Clinical trials: Language
Inactivity
Web-based Physical Activity Intervention for Latinas
This renewal builds upon our successful culturally adapted PA intervention for Latinas (Pasos Hacia La Salud, R01CA159954) and expands its focus to the critical area of maintenance of behavior change.
- Trial name
- NCT03491592
- Testing
- Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention, Original Physical Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Inactivity
Pasos Hacia La Salud - Physical Activity Intervention for Latinas
In this study, investigators are specifically targeting Latina women as they are more likely to be inactive and, therefore, are at higher risk for developing chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, or cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT01834287
- Testing
- Physical Activity Intervention, Wellness Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood
Speech Processing in Stuttering
This research is being done to better understand stuttering, specifically how people who stutter may process and/or produce speech.
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Adult
- Trial name
- NCT04929184
- Testing
- Speech and non-speech tasks
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Languages
Impact of Theta Burst Stimulation Over the Left DLPFC on Language Switching
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether theta burst stimulation (TBS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) influences language switching and cognitive flexibility.
- Trial name
- NCT03148470
- Testing
- intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS), continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jean-Marie Annoni
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Spanish Language Homes
This study aims to develop, evaluate, and commercialize an in-home supportive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05159596
- Testing
- In-Home Technology System, Limited In-Home Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Obesity, Infant, Language Development
Music and Child Health and Development
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05868811
- Testing
- Music Together, Play Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Overweight, Obesity
Deaf Weight Wise 2.0: A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention With Deaf Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese
The purpose of the Deaf Weight Wise 2.0 (DWW 2.0) study is to test an evidence-based, comprehensive program to modify obesity-related health behaviors with Deaf people ages 21 to 70 who use American Sign Language (ASL) as their…
- Trial name
- DWW2 (NCT03060525)
- Testing
- Deaf Weight Wise 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Teacher Practice
Single Case Research Design: Teacher Outcomes
This study examines whether a professional development program helps teachers implement Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction (SISI) with higher fidelity.
- Trial name
- NCT06729177
- Testing
- Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Bibliotherapy
Guided Self-help for Common Mental Disorders
Common mental disorders (CMDs) like depression and anxiety account for a large proportion of disability worldwide. Access to effective treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is limited and has not reduced the public…
- Trial name
- DWM (NCT04870099)
- Testing
- Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Language Development, Behavior, Child
Literacy Promotion for Latinos Study
This study tests the extent to which tailored outreach text messages that provide a cue to action and an intervention that enhances access to poverty-reducing resources, in combination with standard primary care literacy…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Behavior, Child, Parenting, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT04609553
- Testing
- Usual care including ROR, Text messages, Connection to community resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Dysarthria, Intelligibility, Speech
Perceptual Training to Improve Listeners' Ability to Understand Speech Produced by Individuals With Dysarthria
There exist very few effective treatments that ease the intelligibility burden of dysarthria. Perceptual training offers a promising avenue for improving intelligibility of dysarthric speech by offsetting the communicative burden…
- Trial name
- NCT04897711
- Testing
- Perceptual Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
Reading Disability
Neurocognitive Factors in EdTech Intervention Response
The current project will carry out a large-scale, randomized controlled trial (RCT) to examine the effectiveness of a home-administered technology-based treatment for reading disability (GraphoLearn) in a diagnostically diverse…
- Trial name
- NCT04568824
- Testing
- GraphoLearn reading intervention, Math control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of Speech
Video Assisted Speech Technology to Enhance Motor Planning for Speech
Nearly 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a communication disorder that causes skill limitations in the areas of language acquisition, sensory integration, and behavior.
- Trial name
- VAST (NCT04764539)
- Testing
- Video Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iTherapy, LLC
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Dysarthria
Application of Ideal Binary Masking to Disordered Speech
Dysarthria and hearing loss are communication disorders that can substantially reduce intelligibility of speech and the addition of background noise adds a further challenge.
- Trial name
- NCT05244603
- Testing
- Ideal binary mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 435 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death
Leveraging Interactive Text Messaging to Monitor and Support Maternal Health in Kenya
Mobile health (mHealth) interventions such as interactive short message service (SMS) text messaging with healthcare workers (HCWs) have been proposed as efficient, accessible additions to traditional health care in…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Death, Perinatal Death, Depression
- Trial name
- AI-NEO (NCT05369806)
- Testing
- Interactive two-way SMS dialogue
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Language Development
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Familia Talk
After development of the Talk Stem Familia (TSF) smart-speaker application prototype, the study will evaluate the prototype's efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study.
- Trial name
- NCT03766906
- Testing
- Talk STEM Familia app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06026124
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Smoking Cessation
Spanish-Language Smoking Cessation Trial
Results of a recently completed National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded trial of an intervention, Forever Free: Stop Smoking for Good, revealed high efficacy throughout the 24- month follow-up period, further supporting the…
- Trial name
- NCT02945787
- Testing
- Spanish-Language Version of the Stop Smoking for Good, NCI-Produced Spanish-language Self-help Booklet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,417 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Inactivity
Developing a Text-Message Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention for Latino Men
The aim of this study is to build upon our tailored print intervention by developing new text-delivered intervention materials to complement our print-based physical activity (PA) intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02512419
- Testing
- Text-Enhanced Physical Activity Intervention Arm, Health Education Control Arm, Actigraph GT3X
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Ischemic Stroke
Percutaneous Recanalization in Ischemic Stroke Management (PRIISM): A Feasibility Clinical Study
The primary study objective is to assess the feasibility of using the MindFrame System to safely and effectively restore blood flow in a thrombotic neurovascular occlusion in patients experiencing an ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- PRIISM (NCT00810095)
- Testing
- MindFrame System
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MindFrame, Inc.