Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Voice Disorders, Muscle Tension Dysphonia
A Study to Evaluate Effects of Gargle Phonation in Voice
The purpose of this study is to assess subjects with muscle tension dysphonia for perceived effort and acoustic effects of gargle phonation compared to baseline and a sham water swallow.
- Conditions
- Voice Disorders, Muscle Tension Dysphonia, Speech Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT04766658
- Testing
- Gargle Phonation, Water swallow
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque
Oral Health Literacy Tailored Communication
The purpose of this study to investigate attitude, oral health literacy and psychological factors in order to evaluate if these factors are important for oral health in adults.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque, Dental Calculus, Sialorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT01118143
- Testing
- Tailored oral health literacy instruction
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Safety Issues, Communication
Personal Protective Equipment Affect Team Performance During Medical Emergencies
Safety of healthcare professionals working in high-risk environments is of upmost importance. Personal protective equipment (PPE) may affect the performance of individuals and teams by altering their senses, manual skills and…
- Conditions
- Safety Issues, Communication, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Trial name
- PPE-TEAM (NCT04742426)
- Testing
- WHO recommended PPE, Super-safe setup
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roman Sýkora
HIV/AIDS, STD
A Computer-Based Parent/Adolescent HIV Communication Intervention for Latinos
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a brief culturally appropriate and theory-based parental communication intervention designed to improve parent-adolescent sexual communication and reduce adolescent sexual…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, STD, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01084421
- Testing
- Computer-based parent-adolescent HIV communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Telehealth
Teleaudiology: Investigating the Online Applicability of Central Auditory Processing Tests
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of applying central auditory processing tests online through teleaudiology.
- Trial name
- NCT07053280
- Testing
- Teleaudiological tests
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory and Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Study the neural substrates of autism spectrum disorders using neuroimaging methods such as MEG/EEG/MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT00956579
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Metastatic Cancer, Locally Advanced Cancer
An Intervention to Help Patients and Caregivers Manage Stress and Improve Communication Skills When Talking About Cancer
This study will test an intervention to improve patients' and their caregivers' ability to manage difficult emotions and communicate about the patient's illness.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Locally Advanced Cancer, Thoracic Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03794635
- Testing
- Weekly 45 minute Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Developmental Delay
Mirror Neuron Network Dysfunction as an Early Biomarker of Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Background: People show changes in brain activity when they watch other people do actions. This may be part of early social and communication skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03307317
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Randomized Control Trial of Family-Based HIV Prevention for Latinos
The proposed project will test an HIV prevention intervention for Latino parent-adolescents dyads. This randomized controlled trial will: 1.
- Trial name
- LatinoSTYLE (NCT01635335)
- Testing
- Latino STYLE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Risk Communication Tool Evaluation
Prevention for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)has been vast but with limited success. While Singaporeans have high knowledge about T2D, its symptoms, and risk factors, healthy practices are still sub-optimal.
- Trial name
- NCT05427890
- Testing
- T2D Risk Communication Tool: Relative Risk, T2D Risk Communication Tool: Metabolic Age, T2D Risk Communication Tool: Traffic Light
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
AVM - Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Language
Mechanism of Aphasia and Recovery of Language After the Injury of Geschwind's Territory: a Study Based on the Brain Network Analysis
At present, functional imaging studies have suggested that the Geschwind's territory (the inferior parietal lobe) is an important language area. It is the hub for semantics and phonetic language processing.
- Trial name
- NCT04295980
- Testing
- Surgical removal of the BAVMs
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Aphasia
Effect of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) on Lexical Retrieval in Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) on the ability to produce sentences and connected speech in persons with aphasia.
- Trial name
- VNeST (NCT01300624)
- Testing
- Verb Network Strengthening Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Military Family, Mental Health Disorder
Blue Star Cares: Innovative Approaches to Helping Military-Connected Caregivers
The purpose of this project is to evaluate an interactive training program for military-connected caregivers (MCCs) of wounded warriors.
- Conditions
- Military Family, Mental Health Disorder, Social Skills, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- BSC (NCT03336190)
- Testing
- avatar-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Developmental Dyslexia
Morphofunctional Imaging and Developmental Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is a frequent learning disability. The aim of this study is to analyze cortical thickness and phonological treatment in right handed adults with developmental dyslexia.
- Trial name
- PHR04-CH/DYS (NCT00254644)
- Testing
- Morphological and functional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time
Fullscale_Intervention Study: Genetic Risk Communication in Coronary Heart Disease and Wearables
Background: This study aims to determine the effects of communicating genetic risk for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) alone or in combination with goal setting and prompts from a wearable device on objectively measured sedentary…
- Conditions
- Fitness Trackers, Sedentary Time, Genetic Predisposition to Disease, Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05789966
- Testing
- Genetic Risk Estimate+Health Coaching, Genetic Risk Estimate + Fitbit Functions+Health Coaching
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Communication, Anxiety
Assessing the Impact of Therapeutic Communication on Patients' Anxiety During Elective Cesarean Sections
Background: Anxiety is highly prevalent before elective caesarean sections and can have a negative impact on anesthetic outcomes, postoperative pain and maternal mental health.
- Trial name
- CESARCOM (NCT07137377)
- Testing
- On line teaching CESARCOM teaching programe (immersive podcasts, digital flashcards)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
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
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
Learning Disorders, Executive Dysfunction
Application of a Training Program for Executive Functions in a Sample of Egyptian Children With Learning Disorder
In recent years, significant progress has been made on ways to improve Executive Functions (EF) skills for school readiness involving direct EF training and classroom educational programs.
- Trial name
- NCT05476133
- Testing
- Executive functions training-elementary and Promoting executive function in in the classroom
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Developmental Language Disorder
Semantic Learning Deficits in School Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
School age children with developmental language disorder (DLD) have known semantic learning deficits but what is less well understood is why semantic learning is difficult for these children.
- Trial name
- NCT04508699
- Testing
- semantic learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University