Clinical trials: Communication Disorders
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Safety and Feasibility of the EyeControl Device
The EyeControl device is an eye movement-based communication device in the form of wearable glasses with connected infrared cam-era that tracks the pupil and translates blinks and movements into commands.This study is aimed to…
- Trial name
- NCT02891629
- Testing
- EyeControl device
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eyefree Assisting Communication Ltd
Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria
The Role of Cerebellum in Speech
This study will investigate the how the cerebellum is involved in speech motor learning over time and short-term corrections in patients with cerebellar ataxia and healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03972202
- Testing
- MRI, TMS, Speech-motor behavioral testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Advanced Care Planning, Shared Decision Making
Advance Care Planning: Communicating With Outpatients for Vital Informed Decision
This Pre-Post, open-cohort design, pragmatic trial with 150 clinicians and will evaluate the effectiveness of the use of telehealth Advanced Care Planning (ACP) Program by comparing ACP documentation among 13,000 patients over 65
- Conditions
- Advanced Care Planning, Shared Decision Making, Video Decision Aids, Communication Skills
- Trial name
- ACP-COVID (NCT04660422)
- Testing
- VitalTalk communication skills training, ACP Decisions Video Program, Intervention training:
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42,019 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Aphasia, Primary Progressive
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Inhibition and Brain Function in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a focal dementia characterized by primary impairment of language abilities and functional disturbances associated with language.
- Trial name
- Stim-APHA (NCT06473714)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden, Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT06613204)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD Control, STELLA-FTD Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Williams Syndrome, Language
Phonological Constraints on Language Development in Individuals With Williams Syndrome
Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability and an extremely heterogeneous cognitive profile.
- Conditions
- Williams Syndrome, Language, Phonological Short-Term Memory, EEG-NIRS
- Trial name
- SOUNDS (NCT07285720)
- Testing
- EEG-NIRS protocol, Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
SUDEP, Epilepsy
Improving Patient Communication About SUDEP
Children with generalized tonic-clonic seizures (GTCS) have about a 1 in 4500 of succumbing to sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP).
- Trial name
- NCT03502759
- Testing
- CHICA SUDEP module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Colorectal Cancer
Choose It and Use It: Choice, Implementation Intentions and At-Home Colorectal Cancer Screening
The goal of this study is to improve use of colorectal cancer screening among screening eligible African Americans who are served by Federally Qualified Health Centers in Michigan.
- Trial name
- NCT06085560
- Testing
- Usual Care Message, Implementation Intention Intervention: Standard Message, Implementation Intention Intervention: Culturally-Targeted Message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Intensive Therapy in Aphasia
Intensive therapy for aphasia has been demonstrated to improve language functioning after stroke or other neurological injury. However, recovery is generally not complete and new therapies are needed to improve outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03510182
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Patient Engagement, End of Life
Advance Care Planning for Older Latinos With Chronic Illness
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to learn about implementation of an intervention model, Advance Care Planning I Plan (ACP-I Plan), among older Latinos with chronic illnesses in…
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, End of Life, Chronic Disease, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT06081660
- Testing
- ACP-I Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Military Family, Mental Health Disorder
Blue Star Cares: Innovative Approaches to Helping Military-Connected Caregivers
The purpose of this project is to evaluate an interactive training program for military-connected caregivers (MCCs) of wounded warriors.
- Conditions
- Military Family, Mental Health Disorder, Social Skills, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- BSC (NCT03336190)
- Testing
- avatar-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Aphasia
Effects of Aphasia Identification Cards on Service Workers' Comprehension of People With Aphasia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether healthy volunteers are more successful at understanding people with aphasia if they have first viewed an aphasia identification (ID) card.
- Trial name
- PAUSE (NCT06990997)
- Testing
- Aphasia identification (ID) card
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Language Disorder
Parent Child Interaction Therapy vs Conventional Parent Led Therapy in Down Syndrome
To determine the effect of Parent child interaction therapy vs Conventional Parent Led Therapy in the management of language disorders in Children with Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07128810
- Testing
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Conventional Parent Led Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
Effects of High-intensity Exercise Training on Physical Fitness, Cognition, Language in Post-stroke Aphasia
The goal of this clinical trial is to establish the feasibility and fidelity of a high-intensity exercise program for individuals with post-stroke aphasia.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia, Aphasia, Fluent, Aphasia Non Fluent
- Trial name
- NCT06185023
- Testing
- Low-intensity physical exercise, High-intensity physical exercise
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Hearing Loss, Speech and Language Development Delay Due to Hearing Loss
Teletherapy in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of speech/language teletherapy to address disparities in speech and language outcomes in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH).
- Trial name
- NCT04928209
- Testing
- Speech-Language Teletherapy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Lung Cancer
Project PLUS Lung Cancer Screening Promotion
Project PLUS is a pilot study that aims to develop and obtain preliminary feasibility and efficacy data on an enhanced risk communication approach to promote lung cancer screening (LCS) intentions among screening-eligible…
- Trial name
- NCT05937399
- Testing
- Intervention video, Control video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Abramson Cancer Center at Penn Medicine
Selective Mutism, Social Anxiety
Evaluating the Results of Physician and Parent Decisions to Treat Selective Mutism With Fluoxetine
The Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education and the Department of Psychiatry at Michigan State University have coordinated efforts to provide a diagnostic and treatment investigation for children…
- Trial name
- NCT05378711
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Oral Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer
Speech-based AI-driven Diagnostics and Rehabilitation for Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Participants diagnosed with oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, or oral potentially malignant lesions, as well as healthy controls, had their speech audio recordings collected for the development and validation of AI-driven models…
- Trial name
- speech omics (NCT07347899)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yudong Xiao
Non Fluent Aphasia in Subacute Stroke
Dual Hemisphere rTMS for Rehabilitation of Post Stroke Aphasia
To investigate the therapeutic effect of dual hemisphere repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on post-stroke non fluent aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT01850836
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University