Clinical trials: Communication Disorders, open to volunteers
Dyspnea
The Impact of Telemedicine, Using the Caller's Mobile Phone Camera, on the Quality of Care Provided to Adult Patients Contacting the 15 Centre for Acute Dyspnea
Dyspnea is the subjective sensation of difficult or uncomfortable breathing. It accounts for approximately 10% of emergency department visits and 8% of calls to Emergency Medical Communication Centers.
- Trial name
- TELEDYS (NCT07726628)
- Testing
- Addition of telemedine to standard medical dispatching process
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 778 people
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Math Learning Disability
Understanding Cognitive-Academic Bidirectionality in Math Learning Disabilities
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of an innovative intervention designed to improve math skills in first graders at risk for math disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07220746
- Testing
- Coordinated Treatment, Math Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Copd, Emphysema
Exploring Novel Biomarkers for Emphysema Detection
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether voice or capnometry, alone or in combination with other (non invasive) biomarkers can be used to detect emphysema on chest CT-scan in people with chronic obstructive…
- Trial name
- ENBED (NCT05825261)
- Testing
- voice sampling, capnometry
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht 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, Developmental, Reading
Enhancing Letter-Speech Sound Learning and Reading Network Activation With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
This study investigates the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on the brain and its potential to enhance reading-related learning.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading, Dyslexia, Learning
- Trial name
- LexiStim (NCT07546292)
- Testing
- Transcranial random noise stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Brem
Dementia
Adapting Changing Talk: Online (CHATO) to CHATO-Inclusive
This study will adapt and test online interactive training for nursing home staff that improves staff communication and reduces behavioral symptoms of persons with dementia that they care for.
- Trial name
- NCT06636214
- Testing
- CHATO-I
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Do Video Recordings of Multidisciplinary Clinics Improve Quality of Life for People With ALS and Their Caregivers?
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a fatal, rare neurodegenerative disease affecting 30,000 people in the United States. The gold standard of care for people with ALS is multidisciplinary clinics (MDC).
- Trial name
- VITALS (NCT07454733)
- Testing
- Video recording, Notes Instruction
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
High Blood Pressure (& [Essential Hypertension]), Motivation for Physical Activity
Instructor Interpersonal Behaviours in Classical Pilates as a Pathway to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Well-being in Hypertensive Adults
The aim of this study is to investigate, during a Classical Pilates programme with participants suffering from high blood pressure, whether supportive communication from the instructor to the participant has any effect on the…
- Conditions
- High Blood Pressure (& [Essential Hypertension]), Motivation for Physical Activity, Pilates Method, Interpersonal Communication Competence
- Trial name
- NCT07860437
- Testing
- Self-Determination Theory Based Supportive Communication, Control
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Leiria
Parkinson's Disease
Speech Learning and Speech Production in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease, a common movement disorder that results from a breakdown in the brain, often leads to challenges with talking, but less is known about the relationship between difficulties with talking and difficulties with…
- Trial name
- NCT07403539
- Testing
- Intensity learning, Intensity discrimination, Rate learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Oral Mucositis, Quality of Life
Effect of a Novel Topical Composition on the Incidence of Severe Oral Mucositis in Head & Neck Cancer Radiated Patients and Quality of Life Assessed by PROMs.
The use of a novel topical mucosa composition (XCM-OM118) comprising 2-(trimethylazaniumyl) acetate; (2R,3R,4S)-pentane-1,2,3,4,5-pentol; Hexadecanoic acid; (9Z, 12Z)-octadeca-9,12-dienoic acid; octadecanoic acid…
- Conditions
- Oral Mucositis, Quality of Life, Mucositis, Pain
- Trial name
- STOPOMP (NCT05635929)
- Testing
- XCM-OM118 Composition comprising olive oil, betaine and xylitol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Mucosa Innovations, S.L.
Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
SQUED™ Series 28.1 Home-use and Treatment of Autowave Reverberator of Autism
Locomotor, transport and information functions in human body systems are carried out by active media in autowave regimes! Any living organism is a (micro-macro-mega) hierarchy of autowave subsystems-an ensemble of loosely coupled…
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- SQUED™ (NCT03222375)
- Testing
- SQUED™ series 28.1 home-use
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- American Federation of Medical Synergetics
Stroke, Dysarthria
Deep Brain Stimulation + Therapy for Stroke
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and potential benefits of combining deep brain stimulation (DBS) with targeted speech and swallowing rehabilitation in individuals who have experienced a stroke and have…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Dysarthria, Apraxia, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT07849114
- Testing
- Boston Scientific Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) System, Rehabilitation Training Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Pirondini, Elvira, PhD
Tetraplegia, Locked-in Syndrome
Investigation on the Cortical Communication (CortiCom) System
The CortiCom system consists of 510(k)-cleared components: platinum PMT subdural cortical electrode grids, a Blackrock Microsystems patient pedestal, and an external NeuroPort Neural Signal Processor.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Locked-in Syndrome, Brainstem Stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- CortiCom (NCT03567213)
- Testing
- Surgical implantation of CortiCom system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer
ScreenTalk to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Among First-degree Relatives of Patients: a Study Protocol
Participants in intervention group will receive the ScreenTalk intervention consisting of 3 module: measurement module, algorithmic tailoring module, and open dialogue module.
- Conditions
- Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, First-degree Relatives
- Trial name
- NCT06710860
- Testing
- The intelligent voice-interactive tailored communication system-based intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Acute Oroantral Communication
Buccal Periosteal Inversion Flap vs Buccal Advancement Flap for Acute Oro-Antral Communication Closure
This prospective randomized controlled clinical trial will compare the Buccal Periosteal Inversion Flap (BUPI) with the Buccal Advancement Flap (BAF) for the primary surgical closure of acute oro-antral communications (OAC)…
- Trial name
- NCT07884331
- Testing
- Buccal Periosteal Inversion Flap, Buccal Advancement Flap
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Communication Disorder, Childhood, Autism
Evaluating Georgia Part C Implementation Outcomes
This study aims to answer the question: What is the best way to help Early Intervention (EI) providers deliver high-quality services to children with communication delays for autism? The primary goal of this project is to examine…
- Trial name
- NCT07148258
- Testing
- Project ImPACT Training As Usual, Project ImPACT Training Plus Co-Production, Routine Project ImPACT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Alzheimer Disease
Learning Amyloid and Tau Results
This is a prospective, single-cohort, single-center, observational study to assess if learning one's Alzheimer's disease biomarker test result impacts longitudinal psychosocial, behavioral, and neuropsychological outcomes, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT07222930
- Testing
- Disclose amyloid, tau results, Follow-up Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
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
65 Years Older, CHF - Congestive Heart Failure
ChatGPT -Based Intervention for Social Frailty in Older Women With CHF : Gender Differences
The study is planned to be completed over three years and will focus on 500 hospitalized older adults with a diagnosis of CHF. The Biopsychosocial model will be used to conduct this study.
- Conditions
- 65 Years Older, CHF - Congestive Heart Failure, Social Communication
- Trial name
- NCT07091435
- Testing
- ChatGPT, community social
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University of Science and Technology
Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
Aphasia Physical EXercise Study: Randomized Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of a high-intensity exercise program on recovery in individuals with post-stroke aphasia.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia, Aphasia, Fluent, Aphasia, Non-fluent
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT07281313)
- Testing
- High-intensity physical exercise, Low-intensity physical exercise
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley