Clinical trials: Language Development
Healthy
Neuromodulation and Language Acquisition (Stage Ib)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether rivastigmine or pramipexol are effective in boosting semantic language acquisition in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00102856
- Testing
- Pramipexole, Rivastigmine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Language Development Disorders
EMT en Español for Spanish-speaking Toddlers With Language Delays
The goal of the study is to conduct an initial efficacy study of a promising therapist and caregiver-implemented communication intervention to improve language and school readiness skills in low-income Spanish-speaking children…
- Trial name
- NCT04066049
- Testing
- EMT en Español
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Autistic Disorder
Building Social Skills With Interdisciplinary Process Drama in ASD
This is a one group pre-post feasibility study of an interdisciplinary (theatre, Occupational Therapy (OT) and Speech Language Pathology (SLP)) intervention targeted at social skill development in children, aged 3-4.
- Trial name
- NCT03536351
- Testing
- Interdisciplinary process drama
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Using Data Science To Center Patient Perspectives in Mechanism Discovery
Including patient perspectives when developing new therapy interventions is crucial because it can help to understand response heterogeneity and promote engagement.
- Trial name
- CPP (NCT06233968)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cambridge Health Alliance
Ankyloglossia, Speech Delay
Frenuloplasty for Speech and Myofunctional Outcomes
Children with ankyloglossia (tongue tie) can have abnormal tongue function, putting them at a disadvantage when it comes to speech and articulation.
- Conditions
- Ankyloglossia, Speech Delay, Dentofacial Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT06089629
- Testing
- Lingual frenuloplasty
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Oregon Clinic
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
Dyslexia
Maturation of Auditory Processing in Children With Dyslexia Compared to Average-reading Children
The hypothesis of central auditory processing disorders has been advanced to explain the anomalies of the grapheme/phoneme combination in some dyslexia.
- Trial name
- ASTRAUCOLE (NCT02345876)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Milieu Teaching-AV: Adaptation of Milieu Teaching That Encourages Looking to the Mouth
This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Susceptibility to, 6
- Trial name
- MilieuTeach-AV (NCT07494513)
- Testing
- Milieu Teaching-AV, Milieu Teaching-NoAV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Developmental Reading Disorder, Dyslexia
Developmental Dyslexia and Functional Maturation of Auditory Cortex
Developmental dyslexia is a frequent learning disability. The aim of this study is to compare auditory evoked cortical responses to syllables and tones in developmental dyslexia and controls (paired with age, gender).
- Trial name
- DYS-AUT (NCT00245804)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Language Development
Newborn Implementation
The purpose of the proposed research is to perform testing of the Thirty Million Words Newborn Initiative (TMW-NI) with the primary goal of evaluating various implementation methods.
- Trial name
- NCT03366831
- Testing
- Thirty Million Words Initiative Newborn Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,701 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Autism Spectrum Disorders
The Development of Younger Siblings of Children With Autism Now at 10 Years of Age
Background: Autism is a complex developmental disorder involving difficulties in verbal and nonverbal communication, social-emotional functioning, and markedly restricted interests and activities.
- Trial name
- NCT00695812
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Infant Development, Developmental Delay
The Effects on Children and Parents of Educating Parents About Ways to Play With Babies
The purpose of this study is to determine whether educating parents about how to play with infants affects infant development or caregiver characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT05259423
- Testing
- Enriched Education Program, Typical Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Language Disorders in Children
Let's Know!2: Language-focused Intervention for Children at Risk of Comprehension Difficulties
In the proposed project, the investigators will conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the efficacy of Let's Know!2, a small-group, language focused comprehension intervention, on children's lower- and…
- Trial name
- LK!2 (NCT05133479)
- Testing
- Let's Know! small-group or TierL 2 Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Parent Telehealth Intervention for Children With Autism
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, telecoaching/telepractice models are of urgent importance. Given this, parents in the study will receive parent coaching through weekly video calls.
- Trial name
- NCT04501588
- Testing
- Responsive training with no video feedback, Responsive training with video feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Telehealth
Teleaudiology: Investigating the Online Applicability of Central Auditory Processing Tests
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of applying central auditory processing tests online through teleaudiology.
- Trial name
- NCT07053280
- Testing
- Teleaudiological tests
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Developmental Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder
Dynamic Assessment of the Risk for Language and Reading Disorders in Monolingual and Multilingual Children
The project represents the completion of a part of the recently concluded European project MultiMind, in which a computer platform called MuLiMi was developed and validated.
- Trial name
- NCT06937255
- Testing
- computerized Dynamic Assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Language Disorder, Adults Without Language Disorder
Category Learning Retention in Adults With and Without Developmental Language Disorder
Approximately 7% of the population experiences developmental language disorder (DLD), a language disorder with unclear causes. DLD affects communication beyond adolescence and poses challenges for education and career advancement…
- Trial name
- Time2Learn (NCT05901493)
- Testing
- Perceptual category training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Developmental Dyslexia
Morphofunctional Imaging and Developmental Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is a frequent learning disability. The aim of this study is to analyze cortical thickness and phonological treatment in right handed adults with developmental dyslexia.
- Trial name
- PHR04-CH/DYS (NCT00254644)
- Testing
- Morphological and functional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Nonverbal and Low Verbal Autism
Melodic-based Communication Therapy for Promoting Spoken Language Development in Individuals With Nonverbal Autism
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of Melodic Based Communication Therapy (M.B.C.T.) for increasing oral expressive skills in nonverbal children with autism spectrum disorders.
- Trial name
- MBCT (NCT04679974)
- Testing
- Melodic-based Communication Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University