Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Developmental Language Disorders, Developmental Articulation Disorder
Smart Computing Models, Sensors, and Early Diagnostic Speech and Language Deficiencies Indicators in Child Communication
This clinical trial aims to justify a protocol for designing and developing an automated decision-making system to support and enhance screening and early detection procedures for developmental speech/language difficulties in…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorders, Developmental Articulation Disorder, Speech Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Diagnosis)
- Trial name
- SmartSpeech (NCT06633874)
- Testing
- TD Playing the Serious Game APSOU, Non-TD Playing Serious Game
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ioannina
Cervical Cancers, Breast Cancer
Effectiveness and Impact of the Lived Experience Cancer Awareness Campaign on Screening Participation
This study will be conducted as a parallel-arm, open-label, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the Lived Experience Communication Campaign (LECC) on cancer screening participation rates…
- Conditions
- Cervical Cancers, Breast Cancer, Oral Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT06874985
- Testing
- Lived experience video campaign
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,264 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Agency for Research on Cancer
COPD, Heart Failure
Personalized Experiences to Inform Improved Communication for Minorities With Life Limiting Illness
The purpose of this research is to develop patient-centered palliative care interventions to improve patient-provider communication and Quality of Life (QoL) of ethnic and racial minority patients living with life-limiting…
- Conditions
- COPD, Heart Failure, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03391115
- Testing
- Storytelling Intervention for Patient Participants, Storytelling Intervention for Nurse Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Down Syndrome, Speech and Language Disorder
Building Sentences With Preschoolers Who Use AAC
The focus of this investigation is to compare the effectiveness of the AAC Generative Language Intervention approach to an AAC Standard of Care condition on preschool sentence productions.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Speech and Language Disorder, Speech Disorders in Children, Speech Intelligibility
- Trial name
- NCT03538925
- Testing
- AAC Generative Language Intervention, Standard of Care / Business as Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Educational Condition, Persuasive Condition
Add a Legume to Your Cart
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a healthy diet promotion intervention focused on increasing legume consumption. The intervention is delivered via mobile application in a sample drawn from the healthy adult population.
- Conditions
- Educational Condition, Persuasive Condition, Tailored Condition
- Trial name
- NCT07600606
- Testing
- Educational, Persuasive, Tailored
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 682 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Human Papilloma Virus, Tdap - Tetanus, Diphtheria and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination
High and Low Resource Interventions to Promote HPV Vaccines
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is a significant public health issue affecting nearly 14 million people in the United States. HPV can lead to cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, and penile cancers as well as genital warts.The purpose of…
- Conditions
- Human Papilloma Virus, Tdap - Tetanus, Diphtheria and Acellular Pertussis Vaccination, Meningitis, Meningococcal, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT03824093
- Testing
- AFIX Only, AFIX+ Provider Communication Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Aphasia, Broca
Effects of PACE Technique in Patients With Aphasia
Aphasia, a communication disorder often resulting from him brain injury such as stroke, impacts an individual's ability to understand or produce language.
- Trial name
- NCT07521098
- Testing
- experimental, control group conventional therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
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)
Rett Syndrome
Development of the ORCA Communication Measure for Rett Syndrome
This measurement validation study will use qualitative and quantitative methodology to evaluate the Observer-Reported Communication Ability Measure (ORCA), to appropriately capture communication abilities in individuals with Rett…
- Trial name
- Rett-ORCA (NCT04920110)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rett Syndrome Research Trust
Developmental Dyslexia
Comparing the Efficacy of tDCS and tRNS to Improve Reading Skills in Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial random noise stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05832060
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Active tRNS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Hearing Loss, Screening
Adaptation of Pediatric Speech Audiometry Tests Into Other Languages
The objective of this study was to offer a comprehensive framework for the adaptation of speech audiometric tests into other languages.
- Trial name
- NCT07156825
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Hypertension
Continuing the Conversation: Using Narrative Communication to Support Hypertension Self-management in African American Veterans
In this study the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial aimed at improving hypertension self-management and lowering blood pressure (BP) in African-American Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT03970590
- Testing
- CTC Intervention, Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Opioid Dependence, Communication
The Life STORRIED Study
To compare the effectiveness of 3 strategies to inform patients of their risks associated with misuse of opioid prescriptions after treatment in the ED from renal colic or musculoskeletal back pain.
- Conditions
- Opioid Dependence, Communication, Risk Behavior, Narrative Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03134092
- Testing
- Probabilistic Risk Communication Tool (PRT), Narrative Enhanced Risk Tool (NERT)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria
The Role of Cerebellum in Speech
This study will investigate the how the cerebellum is involved in speech motor learning over time and short-term corrections in patients with cerebellar ataxia and healthy controls.
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Ataxia, Dysarthria, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03972202
- Testing
- MRI, TMS, Speech-motor behavioral testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
COVID-19, Vaccine Hesitancy
Addressing COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy With Muliti-Level Interventions in Appalachia
The purpose of this community-engaged study is to test the ability of county-level strategies to increase uptake of COVID-19 vaccination.
- Trial name
- K-VAC (NCT06505993)
- Testing
- Health Communication, Health Communication + Structural
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marc Kiviniemi
Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Speech Disorders
Articulatory Adaptation Following Oral Cancer Treatment
The goal of this longitudinal study is to learn more about the articulatory consequences of surgical oral cancer treatment. The main aims are to study the coordination and development of speech articulation of patients who will…
- Trial name
- SPOKE (NCT05876247)
- Testing
- Electromagnetic Articulography
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Pain, Procedural, Pain, Acute
Effect of Reflexology on Pain Management in Newborns
Introduction: Approximately 10-14 painful procedures per day are performed in preterm and term infants during the hospital stay in the first week.
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Pain, Acute, Analgesia
- Trial name
- NCT05235893
- Testing
- Reflexology, Sucrose %24, Kangaroo care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara 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
Sickle Cell Disease
Gene Therapy Communication: Use of a Needs Assessment to Drive Decision-AIDS for Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases (GENETX)
This prospective mixed-method interview study aims to qualitatively describe the beliefs, attitudes, and informational needs around gene therapy for rare pediatric diseases among patients and parents of children with a rare…
- Trial name
- NCT05810181
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Better Living With Non-memory-led Dementia
This is a feasibility study on the effects of an online-based training and education programme for carers of people with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and behavioural-variant frontotemporal…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05525377
- Testing
- Better living with non-memory led dementia course
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London