Clinical trials: Apraxias
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of Speech
Video Assisted Speech Technology to Enhance Motor Planning for Speech
Nearly 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a communication disorder that causes skill limitations in the areas of language acquisition, sensory integration, and behavior.
- Trial name
- VAST (NCT04764539)
- Testing
- Video Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iTherapy, LLC
Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
Investigating the Effects of Rhythm and Entrainment on Fluency in People With Aphasia
Speaking in unison with another person is included as a part of many treatment approaches for aphasia. It is not well understood why and how this technique works.
- Trial name
- NCT05248295
- Testing
- Unison speech (vs. solo), Metrical timing (vs. conversational)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Parkinson's Disease
Evaluation of Intensive Language Therapy
Due to Parkinson's Disease (PD) speech and language (SL) deficits may occur. Further, the literature reports that PD patients, who have not undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), have deficits regarding voice quality (e.g.
- Trial name
- EILT (NCT02935842)
- Testing
- Specific SL-therapy, Rhythmic Balance-Movement Training (rBMT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
ASSIST: Treatment for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a pediatric motor speech disorder that impairs the planning of movements needed for intelligible speech. Children with CAS often show little or slow progress in standard speech therapy.
- Trial name
- ASSIST (NCT03903120)
- Testing
- ASSIST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University