Clinical trials: Reading
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
Language Development, Literacy
Digital Literacy Promotion
This study evaluates the effects of digital versus standard literacy promotion, as well as dialogic language behaviors and reading comprehension among infants when comparing the use of e-books to standard board books.
- Trial name
- DLP (NCT03121365)
- Testing
- Digital/E-Book Arm, Standard/Board Book Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anxiety, Surgery
Impact of a Double-reading Animated Film (Child, Parents) in Preoperative on the Anxiety of Children Upon Arrival at the Operating Room
Preoperative anxiety affects 40 to 60% of children. A literature review concluded that effective preparation strategies must involve parents, must be appropriate to their age and proposed upstream of the intervention.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Surgery, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- VERAPOP (NCT04252508)
- Testing
- Animated film
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Reading
Ready to Read: Ready to Read: A School-Based Intervention to Promote Growth Mindset and Reading
Primary Aim/Objective: To determine if a school-based intervention promoting reading with a growth mindset framework improves student reading achievement in the intervention group compared to a wait-list comparison group of…
- Trial name
- NCT05090514
- Testing
- Reading and Growth Mindset, Wait-list Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Variant Nucleotide
Solving Challenging Diagnoses Through Ultra-long Read Sequencing
If the study is able to demonstrate that the LRS concretely overcomes the technical limitations of diagnostic methods routinely used in laboratories, its clinical application may make possible a more accurate analysis of repeated…
- Trial name
- SCHeDULeRS (NCT06775613)
- Testing
- Long-read sequencing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Developmental Dyslexia
Rhythmic Reading Training: Comparing the Rhythmic and Visual Contributions to Reading Improvement
The main objective of the study is to evaluate the specific effect of the sub-components of the reading training program Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT) on reading speed and accuracy in a sample of Italian students with…
- Trial name
- NCT04995991
- Testing
- RRT rhythm only, RRT rhythm + visual cue
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
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
Visual Fatigue
Visual Discomfort and Reading
Reading can be an uncomfortable and difficult task for some people. Symptoms include unpleasant somatic and perceptual effects, such as eye-strain, headache, and blurred text, despite normal visual acuity.
- Trial name
- NCT00402155
- Testing
- Stress on visual discomfort
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Preoperative Anxiety
Augmented Reality Applied Book Reading in the Preoperative Period
Non-pharmacological methods such as multimedia applications and visual and auditory technological tools are used to create a more enjoyable experience by reducing children's fear and anxiety and distracting them in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06399016
- Testing
- augmented reality book, book
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Dyslexia
Effectiveness of a Parent-administered Reading Therapy Program During Summer Break for Dyslexic Children
"After summer break, the reading performance of dyslexic children declines more than those of non-dyslexic children. Indeed, during the summer, dyslexic children are less inclined to read and their consultations with speech…
- Trial name
- REEDVAC (NCT04384952)
- Testing
- Parent-administered reading therapy., Dyslexic's Holiday Workbook
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Alzheimer's Disease
The Feasibility of Florbetapir Quantitation in Europe
This study will evaluate whether the addition of quantitation as an adjunct to visual interpretations significantly improves the accuracy of Amyvid scan interpretation.
- Trial name
- NCT02107599
- Testing
- Florbetapir (18F)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Central Visual Impairment
Peripheral Reading
The purpose of this study is to evaluate reading performance in the visual periphery by simulating central vision loss using a computer-controlled gaze-contingent display with an eye tracker.
- Trial name
- NCT03640130
- Testing
- Gaze-contingent text enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Emotion Regulation, Adverse Childhood Experience
Paired Emotion Reading Improves Emotion Regulation in Rural Children With ACE
The goal of this study is to explore the feasibility and effectiveness of the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI) on the emotion regulation of rural children with adverse childhood experiences (ACE), as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT06505629
- Testing
- the online Paired Emotion Reading Intervention (PERI), the online Paired General Reading Intervention (PGRI)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Animal-Human Bonding, Learning Problem
Human-Animal Interactions to Improve Reading for Children With Learning Differences
The overall purpose of this study is to determine feasibility and preliminary efficacy of pet therapy, or human-animal interactions (HAI), for children (5-12 years of age) with or at risk for LD.
- Conditions
- Animal-Human Bonding, Learning Problem, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05235451
- Testing
- Human-Animal Interactions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Social Media, Mental Health Disorder
The Impact of Shallow Reading in Social Media
Social media is pervasively used in our life. There is a research hypothesis that the information in social media is "shallow" and the long-term use of it will cause readers' addiction, insomnia, and inability to pay attention…
- Conditions
- Social Media, Mental Health Disorder, Brain Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT05097807
- Testing
- smartphone related behaviors
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital
Developmental Dyslexia, Developmental Spelling Disorder
Remotely Controlled Intervention for Developmental Reading and Spelling Disorders Through the Tachidino Platform
The study aims to document the effects of the intervention system for specific reading and spelling disorders, currently in use at Scientific Institute (IRCCS) Medea as an innovative intervention model in e-health mode.
- Trial name
- NCT04382482
- Testing
- Tachidino
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Reading Disability
Neurocognitive Factors in EdTech Intervention Response
The current project will carry out a large-scale, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effectiveness of a home-administered technology-based treatment for reading disability (GraphoLearn) in a diagnostically diverse…
- Trial name
- NCT04568824
- Testing
- GraphoLearn reading intervention, Math control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Language Development Disorders
Kindergarten Children Acquiring Words Through Storybook Reading
Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) are slower to learn new words than their peers, placing them at risk for academic failure.
- Trial name
- KAWStory (NCT03586479)
- Testing
- Interactive storybook reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Acquisition of Literacy Skills for All Children, Including Those With SLDs, Appropriateness of Referrals for SLD Assessment for Accurate Early Detection of SLDs
Literacy Skills Improvement and Early Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) Using a New Phono Syllabic Program
Scientific evidence shows that systematic phonological approaches are more effective than other methods in teaching children to read and should therefore be adopted in schools.
- Trial name
- ALFABETO (NCT07510126)
- Testing
- Alfabeto program, Other literacy teaching methods
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,407 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia
Effects of Atomoxetine on Brain Activation During Attention & Reading Tasks in Participants With ADHD & Comorbid Dyslexia
This study will evaluate the effects of atomoxetine on brain activation during attention and reading tasks via functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in participants ages 10 to 16 years old with ADHD and comorbid dyslexia
- Trial name
- NCT00716274
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company