Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Aphasia, Dysarthria
Chinese-Specific Speech Imagery Coding Using High-Density ECoG
The goal of this study is to investigate whether high-density electrocorticography (ECoG) signals recorded from the surface of the brain can be used to decode neural representations of Mandarin Chinese speech features, including…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Dysarthria, ALS, Speech and Language Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07460037
- Testing
- Intraoperative high-density ECoG recording, Permanent high-density ECoG implantation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Breast Cancer
Improving Communication With Patients With Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: An education program based on patients' health communication needs may improve patients' overall healthcare experience and sense of control.
- Trial name
- NCT00276822
- Testing
- communication intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering
Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Adolescents Who Stutter
The specific purpose of this clinical trial is to compare performance on rhythm perception and production tasks between children who stutter and children who do not stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT05286151
- Testing
- Rhythm discrimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Randomized Clinical Trial for Toddlers With ASD
This research is being done to test the effectiveness of two treatments aimed at increasing language and social skills in children with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT01008800
- Testing
- Social Communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Chronic Aphasia
Effects of tDCS Versus HD-tDCS for Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to assess the changes in language processing of patients with chronic aphasia after receiving non-invasive brain stimulation.Previous research using traditional transcranial direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- tDCS- Aphasia (NCT01651884)
- Testing
- HD-tDCS (Soterix), Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (Neuroconn)
- Sponsor
- Soterix Medical
Stuttering
Large Language Models for Stuttering Assessment and Therapy
This observational study aims to compare the quality of responses generated by four large language models (ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Grok-4.20) to questions about stuttering.
- Trial name
- NCT07835347
- Testing
- ChatGPT-Generated Responses, Claude-Generated Responses, Google Gemini-Generated Responses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Cancer, Cardiovascular Diseases
Survivor mHealth: Wearable Devices in Cancer Survivors
The Survivor mobile health (mHealth) study is testing the use of wearable devices (Fitbits) and a smartphone application in cancer survivors. The goal of the program is to increase survivor's physical activity levels.
- Trial name
- NCT05417438
- Testing
- Wearable device deployment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Autism Spectrum Disorder
pBFS Guided rTMS Over Cognitive Control Network for ASD
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of precision neuromodulation for alleviating core symptoms in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also have intellectual or developmental delay.
- Trial name
- NCT06255535
- Testing
- active iTBS treatment
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Changping Laboratory
Rolandic Epilepsy
Music Perception in SeLECTs
Self-limited epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (SeLECTS) is the most frequent epilepsy syndrome in children between the ages of 4 and 13 years.
- Trial name
- EpiMUS (NCT06545708)
- Testing
- Patients
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Involutional Depression, Anxiety Disorders
MRI Study of Brain Activity and Risk for Depression in Adolescents
Anxiety in children of parents with major depressive disorder (MDD) poses a particularly high risk for later-life MDD. In adults, MDD involves dysfunction in prefrontal brain regions that regulate attention to emotional stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT00047944
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Augmentative and Alternative Communication in Children With Cerebral Palsy Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy is a neuromuscular disorder that causes multiple disabilities in an individual. Children's ability to rely on speech as a primary mode of communication can be compromised by cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06196944
- Testing
- Augmentative Alternative Communication, Augmentative Alternative Communication Device
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Hospitalism in Children, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Pilot Testing of an Equity Focused and Trauma-informed Communication Intervention During Family-centered Rounds
Development and pilot testing of a clinician coaching communication intervention to improve communication between medical teams and caregivers (parents, family members) of children in the hospital.
- Trial name
- EFTI (NCT05618652)
- Testing
- Equity Focused and Trauma-Informed Communication Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Aphasia
Genetic and Cognitive Predictors of Aphasia Treatment Response
Aphasia, or language impairment after a stroke, affects approximately 2 million people in the United States, with an estimated 180,000 new cases each year.
- Trial name
- NCT05179538
- Testing
- Cued picture-naming therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections
Randomized Control Trial of Family-Based HIV Prevention for Latinos
The proposed project will test an HIV prevention intervention for Latino parent-adolescents dyads. This randomized controlled trial will: 1.
- Trial name
- LatinoSTYLE (NCT01635335)
- Testing
- Latino STYLE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 542 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Specific Learning Disorder
Investigation of Psychosocial Effects of Dance/Movement Therapy in Children With Specific Learning Disorders
This randomized controlled trial examined whether dance/movement therapy (DMT) can improve emotional and social well-being in children with specific learning disorder (SLD).
- Trial name
- NCT07843407
- Testing
- Dance/Movement Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Social Anxiety
Arousal Training for Social Anxiety Disorder
The primary objective of the study is to examine the safety, usability and preliminary efficacy of a novel arousal-based biofeedback system in alleviating social anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT02493010
- Testing
- Arousal-based biofeedback system
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Intellectual Disabilities, Speech Delay
Pivotal Response Treatment for Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
The investigators will assess the efficacy of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) in the treatment of communication deficits in children with intellectual disabilities.
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disabilities, Speech Delay, Language Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01988623
- Testing
- Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Depression, Learning Disability
Effectiveness of a Training Intervention on Mental Health of Parents for Intellectually Disabled Children in Malawi
Background: It is asserted that 85% of disabled children live in resource poor countries with few available disability services.
- Trial name
- PSI (NCT02827396)
- Testing
- Psychosocial intervention
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- St John of God, Malawi
Aphasia, Gestures
Effects of Gesture Plus Verbal Treatment (GVT) in Cantonese Speakers With Aphasia
This research aims to explore the relative efficacy of Verbal-only and GVT on naming difficulty in Cantonese-speaking people with aphasia (PWA).
- Trial name
- NCT07455162
- Testing
- Verbal treatment, Gesture plus verbal treatment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong University
Learning Disorders, Depression
Move and Feel Good : Effects of Intensive Physical Training on Brain Plasticity, Cognition and Psychological Well-being.
The investigators perform a prospective, randomized, clinical study involving students in education with mood disorders and randomized to an intensive exercise program or a control relaxation activity.
- Conditions
- Learning Disorders, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- Move&FG (NCT02970825)
- Testing
- Exercise, Relaxation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain