Clinical trials: Language Disorder
Overweight, Obesity
Deaf Weight Wise 2.0: A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention With Deaf Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese
The purpose of the Deaf Weight Wise 2.0 (DWW 2.0) study is to test an evidence-based, comprehensive program to modify obesity-related health behaviors with Deaf people ages 21 to 70 who use American Sign Language (ASL) as their…
- Trial name
- DWW2 (NCT03060525)
- Testing
- Deaf Weight Wise 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Hearing Loss, Language Impairment
Retrieval Practice for Word Learning for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children
This study is designed to advance the promising yet underutilized research on retrieval practice by evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of two key retrieval practice features (feedback and spacing).
- Trial name
- NCT05512000
- Testing
- Feedback with massed trials, Feedback with spaced trials, No feedback with massed trials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Associated With Blast Exposure
The incidence of central auditory dysfunction in war fighters who are exposed to high-explosive blasts while serving in combat have not been clearly determined.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00554801
- Testing
- Audiological testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Aphasia
Digital Interventions in Neurorehabilitation: iTALKbetter
iTALKBetter will provide an app-based therapy for people with word retrieval difficulties who have had a stroke. This study aims to test the therapy application for people with naming difficulties through a small scale…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Anomia
- Trial name
- NCT04566081
- Testing
- iTalkBetter Trained Items, iTalkBetter Untrained Items
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Primary Progressive Aphasia, PPA
Rehabilitating and Decelerating Language Loss in Primary Progressive Aphasia With tDCS Plus Language Therapy
People with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) are is a debilitating disorder characterized by the gradual loss of language functioning, even though cognitive functioning is relatively well preserved until the advanced stages of…
- Trial name
- NCT03728582
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stroke, Aphasia
Adapting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Stroke Survivors With Aphasia
The proposed study is a Stage I successive cohort trial intended to adapt Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to meet the specific needs of stroke survivors with aphasia ("ACT for Aphasia").
- Trial name
- NCT04984239
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for aphasia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Aging, Aphasia
Exercise Effects on Word Learning
The aging Veteran population will substantially increase over the next 10 years, as the 24.9% of Veterans who are currently between 55-64 years of age join the 38.5% who are already over age 65.
- Trial name
- NCT03370471
- Testing
- Retrieval Practice + Moderate Intensity Exercise, Retrieval Practice + Gentle Stretching, Study Only + Moderate Intensity Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Healthy
Effect of Electrical Stimulation (DC Polarization) to the Brain on Memory
This study will test the effect of direct current (DC) brain polarization (the application of a very weak electrical current to the brain) on learning and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00471107
- Testing
- DC brain polarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Aphasia, Stroke
Dosage and Predictors of Naming Treatment Response in Aphasia
This study examines aphasia treatment response among Veterans and non-Veterans living with aphasia. It seeks to identify cognitive and neural factors which are predictive of positive response to treatment targeting naming…
- Trial name
- NCT02005016
- Testing
- Naming therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aphasia, Stroke
Post-Stroke Aphasia and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Treatment Study
In this study the investigators will examine the efficacy of navigated excitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (nerTMS) for the treatment of post stroke aphasia.
- Trial name
- PART (NCT01512264)
- Testing
- Magstim SuperRapid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Aphasia
Exercise as an Adjuvant to Aphasia Therapy
The purpose of the study is to reveal if individuals who participate in aerobic activity demonstrate greater improvement in language abilities than patients who do not participate in aerobic activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01113879
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Stretching
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia
Effects of Atomoxetine on Brain Activation During Attention & Reading Tasks in Participants With ADHD & Comorbid Dyslexia
This study will evaluate the effects of atomoxetine on brain activation during attention and reading tasks via functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) in participants ages 10 to 16 years old with ADHD and comorbid dyslexia
- Trial name
- NCT00716274
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Parkinson's Disease
An RCT of a Telemedicine Intervention for Hypokinetic Dysarthria in PD
Nearly 90% of people with Parkinson's disease have speech and voice disorders that negatively impact their ability to communicate effectively in daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT04617496
- Testing
- Combined speech and exercise intervention, Health education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development