Clinical trials: Aphasia
Alzheimer Disease, Semantic Dementia
Memory and Social Interactions
Memory and social interaction are intimately linked. On the one hand, social interaction is a privileged context for learning, and on the other hand, appropriate social interactions involve remembering the partners encountered…
- Trial name
- MEM&SO (NCT05800028)
- Testing
- Learning new information
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Effects of tDCS on Apraxia of Speech in Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. There are three different variants of PPA, each a relatively distinct speech and language profile.
- Trial name
- NCT04486586
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Neuroinflammation in FTLD
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the role of neuroinflammation in frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD). The main aims of this study are: 1.
- Conditions
- Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(PSP), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
- Trial name
- NCT06870838
- Testing
- 7T MRI scan, CSF, Blood withdrawal
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Cerebrovascular Accident, Aphasia
Dopaminergic Enhancement of Learning and Memory in Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether levodopa, in combination with a high frequency language training, is effective in boosting naming performance in patients with aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT00102869
- Testing
- levodopa
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in the Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
While many have strongly suggested that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) may represent a beneficial intervention for patients with primary progressive aphasia (PPA), this promising technology has not yet been…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Non-Fluent Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT05386394
- Testing
- Active tDCS + Language Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Aphasia, Language Disorders
Word-Retrieval Treatment for Aphasia: Semantic Feature Analysis
The purpose of this investigation is to further develop and test a treatment for word-finding problems in aphasia. The treatment is designed to strengthen meaning associations within categories of words (e.g., animals, tools…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Language Disorders, Speech Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00125242
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA)Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
Effects of Electrical Stimulation on Verbal Learning in Typical and Atypical Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the leading neurodegenerative disease of aging characterized by multiple cognitive impairments. Given the recent failures of disease-modifying drugs, the current focus is on preventing or mitigating…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Atypical Alzheimer's Disease, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04122001
- Testing
- Active, in-person HD-tDCS or active remote tDCS, Word List Learning Intervention (WordLLI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Clinical Feasibility of Speech Phenotyping for Remote Assessment of Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of eliciting continuous narrative speech in different neurodegenerative and psychiatric indications, using remote, self-administered speech tasks, as measured by…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY (NCT04939818)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novoic Limited
Stuttering, Developmental, Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Investigating Speech Sequencing in Neurotypical Speakers and Persons With Disordered Speech
Persistent developmental stuttering affects more than three million people in the United States, and it can have profound adverse effects on quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05437159
- Testing
- Learning of non-native phoneme combinations: 6 training sessions, Learning of non-native phoneme combinations: 1 training session, Learning of novel multisyllabic nonwords
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Aphasia, Language
tDCS as an Adjuvant to Intensive Speech Therapy for Chronic Post Stroke Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with intensive speech therapy will improve sentence production and word retrieval in individuals with chronic post stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02801864
- Testing
- Real tDCS, Intensive Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Austin Speech Labs
Aphasia
Theory-Driven Treatment of Language and Cognitive Processes in Aphasia
The aim of this research is to translate a theory of the cognitive relationship between verbal short--term memory (STM) and word processing impairments in aphasia to treatment approaches for language impairment in aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT02664506
- Testing
- Word repetition after a time delay.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease
In this research study we want to learn more about the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on memory and brain-network function in cognitively unimpaired older adults and in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia, Amnestic Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT06538311
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimer's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Influence of Age on Amyloid Load in Alzheimer's Disease and in Atypical Focal Cortical Alzheimer's Disease
The first objective is to asses influence of age on amyloid load measured by PET imaging using Pittsburgh B compound (PiB) radio-tracer, in Alzheimer's disease(AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- BIOMAGE (NCT01095744)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Speech and Language Interventions for Italian People With PPA
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is an umbrella term used to refer to several clinical variants that manifest as an insidious deterioration of speech/language skills, usually due to frontotemporal lobar degeneration and/or…
- Trial name
- PPA-rehab (NCT06739967)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Aphasia, Language Disorders
Evaluation of the Effects of Response Elaboration Training for Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of Response Elaboration Training (RET), which is a speech/language therapy for aphasia.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Language Disorders, Speech Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00125216
- Testing
- Response Elaboration Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Better Living With Non-memory-led Dementia
This is a feasibility study on the effects of an online-based training and education programme for carers of people with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and behavioural-variant frontotemporal…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05525377
- Testing
- Better living with non-memory led dementia course
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Aphasia
The Usage of High-resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Patients With Post-stroke Aphasia for Predicting the Outcome
Combined analysis of functional and structural language network changes may be a good model for predicting language outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT03475745
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
To Healthy Volunteer, Virtual Lesions for Aphasia
Effects of Navigated Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation According to Post-stroke Aphasia Types
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation induced virtual lesions for aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT01877161
- Testing
- Repetitive magnetic stimulation to superior temporal gyrus, Repetitive magnetic stimulation to middle temporal gyrus
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Aphasia, Acquired, Stroke
Neurocognitive Mechanisms of Sentence Production Impairment in Aphasia
The proposed research is relevant to public health because stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability among older adults and communication impairments resulting from stroke have a significant negative impact on quality of…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Acquired, Stroke, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- sentence (NCT06405594)
- Testing
- Language Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Aphasia
Intensive Interdisciplinary Treatment Program for Individuals With Stroke-Induced Aphasia
An intensive, interdisciplinary treatment program was administered during the summer as part of regular clinic services in the Aphasia Resource Center (ARC) at Sargent College.
- Trial name
- NCT03096015
- Testing
- Intensive Comprehensive Aphasia Program
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus