Clinical trials: Language Development
Autism
Parent Language Intervention for Autism
Improving social communication outcomes for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has important public health implications.
- Trial name
- NCT02632773
- Testing
- Responsive Intervention, Directive Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Parenting, Language Development
The Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a family wellness program enhances child and parenting outcomes among Latino dual language learners entering Kindergarten and their families.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Language Development, Literacy, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05760573
- Testing
- Family Wellness Program (FWP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 396 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Stammering
Modifying Unconscious Tongue Movements in Adults With Developmental Stammer.
This is a pilot randomised controlled trial investigating whether using modification of saccadic eye movements can control lateral unconscious tongue positioning and enhance fluency in adults with a confirmed developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT04310436
- Testing
- Modifying saccades by looking down to naval., Modifying saccades by looking in air.
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Technology, Sligo
Autistic Disorder
Social Skills in Children With ASD and Process Drama
This is a one-group, pre-post feasibility study of an intensive, interdisciplinary (theatre, Occupational Therapy (OT), and Speech Language Pathology (SLP)) intervention targeted at social skill development in children, aged 3-4.
- Trial name
- NCT02850666
- Testing
- Interdisciplinary process drama
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Language Development, Screen Time
Screen Time and Language Development in Toddlers Assessed With the Bayley-4
This cross-sectional study investigated whether caregiver-reported daily screen time is associated with language development in toddlers aged 12 to 42 months, measured with the Bayley-4.
- Conditions
- Language Development, Screen Time, Child Development
- Trial name
- Leave blank (NCT07731386)
- Testing
- Daily Screen Media Exposure, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition (Bayley-4)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Unilateral Vocal Cord Paralysis, Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Early UVFP Management Based on Neurological Evidences (ION-UVFP) - Preliminary Study
The purpose of this preliminary study is to help clarify our hypotheses for the longitudinal study by investigating the relationship between vocal cord paralysis and central auditory processes and thus the interpretation of…
- Trial name
- NCT03966183
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
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
Healthy
Neuromodulation and Language Acquisition (Project Stage Ia)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether levodopa, pergolid, rivastigmine, or modafinil are effective in boosting semantic language acquisition in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00102284
- Testing
- levodopa, rivastigmine, pergolid
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Social Emotional Competence, Language Development
SAGA for Toddlers. Supporting Children's Linguistic and Socio-Emotional Development in Early Childhood Education and Care
The goal of this study is to investigate whether a shared reading intervention including emotion and mind-related dialogues (SAGA for Toddlers) supports the development of 11 to 36 moth-old-children in early childhood education…
- Trial name
- SAGA-T (NCT07189104)
- Testing
- SAGA for Toddlers
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder: Adaptive Retrieval Schedule
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
- NCT06995014
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Standard retrieval practice schedule, Retrieval-based word learning: Adaptive retrieval practice schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Speech and Language Disorder, Speech Therapy
Providing Speech Therapy Awareness in Private Schools
There has been limited research in the area of speech and language therapy awareness in Pakistan. The study aims to assess the efficacy of providing speech therapy awareness in private schools through a pre-post model.
- Conditions
- Speech and Language Disorder, Speech Therapy, Speech Delay, Swallowing Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04505696
- Testing
- Speech-Language Pathology Presentation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Developmental Dyslexia
Comparing the Efficacy of tDCS and tRNS to Improve Reading Skills in Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial random noise stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05832060
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Active tRNS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Literacy, Parent-Child Relations
Testing an App-Based Approach to Reading and Screen Time Guidance for Parents of Infants
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents read to their children as often as possible beginning in infancy and limits on screen time at all ages, yet many families question the value of reading to infants…
- Conditions
- Literacy, Parent-Child Relations, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT05508282
- Testing
- Reading Bees app and children's book to enhance parent-infant reading quality (0-2 month visit), Reading Bees app and children's book to encourage alternatives to digital media (6-month visit)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Non-verbal Learning Disorder
Comparison of ABLLS-R and Portage Guide in the Development of Receptive Language Skills Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Language is the system someone uses to communicate with another person. This covers the origins and construction of words, their definitions, and the use of language in various contexts.
- Trial name
- NCT06292520
- Testing
- Portage Guide Protocol, ABLLS-R protocol
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Parenting, Language Development
Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten
This study pilot tests a family wellness program that promotes academic and physical readiness for school among Latino dual language learners using a mixed methods and community engaged approach.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Language Development, Literacy, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05339464
- Testing
- Family Wellness program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Medical Education, Clinical Competence
Intelligent Simulated Patient System for Gastroenterology Education
This randomized controlled trial evaluated a large language model-based Intelligent Simulated Patient System (ISPS) for gastroenterology history-taking education.
- Conditions
- Medical Education, Clinical Competence, History Taking
- Trial name
- NCT07714655
- Testing
- Intelligent Simulated Patient System (ISPS), Conventional Clinical Teaching
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Cognitive Impairment
Gestational Diabetes Mother-infant Cohort
The bi-directional dynamic cohort study is to learn about the effects of prenatal exposure to high blood glucose levels and postnatal nurturing environment factors on delayed language development in children.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Cognitive Impairment, Cohort Study
- Trial name
- NCT06021691
- Testing
- Acquired nurturing environment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gansu Provincial Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital
Second Language Acquisition in Healthy Young Adults
Recognition of Second Language Spoken Words, Signs, and Characters Via Perception and Production in Adults
Self-production facilitates acquisition of spoken words, signs, and characters from an unfamiliar second language. The proposed work investigates how motor cortex, a key part of the brain enabling body action, supports their…
- Trial name
- NCT05587218
- Testing
- Self-production
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
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
Healthy
Does Block Play Improve Language Acquisition: A Randomized Trial
This is a randomized controlled trial of distributing blocks to children ages 1.5 -2.5 years of age to see if language acquisition improves.
- Trial name
- NCT00428376
- Testing
- Building Blocks
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington