Clinical trials: Developmental Language Disorders, open to volunteers
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Caregivers to Teach Vocabulary to Children With Language Impairment
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Spanish-speaking caregivers can learn to teach science vocabulary to their children with the use and educational app and a short training video with target words.
- Trial name
- DLD (NCT07519629)
- Testing
- Robust vocabulary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Developmental Language Disorder
Optimizing Feedback-based Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
This project aims to optimize a critical but understudied ingredient of language intervention provided to children with developmental language disorder (DLD) - feedback.
- Trial name
- NCT05678634
- Testing
- Declarative learning with immediate feedback, Declarative learning with delayed feedback, Probabilistic learning with immediate feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Hearing Impaired Children
Artificial Grammar Learning in Children Who Are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing: Stimulus Length Effect
The goal of this basic experimental study involving humans (BESH) clinical trial is to examine how stimulus length affects grammar learning in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing and who primarily use spoken language.
- Trial name
- NCT07782567
- Testing
- Short linguistic content, Long linguistic content
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Developmental Language Disorder
Neuroimaging Reveals Treatment-related Changes in DLD
Children with developmental language disorders (DLD, aka specific language impairment), a prevalent pediatric disorder, experience hallmark grammar deficits with life-long impacts on educational and occupational outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05268341
- Testing
- My Sentence Builder
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood
The Development of Stuttering in Young Children
The goal of this longitudinal research is to learn why some children "grow out" of stuttering, while others persist. Children who do and do not stutter aged 3-6 years are eligible to participate in our study.
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT06578416
- Testing
- Standardized assessments of speech and language abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Language Development Disorders
Addressing Treatment Nonresponders
The goal of this clinical trial is to see if providing late talking toddlers who are not responding to the Vocabulary Acquisition and Usage for Late Talkers (VAULT) treatment with a different way of communicating will help them…
- Trial name
- NCT05921227
- Testing
- VAULT Phase 6
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Infant Development, Language Development
The Impact of Music Medicine on Preterm Brain Development and Behavior
The investigators are conducting a two-site randomized control trial with the aim of defining the impact of music (M) without or with parent voice (MPV) on very preterm infants' acute and cumulative stress, intranetwork…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Language Development, Prematurity, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06536296
- Testing
- Music, Music and parent voice, Standard Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Inner Speech in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The complex and unclear relationship between language and executive function (EF) creates barriers to developing effective interventions for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) whose language difficulties often…
- Trial name
- NCT06880731
- Testing
- Modeling with Verbal Mediation, Modeling Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sleep and Central Auditory Processing Disorder in Autism Spectrum Disorder
The proposed study aims to understand poor sleep as a possible cause to CAPD in children and adolescents with ASD (ASD+) compared to ASD youth without CAPD (ASD-), using both caregiver-report and objective clinician administered…
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- ASD (NCT06059352)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Dementia (Diagnosis), Alzheimer Dementia (AD)
Speech-Based Artificial Intelligence for Detection of Dementia in Danish Patients (DetectAI)
The goal of this observational study is to learn if an artificial intelligence (AI)-based speech analysis tool can identify which patients with memory problems need specialist evaluation at a memory clinic.
- Conditions
- Dementia (Diagnosis), Alzheimer Dementia (AD), Vascular Dementia (VaD), Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
- Trial name
- DetectAI (NCT07200739)
- Testing
- Mini-mental State Examination, Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination, Speech Task - Picture Description
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zealand University Hospital
Autism Sibling
Sibwatch: Optimizing Intervention Options for Infants and Toddler Siblings of Autistic Children
This rigorous randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of a preemptive, telehealth intervention (tele-ImPACT) in a large, representative sample of infant siblings of autistic children, who are…
- Trial name
- Sibwatch (NCT07069413)
- Testing
- tele-ImPACT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Developmental Language Disorder
Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Many children have developmental language disorder, which makes it difficulty to learn language, including vocabulary, and results in ongoing academic and social difficulties.
- Trial name
- NCT05988190
- Testing
- Contextual Word Learning Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Binghamton University
Developmental Language Disorder, Healthy Subjects
The Short-term Verbal Memory Endophenotype for Developmental Language Disorder Language Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine how memory and attention affect the ability of children with developmental language disorder (DLD) to learn and use new vocabulary.
- Trial name
- NCT06968169
- Testing
- Supportive learning, Cascades
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Development Language Disorder
Promoting Motivation and Linguage in Developmental Language Disorder Through Interaction With the Humanoid Social Robot
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) is a communication disorder that interferes with learning, understanding, and using language.
- Trial name
- NCT07426328
- Testing
- Nao assisted therapy, Standard therapeutic protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder With Absence of Functional Language
Aut-CARE Intervention to Improve Cognitive and Emotional Functioning in Young Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Currently, many autistic youths struggle to adapt to academic programs or the workforce, often turning to third-sector organizations such as specialized associations and foundations.
- Trial name
- Aut-CARE (NCT07041502)
- Testing
- Aut-CARE
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Neurological Impairments, Genetic Syndrome
Speech Therapy and Parenting for Early Socio-communicAtive sKills
Every year, millions of children are diagnosed with neurodevelopmental disabilities. This term covers a wide range of conditions, from genetic syndromes to brain injuries such as cerebral palsy.
- Conditions
- Neurological Impairments, Genetic Syndrome, Neurodevelopmental Disability, Developmental Delays
- Trial name
- SPEAK (NCT06666777)
- Testing
- Intervention focused on intersubjective prelinguistic and socio-communicative skills, Standard speech therapy intervention
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Williams Syndrome, Language
Phonological Constraints on Language Development in Individuals With Williams Syndrome
Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability and an extremely heterogeneous cognitive profile.
- Conditions
- Williams Syndrome, Language, Phonological Short-Term Memory, EEG-NIRS
- Trial name
- SOUNDS (NCT07285720)
- Testing
- EEG-NIRS protocol, Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Stuttering, Stuttering, Adult
Exploring the Nature, Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering
The purposes of this study are to 1) investigate potential speech, language, and psychosocial contributions to the experience of stuttering in monolingual and multilingual speakers, and to 2) evaluate interdisciplinary…
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Stuttering, Adult, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT05908123
- Testing
- The Blank Center CARE Model(TM) for Individuals who Stutter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Development Delay, Child Development
Psychological Correlates of Developmental Delays in Preschool Children
The goal of this observational study is to investigate perinatal, cognitive, linguistic and social-emotional correlates of developmental delays of preschool children.
- Conditions
- Development Delay, Child Development, Social Functioning, Speech Delay
- Trial name
- NCT07420829
- Testing
- Psychological assessment
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartosz M. Radtke
ASD
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) - an Early Intervention Computerized Language Training Program for Children With Autism
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a highly innovative adaptive language therapy application for children with autism. MITA exercises are limitless in variations, therefore avoiding routinization.
- Trial name
- MITA-RCT (NCT07326423)
- Testing
- Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA), General executive function
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- ImagiRation, LLC