Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
CB3 Pilot (Communication Bridge: A Person-centered Internet-based Intervention for Individuals With Primary Progressive Aphasia)
This study will evaluate evidence-based treatments for adults with mild Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). The aim of the study is to help identify efficacious communication and quality of life interventions for those with PPA…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Communication
- Trial name
- CB3 Pilot (NCT05697380)
- Testing
- Communication Bridge™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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
Aphasia
TMS in Aphasia Recovery
Stroke often causes substantial problems in speaking or understanding speech. Treatments for these problems are currently very limited.
- Trial name
- NCT04777214
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Digital Interventions in Neuro-Rehabilitation: Gotcha!
Aims and background Everyone forgets the names of people they should know at times. Having dementia makes this problem worse. People with dementia have told expressed they forget the names of people they care about and this can…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Anomia
- Trial name
- NCT04570215
- Testing
- Gotcha! Therapy application, Gotcha Therapy application: Maintenance
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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
Dementia, Chronic Pain
Developing a Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit
The proposed research will develop, refine, and pilot test the Pain Identification and Communication Toolkit (PICT), an intervention to help family caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia identify pain symptoms and…
- Trial name
- PICT (NCT03853291)
- Testing
- PICT Workbook, Information Pamphlet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
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
Post Operative Pain
Parent Nurse Controlled Analgesic in Pediatric Patients With Developmental Delay
The purpose of this study is to compare, the safety, efficacy and level of parent and nurse satisfaction with three methods of opioid administration post-operatively in children (4-18 years of age) with developmental delay.
- Trial name
- PNCA (NCT00743730)
- Testing
- Pain and standard side effect management for PNCA with basal method., Pain and standard side effect management with PNCA without basal, Pain and standard side effect management with IV on an as needed basis method.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
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
HIV/AIDS
Storytelling Narrative Communication Intervention for Smoking Cessation in Women Living With HIV
HIV has transformed into a chronic illness due to the advent of effective treatments in the absence of a cure. As a result, the prevalence of non-AIDS defining cancers (NADCs), including lung cancer, has increased three-fold…
- Trial name
- WISE (NCT03289676)
- Testing
- Storytelling Narrative Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Development Delay, Development, Child
The Opening Doors to Early Intervention Study
Poor urban minority children often experience delays in their early development leading to health disparities. Publicly funded early intervention services are available to improve child development among these children in…
- Trial name
- ODEI (NCT03625115)
- Testing
- Family Navigator (FN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 357 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Reading Learning Disability, Math Learning Disability
Improving the Academic Performance of First-Grade Students With Reading and Math Difficulty
The main purpose of this clinical trials is to explore short-term effects of coordinated intervention versus the business-as-usual school program on the primary endpoints of post-intervention word-reading fluency and arithmetic…
- Trial name
- NCT03991234
- Testing
- Reading Intervention, Math Intervention, Coordinated Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Hearing Loss, Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural
Efficacy and Safety of AM-111 as Acute Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Treatment
The primary objective of the trial is the confirmation of the efficacy of AM-111 in the recovery of severe to profound idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL).
- Trial name
- ASSENT (NCT02809118)
- Testing
- AM-111 0.4 mg/ml, AM-111 0.8 mg/ml
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Auris Medical, Inc.
Aphasia
Effect of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) on Lexical Retrieval in Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) on the ability to produce sentences and connected speech in persons with aphasia.
- Trial name
- VNeST (NCT01300624)
- Testing
- Verb Network Strengthening Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Aphasia
Assessing an Animal-Assisted Treatment Program for Adults With Aphasia: The Persons With Aphasia Training Dogs Program
The lives of more than 2 million Americans are affected by aphasia, an acquired language impairment most commonly resulting from stroke that affects the ability to remember and express words.
- Trial name
- PATD (NCT04610346)
- Testing
- Persons with Aphasia Training Dogs Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network