Clinical trials: Language Impairment, open to volunteers
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
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
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
Preterm Birth, Developmental Dyslexia
Reading-FREE Markers for Early Detection of Developmental Dyslexia
This study aims to identify early signs of developmental dyslexia (DD) and other reading difficulties in children born preterm, using behavioral, cognitive, and brain imaging data collected before reading problems typically…
- Trial name
- FREE-DD (NCT07072104)
- Testing
- Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 2, MRI - Grade 2, Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 3
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Dyslexia
Evaluation of Speech Rhythm Training in Dyslexic Readers Aged 7 to 9 Years
Studies of dyslexia have shown altered oscillatory activity in the low gamma band (~25-35 Hz) in the left auditory cortex. Neural oscillations around 30 Hz constitute the basic sampling rate of speech, from which the ability to…
- Trial name
- RnDys (NCT05996497)
- Testing
- behavioral measures, Electrophysiological measures, Training 1
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
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
Developmental Language Disorder, Language Impairment
The Relationship Between Child Language Proficiency and Language of Treatment on the Outcomes of Bilingual Children with Developmental Language Disorder
Of the 12 million children in the USA growing up bilingual, about 1 million experience Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), a disorder in language learning and use.
- Trial name
- NCT06085300
- Testing
- Sentence recast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Disorders
Treatment of Social and Language Deficits With Leucovorin for Young Children With Autism
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the cognitive and behavioral effects of liquid leucovorin calcium on young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and determine whether it improves social communication as…
- Trial name
- NCT04060030
- Testing
- Levoleucovorin Calcium
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
Language Development Disorders
Virtual Reality-supported Language Intervention for Preschool Children With DLD
This study aims to test the effectiveness of virtual reality-supported speech therapy in improving basic language skills in children aged 3 to 6 years diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- NCT07438639
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS), Taditional Speech Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Developmental Language Disorder
Exercise Training in Children With Communication Impairments
This clinical trial study has two goals. The first goal is to establish fitness levels, participation in physical activities, and fine/gross motor abilities for children with development language disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- NCT06340893
- Testing
- Exercise, Restful Play
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Healthy Subjects, Stuttering, Developmental
Auditory Prediction and Error Evaluation in the Speech of Individuals Who Stutter
Stuttering negatively impacts communication and reduces the overall quality of life and well-being of individuals who stutter. This study will provide a strong foundation for developing neural and behavioral interventions for…
- Trial name
- NCT06181149
- Testing
- Delaying speech initiation, Auditory errors and pre-speech auditory modulation, Contributions of the speech premotor cortex to pre-speech auditory modulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sleep and Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder
The proposed study aims to understand poor sleep as a possible cause to CAPD in children and adolescents with ASD (ASD+) compared to ASD youth without CAPD (ASD-), using both caregiver-report and objective clinician administered…
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- ASD (NCT06059352)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Dentofacial Abnormalities, Dentofacial Deformities
Orthognathic Speech Pathology: Phonetic Contrasts of Patients With Dental Discrepancies Pre- and Post-Treatment Analyses
The investigators are studying how speech is effected by jaw and tooth position in jaw surgery patients. Eighty percent of our jaw surgery patients have speech pathologies, compared to five percent of the general population, but…
- Conditions
- Dentofacial Abnormalities, Dentofacial Deformities, Dentofacial Anomalies, Including Malocclusion, Malocclusion
- Trial name
- OSP (NCT04117360)
- Testing
- Orthognathic surgery and Orthodontics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Language Development, Language Development Disorders
Cortical Tracking of Speech in the First Year of Life
The goal of this observational study is to investigate early neural mechanisms underlying the processing of spoken language, specifically the phenomenon of cortical tracking, and to determine whether these mechanisms can serve as…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Language Development Disorders, Infant Development, Infant Developmental Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT07531706
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral Assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Premature Baby, Neurocognition, Child
Longitudinal Assessment of Early Premature Infant Skills for Audiovisual Speech Perception
From birth, babies perceive speech face to face with their interlocutors in audiovisual situations (AV): in addition to hearing them (auditory speech), they will also, in most cases, be able to observe their speaking faces (ex…
- Trial name
- Pré-AV (NCT07245693)
- Testing
- Audiovisual association capability tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Language Development, Language Development Disorders
Efficacy of an Early Rhythmic Intervention in Infancy
The present project develops from a wide research line aiming at identifying very early electrophysiological risk markers for neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Conditions
- Language Development, Language Development Disorders, Infant Development, Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT04755309
- Testing
- Rhythmic intervention, Passive auditory stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Language Disorder
Sentence Prediction in Developmental Language Disorder
Millions of children - 7-12% of the school-age population - have developmental language disorder (DLD), a disorder that affects language learning, comprehension, and use.
- Trial name
- NCT07510854
- Testing
- Thematic role, Sentence complexity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home