Clinical trials: Language Development Disorders, open to volunteers
Developmental Language Disorder
Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Developmental language disorder (DLD) is a condition that affects children's ability to learn and use language. These difficulties can affect communication, learning, and participation in everyday activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07899671
- Testing
- priming
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Developmental Delays
Empower EI: Comparing Early Intervention Approaches to Improve Communication in Toddlers With Developmental Delays
This study is testing three ways to deliver Early Intervention (EI) services for toddlers with developmental disabilities (DD). Children enrolled in EI speech therapy will receive one of three approaches: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07227974
- Testing
- Therapist-Delivered Early Intervention Approach, Caregiver Coaching Early Intervention Approach, Parents Taking Action
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,269 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Language Delay, Substance Use Disorders
Prevent Language Delays and Disorders Among Children of Caregivers With Substance Use Disorders With Community Groups and Individualized Services
The goal of this clinical trial is to test ways to improve early language development among young children of parents with substance use disorder (SUD).
- Conditions
- Language Delay, Substance Use Disorders, Language Disorders in Children, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT07529327
- Testing
- Comilia Group, Interaction Review Enhancement, Practical Support Enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Language Development Disorders
The Effect of Semantic Support on Word Learning
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare word learning outcomes in late talking toddlers who are taught different types of words.
- Trial name
- NCT05921214
- Testing
- VAULT Phase 5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Developmental Language Disorder
MOLECULAR BASIS OF LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
Developmental Language Disorder (DLD) refers to children who present with language difficulties that are not due to a known biomedical condition or associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or intellectual disability.
- Trial name
- TSLO (NCT06660108)
- Testing
- blood draw
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Developmental Language Disorder, Language Delay
Using Neuroimaging and Behavioral Assessments to Understand Late Talking
Late talkers (LT), representing 10-20% of children under 3, demonstrate hallmark syntax and vocabulary deficits similar to preschoolers with developmental language disorder.
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Language Delay, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06156865
- Testing
- Intervention to address late talking
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
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
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
Speech Sound Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Exploratory Trial of the "HiDongDong" Language Rehabilitation App for Articulation Delay.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the AI-based application "HiDongDong" in improving articulation development in children aged 2 to under 14 years with suspected articulation delays.
- Conditions
- Speech Sound Disorder, Language Development Disorders, Phonological Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07613268
- Testing
- HiDongDong Intervention, Standard Care / Speech Therapist Intervention
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Developmental Language Disorder
Neuroimaging Reveals Treatment-related Changes in DLD
Children with developmental language disorders (DLD, aka specific language impairment), a prevalent pediatric disorder, experience hallmark grammar deficits with life-long impacts on educational and occupational outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05268341
- Testing
- My Sentence Builder
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Hearing Impaired (Partially)
A Treatment for a Form of Age-Related Central Auditory Processing Disorder Consisting of Clemastine Fumarate Plus Engineered Sound
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of Clemastine Fumarate in the presence of engineered sound to treat age-related central auditory processing disorder (CAPD).
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Hearing Impaired (Partially), Hearing, Hearing Abnormality
- Trial name
- CAPD-LOOT (NCT07304024)
- Testing
- Clemastine Fumarate Combined With Engineered Sound, Clemastine Fumarate Combined With Pink Noise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 344 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Language Development, Language Development Disorders
Cortical Tracking of Speech in the First Year of Life
The goal of this observational study is to investigate early neural mechanisms underlying the processing of spoken language, specifically the phenomenon of cortical tracking, and to determine whether these mechanisms can serve as…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Language Development Disorders, Infant Development, Infant Developmental Assessment
- Trial name
- NCT07531706
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral Assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Caregivers to Teach Vocabulary to Children With Language Impairment
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Spanish-speaking caregivers can learn to teach science vocabulary to their children with the use and educational app and a short training video with target words.
- Trial name
- DLD (NCT07519629)
- Testing
- Robust vocabulary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Intranasal Insulin for Autism Spectrum Disorder in Children and Young Adults Aged 4 to 21 Years
This observational study evaluates the real-world use of intranasal insulin in children and young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) utilizing the ViaNase™ device developed by Kurve Therapeutics.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Autism Spectrum Disorder High-Functioning, Autism Spectrum Disorder With Absence of Functional Language
- Trial name
- IN-INS-AUT (NCT07521371)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Hope International
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
Developmental Language Disorders
Treating Passive Structure Knowledge Deficits in School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The goal of this project is to compare the relative effectiveness of two novel treatments to improve the knowledge of the passive sentence structure of school-age (8-11-year-old) children with developmental language disorder…
- Trial name
- DLDTreatment (NCT06932016)
- Testing
- Grammar Treatment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Child Language, Language Delay
Talk With Me Baby: Leveraging Well-Child Care to Enhance the Early Home Language Environment
Language-rich interactions with a parent or caregiver can serve as a protective factor for young children, by supporting their language development and other positive long-term outcomes, but existing interventions have not had…
- Conditions
- Child Language, Language Delay, Developmental Milestones
- Trial name
- TWMB (NCT07132411)
- Testing
- Patients in Talk With Me Baby Clinics, Patients in Care-As-Usual Clinics
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
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 (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