Clinical trials: Kinesics
Kinesics, Kinematics
The Footwork Step Technique in Flamenco Dancing
A professional flamenco dancer will perform a ZAP 3 test, a sequence of single strikes of the feet performed continuously for 15 sec. Kinetic and kinematic studies will be recorded during the performance.
- Conditions
- Kinesics, Kinematics, Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04166708
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Telethusa Centre for Flamenco Research
Stuttering, Down Syndrome
How Stuttering and Gestures Influence the Intelligibility of Individuals With Down Syndrome
This study wants to determine the relationship between spontaneous hand gestures, stuttering and intelligibility in individuals with Down syndrome. One third of these individuals has fluency problems, such as stuttering.
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Down Syndrome, Intelligibility, Speech, Gestures
- Trial name
- NCT03698539
- Testing
- hand gestures
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Schizophrenia
Brain Stimulation And Group Therapy to Improve Gesture and Social Skills in Psychosis (BrAGG-SoS)
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial testing the effects of 10 sessions of continuous theta burst stimulation and the effects of 16 sessions of social cognitive remediation therapy on gesture performance…
- Trial name
- BrAGG-SoS (NCT04106427)
- Testing
- continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS), social cognitive remediation therapy (SCRT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Cleft Palate Children
Effect of Infant Sign Training on Speech-language Development
Children born with a cleft lip and palate (CLP) are known to be at risk for speech-language disorders that impact academic and social emotional growth.
- Trial name
- NCT06143254
- Testing
- Infant sign training, Verbal training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to Improve Gesture Control
The majority of schizophrenia patients is impaired in hand gesture performance, which contributes to poor functional outcome and poor communication skills.
- Trial name
- GesttDCS (NCT03463902)
- Testing
- left IFG anodal, left IFG cathodal, left IPL anodal
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Gesture Control
The majority of schizophrenia patients is impaired in hand gesture performance, which contributes to poor functional outcome and poor communication skills.
- Trial name
- GestTMS (NCT03483909)
- Testing
- left IFG iTBS, right IPL cTBS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Healthy
Mirroring a Movement
This study will determine if the type of gesture, increased quantity of an image, and the number of times a face is shown repeating a gesture bring about activation in the "mirror neurons." Researchers aim to learn about which…
- Trial name
- NCT00123448
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Language Disorders, Aphasia
Development and Validation of Language and Communication Assessment Scales
The aim of speech therapy for people with aphasia is to improve their ability to communicate in daily life. Traditional evaluations focus on linguistic tasks, but they do not fully address everyday communication skills, which are…
- Trial name
- SCALE_COM (NCT07518576)
- Testing
- conversational approach
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Gestures
Cognitive Skills and Iconic Gestures
In this study, cognitive skills will be identified that underlie the production of iconic gestures in individuals with language difficulties.
- Trial name
- NCT03387748
- Testing
- Gesture elicitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Down Syndrome
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have language development particularities that have negative effects in the communication capacity. By this way, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is indicated to this population.
- Trial name
- NCT00689988
- Testing
- speech-language therapy with AAC intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
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
Infection, Bacterial, Kinesics
Target Attainment of Cefuroxim
SUMMARY Rationale: Optimal antibiotic dosing in patients with bacterial infections is of high importance. Underdosing can lead to treatment failure and can promote emergence of antimicrobial resistance, while overdosing may lead…
- Trial name
- NCT05200975
- Testing
- Venapunction
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep
Down Syndrome
Symbolic Representation in Young Children With Down Syndrome
The aim of this study is to characterize the process of constitution of symbolic representation in infants with Down syndrome, as well as to investigate the relationship between gestures and the emergence of oral language.
- Trial name
- NCT00668980
- Where
- 3 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Aphasia, Stroke
Neural Synchronization During Gesture Production and Comprehension in Individuals With Aphasia and Healthy Controls: A Study Using EEG Hyperscanning
This study explores the neural mechanisms of gesture comprehension and production in people with aphasia (PWA) and healthy controls, focusing on brain synchronization during gesture observation and reproduction.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Gestures
- Trial name
- RIAB_GESTO (NCT07518563)
- Testing
- Person with Aphasia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Neuropsychology, Gesture
Gestural Short Term and Working Memory Task
According to the working memory model, which accounts for the organisation of working memory, the processing of non-meaningful gestures is not clear.
- Trial name
- GeSTWoM (NCT02859649)
- Testing
- neuropsychological test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Primary Dysmenorrhea, Kinesics
Kinesiological Taping and Aerobic Exercise in Women With Primary Dysmenorrhea:
Dysmenorrhea is defined as the pain and discomfort of women during the menstrual period. Kinesiological taping (KT) and aerobic exercise (AE) are effective methods for dysmenorrhea.
- Conditions
- Primary Dysmenorrhea, Kinesics, Aerobic Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT04856280
- Testing
- Kinesiological taping, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital