Clinical trials: Communications Disorders
Cerebral Palsy
Data Acquisition Study for a Communication Device for Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a touch screen application designed to help pediatric patients with cerebral palsy communicate.
- Trial name
- NCT02242994
- Testing
- Dynavox Maestro, Experimental App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Axel Krieger
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Disorder
Comparison of Atomoxetine and Placebo in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Reading Disorder (RD)
To test the hypothesis that a 4 week treatment with atomoxetine is more effective than placebo in patients with combined type Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), patients with only Reading Disorder, and patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00191906
- Testing
- Atomoxetine Hydrochloride
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Asthma, Communication
Using IT to Improve Access, Communication and Asthma in African American and Hispanic/Latino Adults
Background: Asthma morbidity is high in inner-city minority adults, despite the existence of efficacious therapy. Tailored, patient-centered interventions are needed to improve access to care and patient-provider communication.
- Trial name
- NCT02086565
- Testing
- Portal training and home visits, Portal training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Epilepsy; Seizure, Neuromuscular Diseases
North Carolina Genomic Evaluation by Next-generation Exome Sequencing, 2
The "North Carolina Clinical Genomic Evaluation by Next-gen Exome Sequencing, 2 (NCGENES 2)" study is part of a larger consortium project investigating the clinical utility, or net benefit of an intervention on patient and family…
- Conditions
- Epilepsy; Seizure, Neuromuscular Diseases, Brain Malformation, Intellectual Disability
- Trial name
- NCGENES2 (NCT03548779)
- Testing
- Pre-visit prep, usual care + exome seq
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 548 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Speech Sound Disorder
Visual Acoustic Biofeedback for RSE Via Telepractice
This research will meet a public health need by evaluating the efficacy of speech intervention supplemented with real-time visual-acoustic biofeedback when delivered using remote technologies.
- Trial name
- NCT04858022
- Testing
- Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback Treatment, No Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montclair State University
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using High-definition tDCS
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and lvPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and…
- Trial name
- NCT04046991
- Testing
- high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation, modified constraint-induced language therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Lung Cancer
Risk Communication in African American Smokers
The study aims to understand the effects of learning about one's genetic risk for lung cancer that is specific to their ancestry.
- Trial name
- NCT04084561
- Testing
- HRHA, LRLA, HRLA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Social Anxiety Disorder, Selective Mutism
Treatment of Social Anxiety Disorder and Selective Mutism
This study is to assess the efficacy of a brief, 11-week, manualized Taming Sneaky Fears for Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) and/or Selective Mutism (SM) child and parent group Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) treatment…
- Trial name
- SAD&SMTRMT (NCT02554929)
- Testing
- Taming Sneaky Fears, Parent Psycho-education and Child Socialization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Aphasia
Brain Stimulation and Aphasia Treatment
The purpose of this study is to assess the changes in language processing of patients with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following the application of brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT01686373)
- Testing
- Activa Dose II Real tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
Endermotherapy for Children With Developmental Disabilities
Children with developmental disabilities often sustain decreased range of motion in their extremities. The decrease in flexibility may be due to neuromuscular disorders such as spasticity or dystonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01207570
- Testing
- Endermotherapy, Passive manual stretching
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Associated With Blast Exposure
The incidence of central auditory dysfunction in war fighters who are exposed to high-explosive blasts while serving in combat have not been clearly determined.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00554801
- Testing
- Audiological testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Reducing HIV Risk Among Adolescents: Evaluating Project HEART
This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (Project HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training).
- Trial name
- NCT02579135
- Testing
- Safer Sex, Growth Mindsets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Language Development Disorders
Kindergarten Children Acquiring Words Through Storybook Reading
Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) are slower to learn new words than their peers, placing them at risk for academic failure.
- Trial name
- KAWStory (NCT03586479)
- Testing
- Interactive storybook reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Diabetes Mellitus
Encouraging Patient-Centered Communication in Clinical Video Telehealth Visits
Diabetes is common, it is expensive, and it is a chronic condition. Estimates put the prevalence of diabetes at almost 20 percent in VA patients.
- Trial name
- TELEHEALTH (NCT02522494)
- Testing
- Pamphlet, Video
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 1 Diabetes
Mobile Communication Technology for Adolescents With Diabetes
Among those with type I diabetes, adolescents can be among the worst at achieving glycemic control. Behaviors normal in adolescent development (e.g., developing independence, rejecting parental norms in favor of peers) can be at…
- Trial name
- NCT00605839
- Testing
- GlucoPak, Cell Phone, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Premature Birth
Effect of Presenting Survival Information as Text or Pictograph During Periviable Birth Counseling
Women recruited from the internet will be put in a hypothetical situation of being in labor at 22 weeks of pregnancy, and presented with information on the likelihood of survival and chance of disability for babies born at this…
- Trial name
- NCT04859114
- Testing
- Format of outcome data presentation, Displayed chance of survival
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,052 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Stroke
TeleRehab for Stroke Patients Using Mobile Technology
Post-stroke communication deficits (PSCD) are a common symptom of patients having sustained a stroke. These deficits include difficulty to produce or understand language, motor speech disorders and cognitive-communication…
- Trial name
- NCT02615132
- Testing
- iPad
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Early Communication Intervention for Toddlers With Hearing Loss
Improving spoken language outcomes for children with hearing loss has important public health implications. This is a randomized clinical trial of 96 children with hearing loss that examines the effects of a parent-implemented…
- Trial name
- NCT03803943
- Testing
- Parent-Implemented Communication Intervention (PICT), No Intervention - Business-as-usual control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder
A 10-week Efficacy Study of NOE-105 in Childhood Onset Fluency Disorder (Orpheus)
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of NOE-105 on speech fluency without the known antipsychotic-induced side effects of commonly used treatments for childhood onset fluency disorder (COFD).
- Trial name
- NCT05583955
- Testing
- NOE-105
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Noema Pharma AG
Communication Disorders
Adaptive and Individualized AAC
This project will test the feasibility of developing a smart augmentative or alternative communication (AAC) system that is effective in delivering communication capabilities that automatically adapt to the users' physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04247828
- Testing
- Experimental AAC, Generic AAC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altec Inc.