Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Randomized Controlled Trial for Speech Disorders in Children
Treatment Efficacy for Developmental Motor Speech Disorders
The purpose of this study is to carry out a high-level treatment efficacy study on children with speech sound disorders with motor speech involvement (SSD-MSI) using a well-controlled Randomized Controlled Trial design.
- Trial name
- NCT02105402
- Testing
- PROMPT
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Prompt Institute
Migraine, Laughter
The Effect of Laughter Therapy in Women
Migraine: An episodic disorder consisting of severe headache, usually with photophobia (sensitivity to light), phonophobia (sensitivity to sound), and/or nausea (occasionally vomiting). Migraine is predominantly a female disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05804812
- Testing
- laughter therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinop University
Colorectal Cancer, Behavior Change
Using Behavioural and Cultural Insights to Increase Colorectal Cancer Home-testing in Croatia
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of death in Croatia. An average of 3600 cases are diagnosed and an average of 2100 people die from the disease every year.
- Trial name
- NCT06341322
- Testing
- Standard letter, Behaviorally informed letter, Home testing colorectal cancer kit
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 13,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Veerle Snijders
Aphasia
Effect of Communication Partner Training Program for the Management of Persons With Aphasia
Communication Partner Training (CPT) is an evidence-based intervention that teaches communication partners (e.g., family members, friends, healthcare workers) how to best support conversation and interaction for a person with…
- Trial name
- NCT05225922
- Testing
- Communication Partner Training, Usual Speech and language Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Anxiety, Literacy
Effect of an Educational Nail Biopsy Video on Pre-operative Anxiety, Health Literacy, and Patient Satisfaction
The investigators are interested in studying the effect of an animated video depicting a nail biopsy procedure on the anxiety, health literacy, and satisfaction of participants recommended to undergo a nail biopsy procedure.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Literacy, Satisfaction, Patient
- Trial name
- NCT06274775
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Deafness
Development of a Deaf Child With a Cochlear Implant.
Cochlear implantation enables profoundly deaf children to acquire speech and develop their understanding of spoken language. However, there are significant interindividual differences in the results obtained with the implant.
- Trial name
- DECCODES (NCT02539901)
- Testing
- Evaluation of the detection of non-linguistic sounds, Free hearing test categorization, Early Social Communication Scale (ECSP)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Post Partum Depression
The Impact of a Daily Smartphone-based Communication Among Postpartum Women on Breastfeeding Rates
We will aim to study the impact of introducing a smartphone-based daily feedback and communication platform between postpartum women delivering at our institute and a multidisciplinary breastfeeding-support team (obstetricians…
- Trial name
- NCT04135612
- Testing
- Smartphone based communication
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wolfson Medical Center
Children with Chronic Condition
Parents InformaTion in Child REHABilitation
In France, approximaly 3 million children have a chronic disease and require regular care such as paediatric rehabilitation. These cares are provided over long periods of time, most often throughout childhood and often into…
- Trial name
- PITChREHAB (NCT05547958)
- Testing
- Focus group and online survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ildys
COVID-19, Influenza
Equity Evaluation of Fact Boxes on Informed COVID-19 and Influenza Vaccination Decisions - Study Protocol
The study aims to evaluate whether evidence-based fact boxes on COVID-19 and influenza vaccination contribute to the decision making of laypeople from different social backgrounds in different educational settings (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT06076421
- Testing
- Fact box
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harding Center for Risk Literacy
Aphasia, Autism
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Cognitive Processing
This research is being done to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve certain mental abilities.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Autism, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT01602263
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Language and Emotional Function in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
This study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to examine how the brain processes tasks involving language and emotion in normal volunteers and in patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00081432
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Breast Neoplasm Female, Mammography Screening
Investigating Public Enthusiasm for Mammography Screening in Denmark
Based on an American study by Scherer et al., it is hypothesized that some women will make irrational choices regarding their participation in mammography screening.
- Conditions
- Breast Neoplasm Female, Mammography Screening, Decision Making, Information Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04509063
- Testing
- Information about hypothetical mammography screening without benefits
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 768 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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
Stroke, Aphasia
Links Between Motor Abilities and Language Ability Deficits in Patients With Post-stroke Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects oral and written expression and/or comprehension. It's one of the most disabling consequence of stroke.
- Trial name
- MOTOLANG-AVC (NCT05776368)
- Testing
- Syntactic comprehension battery (BCS), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), Purdue Pegboard Test
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Developmental Dyslexia
Prediction and Intervention in Developmental Dyslexia
The long-term goal of this study is to improve prediction of poor reading outcome at preschool age by using a combination of behavioural and neuroimaging measures and to evaluate a specific computerized training program to…
- Trial name
- LEXI (NCT02217696)
- Testing
- Computerized reading training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C (HCV)
Persuasive Health Communication Intervention for HIV/HCV
A major impediment to emergency department (ED)-based HIV/HCV screening success is that often ED patients at risk for, or later diagnosed with, HIV and HCV decline testing.
- Trial name
- NCT05968573
- Testing
- Video Format with Captions, Video Format without Captions, Health Educator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Development Delay, Social Skills
Home-Based Social Skills Intervention for Young Children With Developmental Delays
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how parent training can be used to teach a social skills intervention for their young child with developmental delays.
- Conditions
- Development Delay, Social Skills, Parents
- Trial name
- NCT06184243
- Testing
- Parent Training, Video Modeling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Reading Disorder
Gene x Environment Interplay in Developmental Dyslexia Treatment: A Round-trip Translation Between Humans and Animal
Developmental dyslexia affects 7% of school-age children (Male:Female ratio of 1.5:1) and incurs disadvantages in education and occupation.
- Trial name
- Gedys (NCT06186882)
- Testing
- Action Video-Game
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Speech Sound Disorder, Phonology Disorder
Age-related Correlates of Treatment for Late-acquired Sounds
Late-acquired sounds, such as /r/ are difficult to learn and many children experience persistent errors on these sounds. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether treating these sounds earlier in the child's life…
- Conditions
- Speech Sound Disorder, Phonology Disorder, Phonology Impairment, Phonological Disorder
- Trial name
- ARC (NCT03663972)
- Testing
- articulation therapy, phonologic treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Effectiveness of Health Communication on Depression Elderly in Ho Chi Minh City
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a community-based health education and communication program helps prevent and reduce depression in older adults living in Ho Chi Minh City.
- Trial name
- Depression (NCT07877571)
- Testing
- Health Communication
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City