Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Vision Disorders, Reading Disabilities
Efficacy of Coloured Overlays and Lenses for Reading Difficulty
This is a randomised controlled trial with the aim of testing the efficacy of coloured overlays and coloured lenses for the relief of visual stress and reading difficulties in children and young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02680223
- Testing
- Precision tinted lenses, Non-beneficial tinted lenses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City, University of London
Unilateral Breast Neoplasms
Arm Swelling Occurence in Breast Cancer Patients With Nodal Radiotherapy: Impact of Informing Them of AI-predicted Risk
Radiotherapy after breast cancer surgery can lead to side effects like arm lymphedema (arm swelling). Lymphedema can cause long-term discomfort and affect quality of life.
- Trial name
- PRE-ACT-01 (NCT07187726)
- Testing
- XAINET AI tool
- Where
- 27 sites in France, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 724 people
- Sponsor
- UNICANCER
Patient Empowerment, Venous Leg Ulcer
The Impact of a Pluridisciplinary Education Program on Venous Leg Ulcer Size Reduction
Background and rationale: Venous leg ulcers (VLU) are slow healing wounds with a recurrence rate of 70% and a 60% risk of becoming chronic. The estimated VLU prevalence in the general population is 3%.
- Conditions
- Patient Empowerment, Venous Leg Ulcer, Interdisciplinary Communication
- Trial name
- vened (NCT04019340)
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Swallowing Disorders, Dysphagia
Development and Validation of the SWADOC Tool
Background: After a period of coma, patients with severe brain injury may present disorders of consciousness (DOC). A wide proportion of these patients also suffer from severe dysphagia.
- Conditions
- Swallowing Disorders, Dysphagia, Disorders of Consciousness, Assessment Tool
- Trial name
- NCT04706689
- Testing
- SWADOC tool, FOTT-SAS
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, France
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome
DIR/ Floortime™ Parent Training Intervention for the Children With Developmental Disabilities
The objective of this study is to test whether adding the parent training program using the relationship-based approach could help the children with development disabilities (DDs) would confer additional benefits over routine…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Delayed Development
- Trial name
- RCT/DD (NCT01794013)
- Testing
- Parent training, Routine care
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Kingkaew Pajareya
Developmental Delay
The CHICA Developmental Screening Study
The aims of this study are to (1) Expand and modify an existing computer-based decision support system (CHICA) to include the 2006 AAP developmental surveillance and screening algorithm; (2) Evaluate the effect of the CHICA…
- Trial name
- NCT01351077
- Testing
- CHICA DevScreen Module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Lung Cancer, Stage IIIb or IV
Evaluating an Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) in Lung Cancer
This study will examine the potential for an Interactive Cancer Communication System (ICCS) to impact not only psychosocial outcomes such as quality of life but also length of survival in an advanced stage lung cancer population.
- Trial name
- NCT01012401
- Testing
- CHESS website for lung cancer patient + internet access if needed
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 284 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Developmental Delay, Preterm Children
Home-based Visual-motor Training Program on Kindergarteners
The study aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of the traditional and computerized home-based visual-motor training programs on at-risk kindergarteners.
- Trial name
- NCT05605977
- Testing
- Traditional visual-motor training program, Computerized visual-motor training program
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Cleft Palate Children, Speech Sound Disorder
Speech Intervention Via Telepractice for Children With Repaired Cleft Palate
The goal of this interventional study is to see if online speech therapy works just as well as face-to-face speech therapy in children with cleft palate.
- Trial name
- NCT07434375
- Testing
- Speech therapy via teleprace, Face-to-face speech therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Developmental Disability, Developmental Dyslexia
Postural Control, Grip Strength and Body Posture in Children With Intellectual Disability and Dyslexia
This study investigates physical changes in children with Dyslexia and Intellectual Disability. Participants divided into three groups and Body Posture, Postural Control and Hand Grip Strengths was evaluated.
- Conditions
- Developmental Disability, Developmental Dyslexia, Intellectual Disability
- Trial name
- NCT04250701
- Testing
- Body Posture Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Emir
Aphasia
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Post-stroke Aphasia
This study aims to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) paired with speech-language therapy is more beneficial than speech-language therapy alone in acute and chronic post-stroke aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT02622945
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Autism, Social Communication
Parent-implemented Social Communication Treatment in Autism
An accumulation of research evidence has pointed to parent-implemented communication intervention as effective in reducing the severity of social communication deficits in autistic preschoolers.
- Conditions
- Autism, Social Communication, Speech Therapy, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT05635760
- Testing
- Group-based Parent-implemented Social Communication Training, Self-learning-based Parent-implemented Social Communication Training
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Preterm Birth, Low Birthweight Neonate
Xylitol and the Prevention of Periodontal Disease and Preterm Birth Trial
The ground-breaking Prevention of Prematurity and Xylitol (PPaX) cluster randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in Lilongwe, Malawi and enrolled approximately 10,069 pregnant individuals seeking to evaluate the impact…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Low Birthweight Neonate, Periodontitis, Gingivitis
- Trial name
- XaPPP (NCT07424846)
- Testing
- Xylitol Chewing gum, Sorbitol chewing gum
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Dysarthria
Application of Ideal Binary Masking to Disordered Speech
Dysarthria and hearing loss are communication disorders that can substantially reduce intelligibility of speech and the addition of background noise adds a further challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT05244603
- Testing
- Ideal binary mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 435 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory and Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Study the neural substrates of autism spectrum disorders using neuroimaging methods such as MEG/EEG/MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT00956579
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Language Delay, Developmental Language Disorders
Effectiveness of Early Parent-Based Language Intervention
The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of a highly-structured parent-based language intervention group program for two-year-old children with language delay.
- Trial name
- NCT00625261
- Testing
- Heidelberg Parent-based Language Intervention HPLI
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Vaccine Refusal, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases
Improving Vaccine Counseling Skills Among Residents Using Educational Modules and Standardized Patient Encounters
Unfortunately, only 40% of US pediatric residency programs reported in a survey that vaccine safety and counseling training is provided to residents.
- Conditions
- Vaccine Refusal, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, Physician-Patient Relations
- Trial name
- NCT06074237
- Testing
- Immersive resident education, Standardized patient (SP) encounter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Colorectal Cancer
Quality Improvement of Patient-Provider Communication For Colorectal Cancer Screening
The immediate objective of this proposal is to assess the effectiveness of a multi-faceted intervention to improve patient-provider communication about colorectal cancer screening in improving patient adherence with colorectal…
- Trial name
- NCT00324753
- Testing
- Communication, Standard of care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 454 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lung Cancer, Blood Relatives of Patient w/Lung Cancer
Effect of Lung Cancer Diagnoses on Family Behaviors
Background: A health event can be a powerful motivator for abrupt behavior changes. For instance, many people who smoke stop after having a heart attack or being diagnosed with cancer.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Blood Relatives of Patient w/Lung Cancer, Cigarette Smokers
- Trial name
- NCT01862770
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 507 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Amputation, Peripheral Artery Disease
The PERCEIVE Study
The PERCEIVE (PrEdiction of Risk and Communication of outcomE followIng major lower limb amputation - a collaboratiVE study) study aims to explore how decisions about major lower limb amputations are made by patients and…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Peripheral Artery Disease, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- PERCEIVE (NCT04903756)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
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