Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Parkinson Disease
PERsonalized SPEeCh Therapy for actIVE Conversation
Background: Up to 70% of the patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) experience speech problems, which cause a diminished intelligibility.
- Trial name
- PERSPECTIVE (NCT03963388)
- Testing
- Speech therapy
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms
End-of-Life Care for African Americans
Racial differences in health care are documented across the health care continuum and persist in aging and end-of-life (EOL) care.
- Conditions
- Colonic Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT02320123
- Testing
- Educational DVD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Locked in Syndrome, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Evaluation of the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Chronic Brain-computer Interface for Speech Rehabilitation in Patients With Locked-in-syndrome (LIS)
Eighteen million people worldwide are affected by speech disorders. Locked-in syndrome (LIS) represents the most extreme form of communication disability resulting from motor impairment.
- Trial name
- SpeechBCI (NCT07698496)
- Testing
- Chronic speech BCI
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Learning Disabilities
Affective Learning in Disabled Health Training
This study was conducted to determine the effect of the learning method based on transformative learning theory to improve sensitivity towards the disabled on the empathic tendency, attitude and alexithymia levels of nursing…
- Trial name
- NCT04365894
- Testing
- Transformative learning theory
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
EEG
Behavioural and Physiological Measures of Young Students With Dyslexia
The proposed is reading intervention study to track neural changes in the brain. Students with dyslexia will participate in a reading study.
- Trial name
- NCT05376696
- Testing
- Set For Variability, Current Best Practices
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Autism
Secretin for the Treatment of Autism
Many drugs used to treat autism target specific symptoms, such as hyperactivity and aggressiveness. Few drugs target the core autistic symptoms of impaired social interaction and communication.
- Trial name
- NCT00065962
- Testing
- secretin, synthetic porcine, secretin, biologically derived porcine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Stroke, Broca's Aphasia
Assessment of Cortical Stimulation Combined With Rehabilitation to Enhance Recovery in Broca's Aphasia.
The primary objective of this feasibility study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of targeted sub-threshold epidural cortical stimulation delivered concurrent with speech-language rehabilitation activities to enhance…
- Trial name
- NCT00170703
- Testing
- Cortical Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Northstar Neuroscience
Functional Neurological Disorder, Functional Movement Disorder
The Effect of Psychoeducational Diagnosis Communication on Perception of Illness, Satisfaction, and Behavioral Intentions Among Patients With Functional Neurological Movement Disorders
Functional neurological movement disorders are common conditions that can lead to significant limitations in daily life. They result from a functional disorder in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT07588282
- Testing
- Psychoeducational communication guide for first-diagnosis of FND
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Substance Abuse, Executive Dysfunction
Working Memory Training in Adults With Substance Abuse and Executive Function Deficits.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a computerized working memory training program on substance abuse, psychosocial functioning, cognitive performance and psychiatric problems in adults with substance abuse…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Executive Dysfunction, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02068261
- Testing
- Computerized Cogmed working memory training, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Örebro Läns Landsting
Anomia, Stroke
Finding the Right Words in Neurogenic Communication Disorders
Every year thousands of persons suffer from brain damage resulting in anomia, that is, word finding difficulties affecting their ability to talk to other people.
- Conditions
- Anomia, Stroke, Aphasia, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03568760
- Testing
- Semantic feature analysis, Comprehension training
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Dyslexia, Developmental
Developmental Dyslexia and Remediation Methods
At least, three theoretical frameworks are currently involved in therapeutic research in developmental dyslexia. Each theoretical framework relies on the type of underlying cognitive processes that is viewed as impaired: 1°)…
- Trial name
- DDMR (NCT04028310)
- Testing
- Phonological, Visual-attention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Lenval
Retrocochlear Pathology, Auditory Processing Disorder, Central
Cochlear Implantation in Single Sided Deafness and Asymmetrical Hearing Loss: a Cost/Utility Study.
The investigators assume that cochlear implants in this indication are not only effective but also cost-effective. The investigators' experimental protocol relies on real life therapeutic strategy, where a cochlear implant may be…
- Conditions
- Retrocochlear Pathology, Auditory Processing Disorder, Central, Major Cochlear Ossification or Malformation
- Trial name
- CISSD (NCT02204618)
- Testing
- cochlear implantation, 6 months initial abstention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Disaster, Crisis Response Plan
DV 100 as a Framework for the Hospital Incident Command System
There is limited scientific research on the organizational structure of the Hospital Incident Command System. The Hospital Alarm and Emergency Planning manual by the German Federal Office of Civil Protection and Disaster…
- Conditions
- Disaster, Crisis Response Plan, Emergency, Communication
- Trial name
- OrAKEL (NCT06913010)
- Testing
- No interventions.
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Hypertension
An Intervention to Improve Communication Between Physicians and Minority Patients With Hypertension
The objective of the project is a test-of-concept of an intervention to reduce the effects of the perception of discrimination on the care of patients with chronic illness.
- Trial name
- NCT01037920
- Testing
- Self-affirmation exercise, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Improving Prognostic Confidence in Neurodegenerative Diseases Causing Dementia Using Peripheral Biomarkers and Integrative Modeling
To develop a model to predict disease progression in a large cohort of patients across a variety of neurodegenerative diseases, including Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and dementia due to any neurodegenerative disease…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- CRND TorCA (NCT06529744)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Colorectal Cancer
Traditional Print Communication Methods, Simple Electronic Communication Methods, or Usual Care in Increasing How Often Older Women Undergo Colorectal Cancer Screening
RATIONALE: Finding out which communication method affects a participant's decision to undergo colorectal cancer screening may help increase the number of participants who undergo screening.
- Trial name
- NCT00459030
- Testing
- educational intervention via internet, educational intervention mailed, No additional educational intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 904 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Efficacy and Mechanism of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
This study is a prospective, multicenter, randomized, single-blind controlled trial to enroll 200 children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT05927792
- Testing
- repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation (continuous theta-burst stimulation)
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Parkinson's Disease, Dysarthria
Dysarthria in Parkinson's Disease: Lusophony vs. Francophony Comparison
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects between 1% and 2% of the world's population aged 60 and older; in Europe the prevalence is around 150 PD patients per 100,000 individuals.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Dysarthria, Speech, Cross-language
- Trial name
- FraLusoPark (NCT02753192)
- Testing
- Patients
- Where
- 3 sites in France, Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Dementia
A Virtual Reality at Home Intervention for People Living With Dementia
The goal of the current study is to design and evaluate a virtual reality (VR) at-home intervention to facilitate communication between persons living with dementia (PLwD) and their family/friend care partners, and in turn…
- Trial name
- VRx@Home (NCT06568211)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Tablet-Only
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Doctor-patient Communication Improvement
A Study of the Effect of Patient Education (Talking Health Together) in Improving Doctor-patient Communication
This study is being carried out to see if patients make the lifestyle changes or take their medication as instructed by their doctor during their visit as a result of the T.H.T. patient-education training.
- Trial name
- NCT00879736
- Testing
- THT PACE Training
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
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