Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Communication Disabilities
Improving Communication and Healthcare Outcomes for Patients With Communication Disabilities
In the United States, 14% of all adults report a speech, language, voice, and/or hearing disability (collectively known as communication disabilities, CD).
- Trial name
- NCT04697212
- Testing
- Healthcare team- + patient-directed intervention, Healthcare team-directed intervention
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 687 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Otorhinolaryngologic Disease, Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasm
Ultrasound Evaluation of Tongue Movements in Speech and Swallowing
This study will assess the use of ultrasound-a test that uses sound waves to produce images-as a diagnostic tool for evaluating speech and swallowing.
- Conditions
- Otorhinolaryngologic Disease, Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasm, Pharyngeal Neoplasm, Polymyositis
- Trial name
- NCT00001167
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
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
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
Aphasia
Effect of Communication Partner Training Program for the Management of Persons With Aphasia
Communication Partner Training (CPT) is an evidence-based intervention that teaches communication partners (e.g., family members, friends, healthcare workers) how to best support conversation and interaction for a person with…
- Trial name
- NCT05225922
- Testing
- Communication Partner Training, Usual Speech and language Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis, Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Early UVFP Management Based on Neurological Evidences (ION-UVFP) - Preliminary Study
The purpose of this preliminary study is to help clarify our hypotheses for the longitudinal study by investigating the relationship between vocal cord paralysis and central auditory processes and thus the interpretation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03966183
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
First Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Personalized Risk Estimator for Rheumatoid Arthritis Family Study
The purpose of this study is to understand how personalized risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may impact willingness to change behaviors associated with RA.
- Trial name
- PRE-RA (NCT02046005)
- Testing
- PRE-RA, PRE-RA Plus, General Rheumatoid Arthritis Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Developmental Delay
School-based Support for Pre-school Aged Children With Developmental Disabilities and Delays
This proposal aims to test whether a proposed community-clinical linkage (CCL), an educational-medical linkage model, improves access to school-based services and subsequent child, parent, family and health service outcomes and…
- Trial name
- PreM (NCT06145659)
- Testing
- Preschool and Me
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Aging, Aphasia
Exercise Effects on Word Learning
The aging Veteran population will substantially increase over the next 10 years, as the 24.9% of Veterans who are currently between 55-64 years of age join the 38.5% who are already over age 65.
- Trial name
- NCT03370471
- Testing
- Retrieval Practice + Moderate Intensity Exercise, Retrieval Practice + Gentle Stretching, Study Only + Moderate Intensity Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Meibomian Gland Dysfunction, Blepharitis
Analysis of the Results of Intense Pulsed Light Treatment Previously to Laser Refractive Surgery
Dry eye is often reported as the most common complication after a laser refractive surgery. Any refractive procedure can lead an impact on the corneal surface and the tear film.
- Trial name
- NCT05139511
- Testing
- Study group, Control group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vissum, Instituto Oftalmológico de Alicante
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers at Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute are conducting a study about mitochondrial function in children. The study involves up to 5 visits to Arkansas Children's Hospital with fasting blood draws…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Mitochondrial Disease, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- Mito (NCT02000284)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Mental Health Care, Mental Disorders
Using Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Predict Online Therapy Outcome and Engagement
This study is to develop AI-based models for the personalised prediction of treatment engagement and treatment outcomes in patients engaging in digital psychotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05758285
- Testing
- AI-Based Prediction of Treatment Engagement and Outcomes
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 6,671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Communication Disorder, Healthy
Central Mechanisms in Speech Motor Control Studied With H215O PET
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technique used to investigate the functional activity of the brain. The PET technique allows doctors to study the normal biochemical and metabolic processes of the central nervous system of…
- Conditions
- Communication Disorder, Healthy, Stuttering, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00001308
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Obesity, Genetic Disorder
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Obesity and Brain Function
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and MC4R genetic mutations are two conditions that can cause problems with appetite regulation. People with PWS often have behavior and thinking problems.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Genetic Disorder, Mental Retardation, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT01517048
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Parents Matter!: Interventions to Promote Effective Parent-Child Communication
Parents Matter is a community-based project whose goal it is to develop and test an intervention designed to promote effective parent-child communication about sexuality in order to promote sexual health among adolescents.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00137943
- Testing
- Full Parent communication intervention, Brief Parent Communication Intervention, Control Parent Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Breast Cancer Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 1-3)
Effects of a Nursing-led Communication Using Mobile Health Information in Breast Cancer Patients Undergoing Concurrent Chemotherapy
Breast cancer is the most common malignant tumor among women. Side effects from initial chemotherapy include sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, and reduced quality of life.
- Trial name
- breast cancer (NCT06949046)
- Testing
- nursing-led communication support, Nursing routine treatment
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Dementia
Dementia Communication Training Program for Novice Home Care Workers
This study aims to evaluate the effects of a dementia communication training program using a real-time interactive virtual trainer among novice home care workers.
- Trial name
- NCT07244497
- Testing
- virtual trainer-based dementia communication training, scenario-based discussions dementia communication training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tzu Chi University
Brain Development, Behavior Disorders, Child
The Brain Mechanism of Social Emotion and Communication in Infants Aged 0 to 6 Years
This study explores the relationship between brain development and infants' social emotion and communication ability, as well as the role of genetic factors and maternal exposure during pregnancy (e.g., environmental exposures…
- Conditions
- Brain Development, Behavior Disorders, Child, Intellectual Developmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05040542
- Testing
- maternal exposure during pregnancy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Parent-Child Relations, Parenting
FASTT Telehealth Behavioral Support Service for Caregivers of Children With Developmental Delay or Disability
Over 7 million children in the U.S. receive support for a developmental delay or disability (DD). For caregivers of these children, behavior issues that often accompany their child's condition create high levels of stress leading…
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Child Behavior, Development Delay
- Trial name
- FASTT (NCT05909670)
- Testing
- Family Advice and Support Text and Telephone (FASTT) program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Child Developmental Delay, Child Development
CASITA Intervention for Children at Risk of Delay in Carabayllo, Peru
Building on an intervention for early child development from the SPARK Center in Boston, Socios En Salud (SES) pilot tested "CASITA" a community-based package to screen and treat young children (ages 1-3 years of age) diagnosed…
- Conditions
- Child Developmental Delay, Child Development, Community Health Workers, Low Income Population
- Trial name
- NCT03010306
- Testing
- CASITA
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital