Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Aphasia, Stroke
Neural Synchronization During Gesture Production and Comprehension in Individuals With Aphasia and Healthy Controls: A Study Using EEG Hyperscanning
This study explores the neural mechanisms of gesture comprehension and production in people with aphasia (PWA) and healthy controls, focusing on brain synchronization during gesture observation and reproduction.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Gestures
- Trial name
- RIAB_GESTO (NCT07518563)
- Testing
- Person with Aphasia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Stuttering, Adult
Investigating the SMA's Role in Speech and Reading Fluency in PWS With rTMS
The goal of this clinical trial is to study how a part of the brain called the supplementary motor area (SMA) is connected to speech and reading fluency in adults who stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT06809387
- Testing
- Brain stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Aphasia, Language
tDCS as an Adjuvant to Intensive Speech Therapy for Chronic Post Stroke Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in conjunction with intensive speech therapy will improve sentence production and word retrieval in individuals with chronic post stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT02801864
- Testing
- Real tDCS, Intensive Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Austin Speech Labs
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
Parkinson Disease
Intelligibility Assessment for Parkinson's Disease
The investigators aim at testing the efficacy of an app to measure sentence intelligibility in noise in speakers with Parkinson's disease and in healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04829006
- Testing
- Understand Me For Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Long Island University
Simulation Training
Effectiveness of Two Simulation-Based Functional Nasopharyngoscopic Velopharyngeal Assessment Trainings
The aim of this clinical trial was to compare the effectiveness of functional nasopharyngoscopic velopharyngeal assessment training given to undergraduate speech and language therapy students on a 3D printed endoscopy training…
- Trial name
- NCT05732376
- Testing
- Nasopharyngoscopic Velopharyngeal Training with 3D Printed Endoscopy Training Model, Nasopharyngoscopic Velopharyngeal Training with Ready-Made Endoscopy Training Model
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Pediatric Obesity
Quincy Family, Youth & Technology For Lifestyle Change (FYT-4-LIFE) Study
To date, approaches that show the most promise for preventing and/or reversing the course of childhood obesity involve the delivery of intensive lifestyle interventions within a family-based context, emphasizing the necessity of…
- Trial name
- QFYT (NCT02324361)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Evidence-based information on healthy family routines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Weight Prejudice
Effects of Sugary Drinks Counter-marketing Messages
This study aims to examine consumer responses to traditional and counter-marketing messages discouraging sugary drink consumption, including effects on intentions to consume sugary drinks and perceived weight stigma.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Prejudice, Weight Gain, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT05953194
- Testing
- Exposure to counter-marketing messages, Exposure to traditional health messages, Exposure to control (neutral) messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Dyslexia, Aging Problems
Neuroplasticity of Multisensory Cortical Areas Induced by Musical Training: a Translational Approach (MusicPlast)
Exploiting recent methodological advancements, several neuroimaging studies suggested that multisensory integration emerges from a dynamic interplay of distributed regions operating in large-scale networks.
- Trial name
- MusicPlast (NCT03786185)
- Testing
- MusicPlast, MusicPlast Control
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
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
Language Impairment, Hearing Loss
Characterization of Auditory Processing Involved in the Encoding of Speech Sounds
The ability to encode the speech signal is determined by ascending and descending auditory processing. Difficulties in processing these speech signals are well described at the behavioral level in a specific language disorder.
- Trial name
- PRODIPRICIDE (NCT02574299)
- Testing
- E-learning, Hearing aids fitting
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
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
Developmental Language Disorder
Early Achievements - Shaping Early Language and Literacy Skills
Language skills are important for long-term reading comprehension success. Yet there are limited instructional approaches available for prekindergarten (pre-K) teachers to use in their inclusive classrooms to boost…
- Trial name
- EA-SHELLS (NCT07103044)
- Testing
- Early Achievements - Shaping Early Language and Literacy Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Infant Development, Sensory Disorder
The Prechtl's General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2
In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), infants encounter many sensory stimuli (excessive noise, bright lights, painful medical applications, etc.) that are not present in the uterus.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Sensory Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- highrisk (NCT05217199)
- Testing
- Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Ascertaining Diagnosis Classification With Elicited Speech
Cross-sectional observational study of the relationship between speech patterns and psychiatric symptoms and disorders.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Depressive Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT05601063)
- Testing
- Winterlight Speech Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Healthy
Effect of Electrical Stimulation (DC Polarization) to the Brain on Memory
This study will test the effect of direct current (DC) brain polarization (the application of a very weak electrical current to the brain) on learning and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00471107
- Testing
- DC brain polarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Developmental Delay, Child Development
Validity and Reliability of Indonesian Translated Ages and Stages Questionnaires - Third Edition (ASQ-3) as a Screening Tool for Developmental Delay in 1-12 Months Old Children
This study aimed to provide the validity and reliability of the Indonesian ASQ-3 questionnaires as a screening tool for developmentally delayed children aged less than one year old. This study was divided into 2 phases.
- Conditions
- Developmental Delay, Child Development, Child Development Disorder, Global Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT05398900
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 245 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Breast Cancer, Quality of Life
Together After Cancer
To evaluate the impact of an adapted online, self-help relationship intervention (supplemented with brief coach calls) for survivors of breast cancer and their partners.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Quality of Life, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT05645471
- Testing
- Together After Cancer
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Reading Disorder
A Multisensory Music Intervention for Children With Reading Disorders (RitMoZ)
With this study, we wish to test how effective/ beneficial music activities can be for children with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT05137353
- Testing
- Music Training (RitMoZ Training), Spelling Training
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Centre for Natural Sciences
Parkinson's Disease, Dysarthria
Dysarthria in Parkinson's Disease: Lusophony vs. Francophony Comparison
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects between 1% and 2% of the world's population aged 60 and older; in Europe the prevalence is around 150 PD patients per 100,000 individuals.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Dysarthria, Speech, Cross-language
- Trial name
- FraLusoPark (NCT02753192)
- Testing
- Patients
- Where
- 3 sites in France, Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France