Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering
Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Adolescents Who Stutter
The specific purpose of this clinical trial is to compare performance on rhythm perception and production tasks between children who stutter and children who do not stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT05286151
- Testing
- Rhythm discrimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Reading Disability
Neurocognitive Factors in EdTech Intervention Response
The current project will carry out a large-scale, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effectiveness of a home-administered technology-based treatment for reading disability (GraphoLearn) in a diagnostically diverse…
- Trial name
- NCT04568824
- Testing
- GraphoLearn reading intervention, Math control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Validation Study of the ExéSem Battery Designed to Differentiate the Contribution of Executive Functions in Semantic Disorders
This protocol describes a study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the ExéSem battery, developed to differentiate semantic deficits from executive semantic impairments in patients with post-lesional or…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder, Progressive Primary Aphasia Semantic Variant, People Without Neurocognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- ExéSemVal (NCT07573046)
- Testing
- ExéSem cognitive battery
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Developmental Disabilities, Developmental Delay
Exploratory Trial of a Pediatric Web-Based Care Planning Guide
Infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities or delays use early intervention (EI) for rehabilitation services. Yet, poor quality of EI services is pervasive, particularly for racially and ethnically diverse and socially…
- Trial name
- PROSPECT+ (NCT06458959)
- Testing
- PEM+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Child Development, Developmental Delay
Early Intervention for Developmental Delay
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of early intervention program in Department of Children and Adolescent Psychiatry, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Developmental Delay, Early Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT03223688
- Testing
- Day-Care early intervention program, OPD+SI intervention program, OPD intervention program
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Health Literacy, Communication
Health Literacy and Cardiovascular Knowledge Workshop in Women From Disadvantaged Communities
The current health literacy (HL) pilot intervention was designed through focus groups with women in low socio-economic status (SES) communities. The primary HL issue identified was communication challenges at doctors' visits.
- Trial name
- NCT03203018
- Testing
- Interactive workshop based on community specific needs
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 407 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Aphasia, Stroke
Adapted Solution Focused Therapy for People With Aphasia (SOFIA Trial)
Around one third of stroke survivors will have aphasia, which means they will have difficulty talking, understanding, reading or writing.
- Trial name
- SOFIA (NCT03245060)
- Testing
- Adapted Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City, University of London
Dyslexia, Developmental
Neural Mechanisms of Successful Intervention in Children With Dyslexia
Dyslexia, an impairment in accurate or fluent word recognition, is the most common learning disability affecting roughly ten percent of children.
- Trial name
- NCT04323488
- Testing
- Lindamood-Bell Seeing Stars
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Smoking, Tobacco Dependence
Using a Teachable Moment Communication Process to Improve Outcomes of Quitline Referrals
This study will compare the effectiveness of two approaches for delivering smoking cessation advice in the primary care setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02764385
- Testing
- Teachable Moment Communication Process, AAC
- Volunteers
- 15,786 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Vaccine Uptake
Boosting COVID-19 Vaccination Uptake Using Wastewater Surveillance
Vaccinations are among the most successful and critical public health interventions. Despite the enormous protection that vaccines provide to public health, both delays and refusals of vaccines (vaccine hesitancy) are on the…
- Trial name
- NCT06698497
- Testing
- Communication Campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Healthy Subjects, Stuttering, Developmental
Auditory Prediction and Error Evaluation in the Speech of Individuals Who Stutter
Stuttering negatively impacts communication and reduces the overall quality of life and well-being of individuals who stutter. This study will provide a strong foundation for developing neural and behavioral interventions for…
- Trial name
- NCT06181149
- Testing
- Delaying speech initiation, Auditory errors and pre-speech auditory modulation, Contributions of the speech premotor cortex to pre-speech auditory modulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Covid19
WhatsApp in India During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Digital misinformation has been flagged as a major risk of the 21st century, with an estimated cost of $78 billion to the global economy each year.
- Trial name
- NCT04918849
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Reducing HIV Risk Among Adolescents: Evaluating Project HEART
This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (Project HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training).
- Trial name
- NCT02579135
- Testing
- Safer Sex, Growth Mindsets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Reading Disability
Executive Function in Early Childhood
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via…
- Trial name
- NCT03713125
- Testing
- Reading Tutoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Learning Disability
Investigating the Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Lycra Splinting
People with learning disabilities (LDs) experience high levels of health problems, including cerebral palsy, other problems associated with posture, movement and function, and injury (falls are the commonest cause of injury in…
- Trial name
- NCT02345512
- Testing
- Lycra Splinting Garment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glasgow Caledonian University
Public Speaking, Anxiety
The Effect of Breath Therapy and Emotional Freedom Technique on Public Speaking Anxiety
Introduction Public Speaking Anxiety (PSA), also referred to as public speaking anxiety, is a costly (Lépine, 2002) and disabling fear (Blöte et al., 2009), with prevalence rates ranging from 21 (Pollard and Henderson, 1988) to…
- Conditions
- Public Speaking, Anxiety, Emotional Stress
- Trial name
- NCT04391530
- Testing
- emotional freedom technique, breathing therapy
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Aphasia
Based on the Spatio-temporal Coding Characteristics of Frontotemporal Network, This Paper Explores the Mechanism of Five-tone Speech Training in Reshaping Language Fluency Function.
To explore the mechanism of five-tone speech training in reshaping language fluency function and the clinical efficacy of aphasia language function, daily communication ability and communication efficiency based on the temporal…
- Trial name
- NCT07329751
- Testing
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Five-Tone Therapy, Melodic Intonation Training, Standard speech therapy; Routine medical treatment; Health education
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Overweight or Obese
Weight Management in Mothers and Adult Daughters
The purpose of this study is to develop, implement, and evaluate a behavioral weight management intervention with a communication training component for Mexican-American women. The study has three specific aims.
- Trial name
- NCT02787902
- Testing
- Communication, Standard
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Educational Support Group Program for Bilingual and Spanish-speaking Carepartners and People With Progressive Aphasia
The current study aims to examine the benefits of an education/support group program for individuals with progressive aphasia (caused by various etiologies, diagnoses) and their carepartners.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06511752
- Testing
- Psychosocial educational, support group and implementation of strategies
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Mental Illness, Web
PsYoungSupport - Web-based Support to Young Careers to Persons With Mental Illness
The overall aim with the project PsYoungSupport is to evaluate Internet and communication technology (ICT) health efforts, i.e. information, education and support for young adults (16-25 years) who are first degree relatives or…
- Trial name
- PSYS (NCT02316158)
- Testing
- Web-based support
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vardalinstitutet The Swedish Institute for Health Sciences