Clinical trials: Language Development, open to volunteers
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
Down Syndrome
How Simplified Language Affects Comprehension and Learning in Young Children With Down Syndrome
The long-term study goal is to experimentally evaluate the components (and likely active ingredients) of early language interventions for young children with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT06951516
- Testing
- Linguistic simplification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Autism
Trial of Center-Based Early Start Denver Model vs. Pivotal Response Treatment in Children With Autism
The goal of this study is to compare two well-established early autism interventions, Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) and Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), to better understand which approach is most effective for improving…
- Trial name
- NCT07522190
- Testing
- Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), Developmental Reciprocity Treatment (DRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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
Stuttering, Developmental, Dyslexia
Investigating Individual Differences in Speech Motor Skills in Neurotypical Speakers and Persons With Disordered Speech
This study aims to understand how people use different types of feedback to control their speech. When an individual speaks, the brain relies on several systems at the same time, such as sensory systems that monitor an…
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Developmental, Dyslexia, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07459803
- Testing
- Unpredictable auditory feedback perturbation: 2 behavioral sessions, Unpredictable auditory feedback perturbation during tCS: 3 behavioral sessions, Sustained F1 auditory feedback perturbation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effects of Receptive Language Intervention vs Individual Therapy for Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by deficits in social communication and social interaction and the presence of restricted, repetitive behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT06927518
- Testing
- Receptive language intervention by using the total communication
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Enhancing Early Language and Cognitive Development in Toddlers Through a Culturally Adapted Home-based Parent Intervention
Home-Based Language and Cognitive Intervention for Arab Toddlers in Israel
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a culturally adapted, home-based program designed to improve language and cognitive development in Arab toddlers in Israel.
- Trial name
- CAHBI-T (NCT07233525)
- Testing
- Culturally Adapted Parent-Implemented Intervention, Child Health Education Sessions
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Role of GABAergic Transmission in Auditory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome. Researchers think brain development may be controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- Trial name
- NCT04798274
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar
Behavioural Development, Long-term Outcomes and Opportunities to Optimize Youth Mental Health Trajectories
Behavioural Development, Long-term Outcomes and Opportunities to Optimize Youth Mental Health (BLOOM) is a project that aims to overcome age and diagnostic boundaries to generate person-specific longitudinal profiles of mental…
- Conditions
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar, Psychosis, Eating Disorder NOS
- Trial name
- BLOOM (NCT06978452)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability
Early Institutionalization Intervention Impact Project
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of early intervention (placement into foster care, and a caregiving training) on physical, cognitive, social and brain development and psychiatric symptomatology in children…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability, Behavioral and Neural Patterns of Attention, Brain Function
- Trial name
- EI-3 (NCT04165746)
- Testing
- Foster Care, Caregiving Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Stroke
Vagal Nerve Stimulation To Enhance Cognition and Learning
The purpose of this study is to find out whether pairing vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) with cognitive training can improve memory and language learning in people who have previously used VNS therapy for movement rehabilitation…
- Conditions
- Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Stroke, Cognitive Assessment, Language Acquisition
- Trial name
- NCT07719387
- Testing
- VNS for Cognition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Language Development Disorders
Virtual Reality-supported Language Intervention for Preschool Children With DLD
This study aims to test the effectiveness of virtual reality-supported speech therapy in improving basic language skills in children aged 3 to 6 years diagnosed with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- NCT07438639
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS), Taditional Speech Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Developmental Language Disorder
Optimizing Feedback-based Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
This project aims to optimize a critical but understudied ingredient of language intervention provided to children with developmental language disorder (DLD) - feedback.
- Trial name
- NCT05678634
- Testing
- Declarative learning with immediate feedback, Declarative learning with delayed feedback, Probabilistic learning with immediate feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Delay
pBFS Guided aiTBS Over Language Network for ASD Child
The aim of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of precision neuromodulation in improving language ability in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also have language development delay.
- Trial name
- NCT06950437
- Testing
- active iTBS, speech therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Changping Tianhe Research Institute of Brain Science
MONITOR, COACH
Promoting Early Intervention Timing and Attention to Language
The proposed study (PETAL: Promoting Early intervention Timing and Attention to Language) aims to determine the timing of intervention among infants with Increased Likelihood for Autism (ILA; at risk for autism by virtue of…
- Trial name
- PETAL (NCT05853861)
- Testing
- JASPER Babble
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD)
Evaluating the Effect of Combined Parent Training Plus Speech Therapy on Children With Speech Development Disorder.
Language is an extremely complex cognitive function that, in situations of typical development, i.e. in the absence of deficits or environmental risk, is generally acquired with apparent ease and naturalness (Kuhl, 2010).
- Trial name
- DLD25!! (NCT07426276)
- Testing
- Assisted speech therapy intervention + parent training, standard speech therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
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
Developmental Language Disorder, Language Impairment
Emergent Bilinguals: Child Language Proficiency and Language of Treatment
Of the 12 million children in the USA growing up bilingual, about 1 million experience Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), a disorder in language learning and use.
- Trial name
- NCT06866223
- Testing
- Sentence recast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Developmental Language Disorder
Sentence Prediction in Developmental Language Disorder
Millions of children - 7-12% of the school-age population - have developmental language disorder (DLD), a disorder that affects language learning, comprehension, and use.
- Trial name
- NCT07510854
- Testing
- Thematic role, Sentence complexity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading
Enhancing Letter-Speech Sound Learning and Reading Network Activation With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
This study investigates the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on the brain and its potential to enhance reading-related learning.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading, Dyslexia, Learning
- Trial name
- LexiStim (NCT07546292)
- Testing
- Transcranial random noise stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Brem