Clinical trials: Reading
Genetic Disease, Neurologic Disorder
Use of Long Read Genome Sequencing in Patients Suffering From Neurodevelopmental Troubles
Patients with neurodevelopmental diseases and their families need to identify the genetic cause of the disease to allow for recognition of the disability, genetic counseling, and possible hope for participation in therapeutic…
- Conditions
- Genetic Disease, Neurologic Disorder, Developmental Delay Disorder, Growth Disorders
- Trial name
- HiFi-NDD (NCT05643274)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Vision Disparity
Are There Different Objective Fixation Disparity Values for Two Different Test Paradigms
In optometry, binocular coordination is measured subjectively. The result is subjective fixation disparity. In research different experiments have proven, that subjective and objective fixation disparity are different.
- Trial name
- NCT02735278
- Testing
- different test paradigms
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Developmental Dyslexia, Reading Problem
Personalization of Visual Characters and Text-to-Speech (TTS) to Support Learning in Students With Reading Difficulties
Previous research has shown the importance of font type, size and spacing to facilitate text reading in dyslexia. A special automatized procedure was designed to select the most favorable parameters for both text visualization…
- Trial name
- NCT06947512
- Testing
- Seleggo Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Efficacy of Reading Intervention on the Brain Connectivity in Autism
The overarching goal of this proposal is to test the impact of a comprehensive reading intervention program (Visualizing and Verbalizing) on changing the neurobiological mechanisms underlying reading comprehension deficits in…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Reading Problem
- Trial name
- BrainREAD (NCT05568056)
- Testing
- Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language comprehension and Thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
EEG
Behavioural and Physiological Measures of Young Students With Dyslexia
The proposed is reading intervention study to track neural changes in the brain. Students with dyslexia will participate in a reading study.
- Trial name
- NCT05376696
- Testing
- Set For Variability, Current Best Practices
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Empathy
Impact of Narrative Medicine (Workshop Reading Diaries)
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an educational program of Narrative Medicine "workshop reading diaries" dedicated to medical students on their empathy. Design: Randomized Controlled Trial in 2 arms.
- Trial name
- INAMEDI (NCT01798290)
- Testing
- narrative medicine: reading workshop, critical reading
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Centralized Reading Assessment of Chronic CerebroSpinal Venous Insufficiency (CCSVI) in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis and Other Neurological Diseases
This a retrospective, blinded trial in which collaborators in Italy will review the doppler findings from the Combined Transcranial and Extracranial Venous Doppler (CTEVD) trial in an attempt to measure reproducibility.
- Conditions
- Clinically Isolated Syndrome (CIS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Other Neurological Disorders (OND), Healthy (HC)
- Trial name
- NCT02308579
- Volunteers
- 499 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Reading Comprehension
"Reading Subtitles Skills in the Elementary School"
Theme: The reading of fixed texts in school are widely known, however it is not known how they read texts furniture and what skills are required for this type of reading.
- Trial name
- NCT01012986
- Testing
- Assessment of reading skills
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06026124
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Convergence Insufficiency
A Randomized Trial of Base-in Prism Reading Glasses Convergence Insufficiency in Children
This study is designed to compare the use of special prism glasses to placebo treatment for children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT00347581
- Testing
- Base-in prism glasses for reading
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The Effects of a Caregiver-initiated Reading Intervention to Their Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a caregiver-initiated reading intervention to their infant, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on the caregiver-infant dyad, both during hospitalization and…
- Trial name
- NCT07789145
- Testing
- Reading Intervention
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Language Disorders in Children
Let's Know!2: Language-focused Intervention for Children at Risk of Comprehension Difficulties
In the proposed project, the investigators will conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the efficacy of Let's Know!2, a small-group, language focused comprehension intervention, on children's lower- and…
- Trial name
- LK!2 (NCT05133479)
- Testing
- Let's Know! small-group or TierL 2 Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Speech Sound Disorder
Sharing Books With Children
The promotion of language and communicative development in the early years is extremely important. Children who enter school with good language skills have better educational and economic success.
- Trial name
- NCT03006744
- Testing
- Phonological awareness training, Reading enjoyment training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Dystonia, Movement Disorders
Long-read Genome Sequencing for the Molecular Diagnosis of Dystonia
Dystonia is a motor disorder caused by involuntary, intermittent, or sustained muscle contractions, leading to abnormal movements or postures.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Combined Dystonia, Complex Dystonia
- Trial name
- GenoDYT (NCT06999096)
- Testing
- Long-read whole genome sequencing
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
Does Povidone-Iodine on Nail Affect Pulse Oximeter Reading?
Povidone iodine is still a commonly used antiseptic in hospitals. Although pulse oximetry measurement is used as an important indicator in hospitals, no study has been found examining the effect of povidone iodine on the nail bed…
- Trial name
- PI (NCT05704959)
- Testing
- povidone iodine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Acquired Brain Injury, Alexia
Treatment for Reading and Writing Deficits Following Acquired Brain Injury
Many people with acquired brain injuries have deficits in reading decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression. Alexia is a phenomenon in which a person who previously could read has trouble doing so after having…
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Alexia, Agraphia
- Trial name
- NCT03662243
- Testing
- Multicomponent reading and writing treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Quality Living, Inc.
Dystonic Disorder
Sensory Training to Treat Focal Dystonia
This study will examine the effectiveness of Braille reading as a sensory training program for improving symptoms of focal (localized) dystonia, a movement disorder caused by sustained muscle contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT00006336
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Visual Acuity, Refractive Errors
Pre-symptomatic Screening of Visual Acuity in Pre-school Students
The present research process is a prospective, non-interventional clinical study that will be conducted -under the auspices of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)- in the pre-school students of the city of Alexandroupolis…
- Conditions
- Visual Acuity, Refractive Errors, Low Vision, Vision Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05835193
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test: Distance Visual Acuity Examination
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 1,098 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace
Literacy
Occupational Therapy-based Literacy Intervention and Classroom Based Literacy Intervention
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a literacy focused occupational therapy intervention program versus standard classroom-based reading intervention on reading engagement and reading achievement in elementary…
- Trial name
- NCT03975972
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy Based Literacy Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Dyslexia, Aging Problems
Neuroplasticity of Multisensory Cortical Areas Induced by Musical Training: a Translational Approach (MusicPlast)
Exploiting recent methodological advancements, several neuroimaging studies suggested that multisensory integration emerges from a dynamic interplay of distributed regions operating in large-scale networks.
- Trial name
- MusicPlast (NCT03786185)
- Testing
- MusicPlast, MusicPlast Control
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki