Clinical trials: Specific 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
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
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
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
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
Reading Disability, Reading Problem
The Role of Knowledge Retrieval in Inference-making
This project will (a) examine the relationship between knowledge retrieval and inferencing; (b) determine the effectiveness of an intervention that improves knowledge retrieval and inferencing among struggling readers; and (c)…
- Trial name
- NCT05692973
- Testing
- Role of Knowledge Retrieval, Inference Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- William Jewell College
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Caregivers to Teach Vocabulary to Children With Language Impairment
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Spanish-speaking caregivers can learn to teach science vocabulary to their children with the use and educational app and a short training video with target words.
- Trial name
- DLD (NCT07519629)
- Testing
- Robust vocabulary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Developmental Language Disorder
Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a condition that affects children's ability to learn and use language. These difficulties can affect communication, learning, and participation in everyday activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07899671
- Testing
- priming
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
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
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Language Disorders
Treating Complex Grammar Knowledge Deficits in School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The goal of this project is to compare the relative effectiveness of two novel treatments to improve the complex grammar knowledge of school-age (8-11-year-old) children with developmental language disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- DLD Treatment (NCT06911138)
- Testing
- Behavorial
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Developmental Language Disorder and Language Impairment, Deprivation
Evaluating a Targeted Selective Speech, Language, and Communication Intervention at Scale - Protocol for the 'Happy Talk' Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial.
The overall aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate an at scale version of 'Happy Talk' in a large scale effectiveness study (examining inputs, outputs and outcomes) based on a sample of children from socially disadvantaged…
- Trial name
- HappyTalk (NCT06460090)
- Testing
- Happy Talk
- Where
- 4 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Developmental Language Disorder, Language Delay
Using Neuroimaging and Behavioral Assessments to Understand Late Talking
Late talkers (LT), representing 10-20% of children under 3, demonstrate hallmark syntax and vocabulary deficits similar to preschoolers with developmental language disorder.
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Language Delay, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06156865
- Testing
- Intervention to address late talking
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Development Language Disorder
Promoting Motivation and Linguage in Developmental Language Disorder Through Interaction With the Humanoid Social Robot
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language.
- Trial name
- NCT07426328
- Testing
- Nao assisted therapy, Standard therapeutic protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Developmental Language Disorders
Treating Passive Structure Knowledge Deficits in School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The goal of this project is to compare the relative effectiveness of two novel treatments to improve the knowledge of the passive sentence structure of school-age (8-11-year-old) children with developmental language disorder…
- Trial name
- DLDTreatment (NCT06932016)
- Testing
- Grammar Treatment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Dyslexia, Reading Disability
Brain Stimulation Paired With Structured Reading Instruction in Children With Dyslexia
This study investigates whether transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) delivered during structured reading instruction affects reading proficiency in children with developmental dyslexia and related reading disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07762365
- Testing
- Active transcranial electrical stimulation (tES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- General Neuro Inc.
Dyslexia
Reading and Stuttering
Dyslexia is a common neurodevelopmental condition, which manifests itself in the form of reading difficulties and occurs in 7-10% of the population (Peterson \& Pennington, 2012).
- Trial name
- NCT06836115
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wafaa Helmy Abdelhakeem
Development, Infant, Development, Language
Early Neurophysiological Markers of Language Impairments
The present project aims at identifying very early electrophysiological risk markers for language impairments. The long-term goals of the study include the characterization of learning developmental trajectories in children at…
- Conditions
- Development, Infant, Development, Language, Developmental Language Disorder, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05767242
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
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