Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Dyslexia
Dopaminergic Enhancement of Learning and Memory in Healthy Adults and Patients With Dyslexia
This study aims to determine whether levodopa, in combination with a high frequency training of (grammatical) rules, is effective in boosting learning success in healthy subjects and whether this kind of training in combination…
- Trial name
- NCT00111371
- Testing
- Levodopa
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Speech and Language Therapy
Parent-based Intervention for Language Delayed 2 to 3 Year Olds
The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of parent based intervention on the language of 2 to 3 year old children from socially disadvantaged populations with a clinical diagnosis of primary language delay.
- Trial name
- NCT03083236
- Testing
- Standard PBI, Enhanced
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Solent NHS Trust
Right Hemispheric Stroke, Left Hemispheric Stroke
Neural and Cognitive Correlates of Pragmatic Abilities
Pragmatics of language refers to the set of abilities that allow one to use and interpret language according to context and, in general, to communicate effectively.
- Conditions
- Right Hemispheric Stroke, Left Hemispheric Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Right Hemispheric Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- APACS_Neuro (NCT06297044)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI)
Community Popular Opinion Leader Intervention for HIV Prevention Uptake in Rural South Africa
The Community Popular Opinion Leader (CPOL) is an intervention dveloped in the United States which identifies, trains, and enlists key opinion leaders within communities to deliver messages to peers and help link them to…
- Trial name
- Izinkanyezi (NCT07741474)
- Testing
- CPOL group training
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Africa Health Research Institute
Assisted Reproductive Treatments
Scenario-Based Hybrid Simulation for Patient Education in Assisted Reproductive Treatment
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a scenario-based hybrid simulation designed for patient education in assisted reproductive treatment on nursing students' anxiety, effective communication, self-efficacy, knowledge, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07851155
- Testing
- Scenario-Based Hybrid Simulation
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duzce University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
A Systematic Investigation of Phonetic Complexity Effects on Articulatory Motor Performance in Progressive Dysarthria
The goal is to improve the fundamental knowledge about articulatory motor performance in people with Lou Gehrig's disease (also known as ALS) and Parkinson's disease (PD), in order to develop more sensitive assessments for…
- Trial name
- NCT03613038
- Testing
- Phonetic complexity effects on speech motor performance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms
End-of-Life Care for African Americans
Racial differences in health care are documented across the health care continuum and persist in aging and end-of-life (EOL) care.
- Conditions
- Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT02320123
- Testing
- Educational DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Developmental Delay
The CHICA Developmental Screening Study
The aims of this study are to (1) Expand and modify an existing computer-based decision support system (CHICA) to include the 2006 AAP developmental surveillance and screening algorithm; (2) Evaluate the effect of the CHICA…
- Trial name
- NCT01351077
- Testing
- CHICA DevScreen Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Rheumatic Diseases
Effectiveness of a Combined e-Learning and Virtual Reality Training Program for Healthcare Providers in Rheumatology
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of communication training on the communication skills of the healthcare provider in the rheumatology department during consults with patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07835256
- Testing
- Expectancy-based communication training for healthcare providers
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 936 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia
Cognitive Reserve and Response to Speech-Language Intervention in Bilingual Speakers With Primary Progressive Aphasia
Difficulties with speech and language are the first and most notable symptoms of primary progressive aphasia (PPA). While there is evidence that demonstrates positive effects of speech-language treatment for individuals with PPA…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Dementia, Frontotemporal, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05741853
- Testing
- Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA), Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stephanie Grasso
Down Syndrome
Functional Communicative Profile of Children With Down Syndrome
The aim of this study was to verify the use of communicative functions by children with DS in two interaction conditions: interaction with therapist and interaction with parent.
- Trial name
- NCT00844259
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Alzheimer Disease, Genetic Predisposition to Disease
Telephone Versus Videoconference Communication for Remote Genetic Disclosure in the APOE4 Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare two methods for remote genetic counseling (telephone and two-way videoconferencing) for patients who are receiving disclosure of their APOE (apolipoprotein E) genotype.
- Trial name
- CONNECT4APOE (NCT02978729)
- Testing
- Two-way videoconference remote genetic counseling, Telephone remote genetic counseling
- Volunteers
- 613 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Malnutrition, Stunted Growth
What Promotes Healthy Eating? The Roles of Information,Affordability,Accessibility,Gender, and Peers on Food Consumption
Pre-school undernutrition is a global problem with life long adverse consequences. One form of undernutrition, chronic undernutrition or stunting, affects 171 million children under the age of 5 worldwide.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunted Growth, Growth, Feeding, Complementary
- Trial name
- NCT03229629
- Testing
- Behavior change communication, Food Voucher (Monetary)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 1,243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to assess changes in language abilities of participants with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following an 8-week therapy period combined with brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04142866
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, Speech-Language Therapy (SLT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York
Communication Disorder, Social
Roll for Intervention - TBI Group Treatment
Communication group intervention for individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury based on INSIGHT protocol (Keegan et al, 2020) with roll playing game focus
- Trial name
- NCT05517161
- Testing
- INSIGHT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moravian University
Language Development Disorders
Exploration of High Frequency Otoacoustic Emissions and Developmental Language Disorders
Among the objective non-invasive audiological explorations the distorsion products of otoacoustic emissions (DPOAE) allow to quickly assess the function of the cochlear outer hair cells (without the active participation of the…
- Trial name
- OTOEMHF (NCT05624983)
- Testing
- acoustic otoemisions, Otoscopy, Audiometry
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Speech Intelligibility, Speech Disorders
Validation of the Turkish Translation of the London Speech Evaluation Scale
Purpose of the study is the validation and cultual adaptation of the Turkish translation of the London Speech Evaluation Scale (LSE-T), so that it would be used as an assessment tool for Turkish head and neck cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Speech Intelligibility, Speech Disorders, Head and Neck Cancer, Speech Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04690166
- Testing
- The speech records related to the reading document
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction
Myocardial Infarction Genes (MI-GENES) Study
This study is being done to better understand how genetic information might improve assessment of heart attack risk.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Genomic Risk Communication
- Trial name
- MI-GENES (NCT01936675)
- Testing
- Genetic Risk Score
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Speech, Linguistic and Acoustic Markers in Parkinson's Disease
The Investigators aim to identify speech and language markers that provide information on cognitive function and predict cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Speech
- Trial name
- SLAM-PD (NCT04273672)
- Testing
- Cognitive Battery, Voice, Speech and Language Analysis, Questionnaires and Clinical Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Development, Infant, Development, Language
Early Neurophysiological Markers of Language Impairments
The present project aims at identifying very early electrophysiological risk markers for language impairments. The long-term goals of the study include the characterization of learning developmental trajectories in children at…
- Conditions
- Development, Infant, Development, Language, Developmental Language Disorder, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05767242
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea