Clinical trials: Language, open to volunteers
Post-stroke Aphasia, PSA
Effectiveness of Electroacupuncture at Xuanzhong (GB39) and Tongli (HT5) Points in Post-Stroke Aphasia
Post-stroke aphasia (PSA) is a prevalent and debilitating condition that significantly impairs communication, social participation, and quality of life, often leading to increased long-term healthcare costs and psychological…
- Trial name
- NCT07684781
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture, Basic treatment + Speech therapy
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Myasthenia Gravis, Fatigue
Capturing Key MG-symptoms Using Smartphone Recordings.
This study will make use of a cross-sectional design of MG patients and non-MG participants to quantitatively assess key MG symptoms, and to explore the applicability of machine learning algorithms to their measurement.
- Trial name
- CAPTURE - MG (NCT06743490)
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Lateral Cord Stimulation as a New Treatment for Refractory Spastic Cerebral Palsy
The aim of our work is to investigate whether electrical Lateral Cord Stimulation (LCS) causes an inhibitory and modulatory action by indirect cerebellar activation, so releasing spasticity and the spastic syndrome in selected…
- Trial name
- Andreani1 (NCT02199015)
- Testing
- Lateral spinal cord surgical implant of electrodes
- Where
- 2 sites in Argentina, Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Juan Carlos M. Andreani MD
AI-Assisted Diagnosis, Large Language Models
Improving AI-Assisted Medical Diagnosis and Triage by the General Public
This study is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) investigating whether access to a new LLM interface can improve medical triage and diagnostic accuracy for laypeople compared to access to a standard LLM interface.
- Trial name
- NCT07728513
- Testing
- new GPT-4o Interface, Control
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lahore University of Management Sciences
Asthma in Children
Navigating Together for Equitable Asthma Management for Children in Families Who Communicate in Language Other Than English
The Nav-Team study reviews how well the asthma navigators/coordinator program can improve the lives of asthmatic children, and their caregivers, by providing additional assistance and education.
- Trial name
- Nav-TEAM (NCT06239844)
- Testing
- Experimental: Nav-Team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 570 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Clinical Decision Support Systems, Cardiopulmonary Exercise Testing
Physician-Supervised GPT Assistance for Communicating Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Results
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing requires clinicians to integrate multiple physiological measurements and explain their meaning, limitations, safety implications, and appropriate next steps.
- Trial name
- NCT07829731
- Testing
- Physician-Supervised GPT-Assisted Drafting, Physician-Only Drafting
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Preoperative Care
Prospective Validation of an Artificial Intelligence Tool for Pre-Anesthetic Assessment
This prospective observational cohort study aims to validate an artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed for pre-anesthetic assessment in Portuguese, tailored to the Brazilian healthcare context.
- Trial name
- NCT07290647
- Testing
- AI-based pre-anesthetic assessment, Anesthesiologist-led pre-anesthetic evaluation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Nossa Senhora da Conceicao
Dyslexia
Reading and Stuttering
Dyslexia is a common neurodevelopmental condition, which manifests itself in the form of reading difficulties and occurs in 7-10% of the population (Peterson \& Pennington, 2012).
- Trial name
- NCT06836115
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wafaa Helmy Abdelhakeem
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Hearing Intervention Effects on Brain and Language Development in Children With Bilateral Mild Hearing Loss
This is a multicenter, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the effects of hearing aid intervention on brain and language development in children with bilateral mild sensorineural hearing loss.
- Trial name
- HBD-RCT (NCT07774728)
- Testing
- Behind-the-ear (BTE) hearing aids, Hearing-care educational sessions
- Where
- 12 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Down Syndrome
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation to Improve Language in Down Syndrome.
Down syndrome (DS) is associated with cognitive deficits, caused by alterations in neuroplasticity and synaptic transmission. Non-invasive brain stimulation techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), can…
- Trial name
- NCT07044804
- Testing
- Active Group (Active Anodal tDCS to the left IFG or Cathodal tDCS to the left IFG)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Floriana Costanzo
Pregnancy
Prenatal Music Exposure to Enhance Postnatal Language Development
The goal of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate the effect of prenatal music exposure on infants through two years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT07699536
- Testing
- High dose music Exposure, Education, Low dose music exposure
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
High-risk Pregnancy, Hospitalization
LLM-Generated Medical Summaries During Hospitalization to Improve Patient Activation in High-Risk Pregnancies
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if AI-generated medical summaries help hospitalized pregnant participants better understand and actively participate in their own care.
- Conditions
- High-risk Pregnancy, Hospitalization, Patient Activation, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Trial name
- NCT07823517
- Testing
- LLM-Generated Medical Summaries
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to further define the neurological and linguistic deterioration in primary progressive aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT00537004
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
LLM-Assisted Diabetes and Hypertension Management by Village Doctors
This is a prospective, assessor-blinded, randomized controlled study designed to evaluate whether large language model (LLM)-assisted decision support can improve village doctors' abilities in the comprehensive management of…
- Trial name
- NCT07678658
- Testing
- LLM
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Taizhou People's Hospital
Stuttering, Adult, Stuttering, Childhood
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in Stuttering
The purpose of this study is to investigate how mild, noninvasive electrical brain stimulation affects speech relevant brain areas, which may in turn affect speech fluency and speaking-related brain activity in people that…
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Adult, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT06740968
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Language Disorders
Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Language Comprehension
First, in a recording-only self-paced reading experiment, patients with epilepsy undergoing intracranial monitoring for clinical purposes will read or listen to sentences presented to them one word at time while the investigators…
- Trial name
- NCT05283265
- Testing
- Sentence Type, Direct brain stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Developmental Dyslexia
Immediate Effects of Active Prisms on Reading Automaticity and Motor Control in Young Adults With Developmental Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is associated with persistent difficulties in reading automaticity. AUTO-DYS investigates whether a single, brief intervention using active prisms changes the complexity of nonlinear movement dynamics and…
- Trial name
- AUTO-DYS (NCT07868367)
- Testing
- Individually Selected Active Prisms.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lille University
Childhood Apraxia of Speech, Genetic Condition
Speech Therapy for Children With Rare Genetic Conditions and Childhood Apraxia of Speech
The goal of this trial is to learn if speech therapy can improve speech accuracy in children with rare genetic conditions and childhood apraxia of speech (CAS). This study will look at each child individually.
- Trial name
- NCT07815249
- Testing
- Rapid Syllable Transition Treatment, Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Eye Disorders, Cataract Extraction
Effectiveness of a Large Language Model-Based Educational Tool on Intraocular Lens Options
Patients with cataracts disease need to choose what type of artificial lens will go into their eye prior to surgery date. Some lenses are standard and are usually covered by insurance.
- Conditions
- Eye Disorders, Cataract Extraction, Cataract and IOL Surgery, Cataract Surgery Experience
- Trial name
- NCT07317661
- Testing
- LLM-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 Diabetes
Supporting Medtronic 780G Insulin Pump Adoption in Latino Patients: A Spanish - Language Training Initiative
This study plans to learn more about whether a support program delivered in Spanish or both English and Spanish for bilingual families helps Latino youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) successfully use the Medtronic MiniMed 780G…
- Trial name
- APOYO780G (NCT07720388)
- Testing
- Culturally and linguistically tailored onboarding and support program, Medtronic MiniMed 780G Insulin Pump System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver