
Analysis of Brain Activity to Uncover Brain-behavior Relationships Related to Therapy Outcomes in Aphasia
Aphasia is a loss of language due to stroke or other brain injury. Word-finding in conversation is a universal and persistent difficulty in aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT03550092
- Testing
- Abstract Semantic Association Network Training (AbSANT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Language-based Learning Skills and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Impact of Treatment With Sustained-release Guanfacine
This study is investigating the effect of sustained-release guanfacine (Intuniv) on language-based learning skills in children age 6-12 who are diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01146002
- Testing
- Guanfacine (sustained release)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurology Group of Bergen County, P.A.
Joint Engagement + Enhanced Milieu Training, Joint Engagement + Enhanced Milieu Training+Augmentative Communication (AAC)
Developmental and Augmented Intervention for Facilitating Expressive Language
This study will contrast two experimental treatment conditions by testing whether joint attention/joint engagement intervention using spoken communication (JAE-EMT) results in better outcomes than joint attention/joint engagement…
- Trial name
- CCNIA (NCT01013545)
- Testing
- JAE Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Autism Speaks
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Stem Stroke
Real World Testing of a Brain-Computer Interface
The goal of this project is to test a new AAC-BCI device comparing gel and dry electrode headgear used for communication while providing clinical care.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Brain Stem Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04026581
- Testing
- Speech generating device (SGD) evaluation including BCI access, Training and treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Language Development
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Familia Talk
After development of the Talk Stem Familia (TSF) smart-speaker application prototype, the study will evaluate the prototype's efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study.
- Trial name
- NCT03766906
- Testing
- Talk STEM Familia app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Developmental Dyslexia
Assessing the Generalizability of the Tachidino Protocol to Different Clinical Contexts
The study aims to document the effectiveness and acceptability of the intervention system for specific reading and writing disorders, in use at Scientific Institute (IRCCS) Medea, as applied and adapted to a different clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT04384718
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Language Disorders, Developmental Articulation Disorder
Smart Computing Models, Sensors, and Early Diagnostic Speech and Language Deficiencies Indicators in Child Communication
This clinical trial aims to justify a protocol for designing and developing an automated decision-making system to support and enhance screening and early detection procedures for developmental speech/language difficulties in…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorders, Developmental Articulation Disorder, Speech Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Diagnosis)
- Trial name
- SmartSpeech (NCT06633874)
- Testing
- TD Playing the Serious Game APSOU, Non-TD Playing Serious Game
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Development and Validation of a Screening Tool for Preschool Children Aged 1-6 Years
This study develops and validates the Chatbot-Assisted Developmental Assessment Scale for Preschool Children (CADAS), a screening tool for 1-6-year-olds.
- Trial name
- NCT07248397
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Down Syndrome, Speech and Language Disorder
Building Sentences With Preschoolers Who Use AAC
The focus of this investigation is to compare the effectiveness of the AAC Generative Language Intervention approach to an AAC Standard of Care condition on preschool sentence productions.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Speech and Language Disorder, Speech Disorders in Children, Speech Intelligibility
- Trial name
- NCT03538925
- Testing
- AAC Generative Language Intervention, Standard of Care / Business as Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Epilepsy
Analysis of Lateralization of Language in Epileptic Children by Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS)
Recent data published by various laboratories as well as our preliminary data tend to prove that near-infrared spectroscopy can be used to determine the lateralization of language as part of the preoperative assessment for…
- Trial name
- LANGLAT (NCT02799108)
- Testing
- NIRS, fMRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia Primary Progressive
Spaced Retrieval as Treatment for Aphasia
Spaced Repetition training has been found to be more effective than massed repetition for individuals with aphasia. This study seeks to examine the relative efficiency of three kinds of spacing for picture-naming training…
- Trial name
- NCT04623125
- Testing
- Spaced Retrieval Practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Child Development
Evaluation of the Home Visiting Pilot Program on Early Childhood Outcomes in Fortaleza Brazil
This is a cluster-randomized study of a home visiting program targeting mothers of children 0 to 2.5 years of age with the objective of improving global child development.
- Trial name
- NCT02718287
- Testing
- Home visiting intervention PCCSF (220 clusters), Home visiting without PCCSF (220 clusters)
- Volunteers
- 2,520 people
- Sponsor
- Inter-American Development Bank
Otorhinolaryngologic Disease, Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasm
Ultrasound Evaluation of Tongue Movements in Speech and Swallowing
This study will assess the use of ultrasound-a test that uses sound waves to produce images-as a diagnostic tool for evaluating speech and swallowing.
- Conditions
- Otorhinolaryngologic Disease, Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasm, Pharyngeal Neoplasm, Polymyositis
- Trial name
- NCT00001167
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Language Delay, Language Development Disorders
Vocabulary Intervention for Late Talkers
Most studies regarding word learning have focused on understanding when and how infants learn words. At 24 months, typically developing infants know between 200 and 300 words and add new words to their vocabularies at a rapid…
- Trial name
- NCT03379818
- Testing
- Shape training intervention, Specific word training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
ADHD, Dyslexia
A Strength-Based Intervention to Improve Job Interview Skills in Neurodiverse Young Adults
the investigators are looking to evaluate the effectiveness of a strength-based program in improving job interview skills in neurodiverse young adults.
- Conditions
- ADHD, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT06479850
- Testing
- KF-STRIDE®
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
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
Hearing Loss, Screening
Adaptation of Pediatric Speech Audiometry Tests Into Other Languages
The objective of this study was to offer a comprehensive framework for the adaptation of speech audiometric tests into other languages.
- Trial name
- NCT07156825
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University