Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
Investigating the Effects of Rhythm and Entrainment on Fluency in People With Aphasia
Speaking in unison with another person is included as a part of many treatment approaches for aphasia. It is not well understood why and how this technique works.
- Trial name
- NCT05248295
- Testing
- Unison speech (vs. solo), Metrical timing (vs. conversational)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Aphasia, Language Disorders
Word-Retrieval Treatment for Aphasia: Semantic Feature Analysis
The purpose of this investigation is to further develop and test a treatment for word-finding problems in aphasia. The treatment is designed to strengthen meaning associations within categories of words (e.g., animals, tools…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Language Disorders, Speech Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00125242
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA)Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Aging, Aphasia
Exercise Effects on Word Learning
The aging Veteran population will substantially increase over the next 10 years, as the 24.9% of Veterans who are currently between 55-64 years of age join the 38.5% who are already over age 65.
- Trial name
- NCT03370471
- Testing
- Retrieval Practice + Moderate Intensity Exercise, Retrieval Practice + Gentle Stretching, Study Only + Moderate Intensity Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Preventive Health Services, Health Communication
Patients Engaged in Prevention: Enhancing Outreach to Increase Patient Engagement in Diabetes Prevention
This study examines whether a health message that includes a self-affirmation intervention (where people reflect on values that are important to them) increases acceptance of the message and encourages people to take steps to…
- Trial name
- PEP (NCT03550066)
- Testing
- Values affirmation, No affirmation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Developmental Language Disorder and Language Impairment, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading II
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 and Language Impairment, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT07048392
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Breast Cancer
Clinician Communication About Sexual Health
The objective of this study is to adapt a previously tested brief intervention aimed at enhancing clinicians communication about sexual health (iSHARE) to a mobile web-based platform showcasing a two-part podcast and to assess…
- Trial name
- NCT04262219
- Testing
- iShare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Stuttering, Adult
Bihemispheric Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation* on Speech Fluency
It will be determined whether bihemispheric stimulation (anodal to the left IFG and cathodal to the right IFG) is used with fluency-facilitating conditions for 5 consecutive days in individuals with stuttering and whether there…
- Trial name
- TDCS (NCT06278233)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI
tDCS Intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is slowly progressive decline in a single domain of cognition (e.g.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI, FTD
- Trial name
- NCT02606422
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cardiovascular Diseases
Visualization of Asymptomatic Atherosclerotic Disease for Optimum Cardiovascular Prevention
The purpose of VIPVIZA is to assess the impact of pictorial information about asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease to both physician and patient, for improving physicians' adherence to prevention guidelines and patient perception…
- Trial name
- VIPVIZA (NCT01849575)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Dementia, Staff Attitude
Speeko for Elderspeak: A Self-Monitoring App to Improve Nursing Home Communication
This study will test feasibility and preliminary effects of an automated and performance-based feedback app (Speeko for Elderspeak) that detects and reports the use of diminutives (terms of endearment such as honey, dearie, and…
- Trial name
- NCT04064164
- Testing
- Speeko for Elderspeak
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Substance-Related Disorders, Underage Drinking
Testing a Brief Substance Misuse Preventative Intervention for Parents/Guardians of 5th-7th Grade Students
The current study aims to test the efficacy of a family communication-based, novel, adaptable, and resource-efficient substance misuse preventive intervention for parents/guardians of pre/early adolescents (grades 5-7).
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Underage Drinking, Drug Use
- Trial name
- NCT03925220
- Testing
- The SUPPER Project, Improving nutrition and physical activity among youth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Lymphoma
Improving Communication in Older Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Over 60% of cancers occur in older persons, and the number of older persons with cancer is expected to grow as the population ages.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT02107443)
- Testing
- Geriatric Assessment Summary, Geriatric Assessment Targeted Recommendations, Geriatric Assessment (GA)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
Childhood Obesity, Parenting
A Mobile Phone Based Pilot Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Latino Preschool Children
To pilot a stand-alone mobile phone intervention with Latino caregivers of 2- to 5-year olds, using a prospective control group design, to assess feasibility and preliminary effect sizes on children's BMI changes (primary…
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Parenting, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT04261985
- Testing
- healthy weight behaviors supported by web-based mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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
Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety Generalized
Digital Data in Mental Health Therapy
The Use of Patient Electronic Communication in Psychiatric Evaluation and Treatment intends to better understand how digital data, social media, and electronic communication can be used in mental health therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT04011540
- Testing
- Digital data
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Ovarian Cancer
Connecting Families to Overcome Ovarian Cancer
This study tests a multi-component, low cost, message-based communication outreach intervention to engage ovarian cancer survivors and their at-risk relatives in considering cancer genetic services.
- Trial name
- NCT04927013
- Testing
- Message-based Outreach Intervention for Survivors, Standard Outreach for Survivors, Message-based Outreach Intervention for Close Relatives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Smoking, Tobacco Dependence
Using a Teachable Moment Communication Process to Improve Outcomes of Quitline Referrals
This study will compare the effectiveness of two approaches for delivering smoking cessation advice in the primary care setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02764385
- Testing
- Teachable Moment Communication Process, AAC
- Volunteers
- 15,786 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Developmental Language Disorder
Maximizing Outcomes for Preschoolers With Developmental Language Disorders
The objective of the proposed study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Enhanced Milieu Teaching-Sentence Focus (EMT-SF) intervention, implemented by caregivers and interventionists, relative to a control condition enrolling 108…
- Trial name
- NCT03782493
- Testing
- the Enhanced Milieu Teaching-Sentence Focus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University