Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Associated With Blast Exposure
The incidence of central auditory dysfunction in war fighters who are exposed to high-explosive blasts while serving in combat have not been clearly determined.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00554801
- Testing
- Audiological testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Transgenderism, Gender Dysphoria
Effectiveness of Speech Therapy in Trans Women.
One of the greatest hurdles in the transition of transgender persons is that voice, speech and communication are not congruent with the desired gender.
- Conditions
- Transgenderism, Gender Dysphoria, Speech Therapy, Voice Disorder Due to Transsexualism
- Trial name
- NCT04708600
- Testing
- Pitch Elevation Therapy, Articulation Resonance Therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Non Fluent Aphasia in Subacute Stroke
Dual Hemisphere rTMS for Rehabilitation of Post Stroke Aphasia
To investigate the therapeutic effect of dual hemisphere repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on post-stroke non fluent aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT01850836
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Family Caregivers
Improving Cancer Family Caregivers' Knowledge and Communication About Care Options
The purpose of this two-year mixed methods study is to develop and test an intervention to improve cancer family caregivers' knowledge of care options (curative, palliative, and hospice care) and goals of care communication as…
- Trial name
- NCT02616107
- Testing
- Managing Cancer Care: A Caregiver's Guide, Symptom Management Toolkit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Dementia, Alzheimer s Disease
Dementia in Fiction and Clinical Narratives
This study aims to compare the natural narrative language of patients with Alzheimer's disease and the fictional depictions of dementia in contemporary novels from both neurological and literary perspectives.
- Trial name
- NCT07482800
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fu Jen Catholic University
Myopia, Small-incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery
Potential Risk Factors and Predictive Model Construction of OBL During SMILE
To explore the prediction of OBL by deep learning model in SMILE surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06577012
- Testing
- Small incision lenticule extraction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University
Pregnancy Related, Adolescent Obesity
#BabyLetsMove Physical Activity Feasibility Trial
Black adolescents who are pregnant represent a high-risk and understudied perinatal population in health research. Adolescent pregnancy (<20 years) is disproportionately prevalent among Blacks compared with Whites and is a…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Adolescent Obesity, Behavior, Health, Behavior, Sedentary
- Trial name
- NCT04628065
- Testing
- #BabyLetsMove
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Cerebrovascular Accident, Aphasia
Dopaminergic Enhancement of Learning and Memory in Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether levodopa, in combination with a high frequency language training, is effective in boosting naming performance in patients with aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT00102869
- Testing
- levodopa
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Locked- in Syndrome
A Method for Communication With Arabic Patients Suffering From Classic Locked- in Syndrome
Aim of the work The aim of this study is to test an Arabic alphabet communication system designed to train physicians to communicate with Arabic-speaking patients with LIS.
- Trial name
- NCT05444075
- Testing
- a method for communication
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Inner Speech in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The complex and unclear relationship between language and executive function (EF) creates barriers to developing effective interventions for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) whose language difficulties often…
- Trial name
- NCT06880731
- Testing
- Modeling with Verbal Mediation, Modeling Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Brain Mapping, Language Disorder
Brain Areas Involved in Sound and Spoken Word Memory
Background: Studies have shown that animals such as monkeys and dogs have excellent sight and touch memory but perform poorly on sound memory tasks.
- Conditions
- Brain Mapping, Language Disorder, Adult, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT01375595
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) and Spoken Language
Transient Ischaemic Attack (also known as TIA or 'mini-stroke') affects about 46,000 people in the UK each year. It is assumed that people recover fully within 24 hours.
- Trial name
- NCT07206433
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Developing a Communication Intervention for People With Memory Challenges and Their Care Partners
The proposed research is consistent with broader public health goals focused on improving communication regarding end-of-life care and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' (CMS) call for increased patient engagement in…
- Trial name
- NCT05143255
- Testing
- KNOW
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT05325333
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Expanding retrieval practice schedule, Retrieval-based word learning: Standard retrieval practice schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue 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
Premature Birth, Mothers of Newborn Infants
Maternal Self-efficacy and Motor Development in Premature Infants: Clinical Trial Protocol
Mothers of premature newborns face special home care situations due to the conditions of their children after hospital discharge; This requires promoting the positive perception of maternal self-efficacy and thus achieving the…
- Trial name
- NCT06420635
- Testing
- Interdisciplinary intervention program on maternal self-efficacy and the motor development of premature children, Traditional kangaroo program
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de la Sabana
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
Obesity, Blood Pressure
Upstate New York Infant Development Screening Program
The goal of the Upstate KIDS Study is to track the growth, development and long-term health of children given the increasing use of infertility treatment, occurrence of maternal obesity and pregnancy complications, and rising…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Blood Pressure, Motor Delay, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- Upstate KIDS (NCT03106493)
- Testing
- None (observational)
- Volunteers
- 6,171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired
tACS to Enhance Language Abilities
The goal of this study is to see if transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) can be used to enhance language abilities in people with post-stroke aphasia.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Acquired, Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT06092814
- Testing
- Active transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood
The Development of Stuttering in Young Children
The goal of this longitudinal research is to learn why some children "grow out" of stuttering, while others persist. Children who do and do not stutter aged 3-6 years are eligible to participate in our study.
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT06578416
- Testing
- Standardized assessments of speech and language abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University