Clinical trials: Motor Speech Disorder
Neurodegenerative Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
Tracking and Predicting How Brain Damage Spreads in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) spectrum syndromes, are characterized by the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates in the central nervous system.
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(PSP)
- Trial name
- NCT07567664
- Testing
- 3 Tesla MRI without contrast medium, Blood sample for genetic analysis, Cerebrospinal fluid sampling (CSF)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disease
Connect-One: Early Feasibility Study of Connexus® Brain-Computer Interface (BCI)
The Connect-One Study is an early feasibility study to obtain preliminary device safety information for the Connexus Brain-Computer Interface (BCI).
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disease, Stroke, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
- Trial name
- CONNECT-ONE (NCT07357428)
- Testing
- Connexus Brain-Computer Interface
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Paradromics
Stroke, Motor Speech Disorder
Speech Rehabilitation Based on Mobile Applications
This study evaluates the efficacy of smartphone-based speech therapy administered at home compared with usual care. Participants will be randomized into the treatment and waitlist control groups with an allocation ratio of 1:1.
- Trial name
- NCT06592183
- Testing
- Smart-phone based, self-driven speech rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Speech Sound Disorder
staRt: Enhancing Speech Treatment With Smartphone-delivered Biofeedback
Previous research suggests that biofeedback can outperform traditional interventions for RSE, but no controlled studies have tested this hypothesis in the context of app-delivered biofeedback.
- Trial name
- staRt (NCT04474691)
- Testing
- Traditional articulation treatment, Visual-acoustic biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Huntington Disease
Characterization and Quantification of Motor Speech Disorders in Huntington's Disease: Identification of Acoustic Markers
The study proposes to identify deviant speech dimensions in patients with HD at presymptomatic and declared stages of the disease, compared to healthy subjects, using the computerized MonPaGe speech protocol.
- Trial name
- TPMH (NCT04630574)
- Testing
- Speech evaluation with the clinical evaluation of dysarthria, complete assessment of the MonPaGe computerized protocol
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Exercise, Arterial Cross-Talk Modulation and Inflammation in an Ageing Population
The aims of the study are twofold. In the cross-sectional approach (Part I), the study will be conducted in an older population to assess the association of physical fitness on different parts of the human vascular bed.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Atherosclerosis, Heart; Disease, Activity
- Trial name
- ExAMIN AGE (NCT02796976)
- Testing
- Training or control condition
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Spinal Muscular Atrophy 1
Exploring Lived Experiences of Families of Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy(SMA) Type 1 Regarding Feeding and Communication
Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1 (SMA )Type 1 is a severe, early-onset neuromuscular condition that typically leads to profound weakness and impaired bulbar function-affecting swallowing, feeding, speech, and airway protection.
- Trial name
- NCT07596277
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Stuttering, Adult
The Effects of Brain Stimulation on Speech Fluency in Adults Who Stutter
The project is leading to investigate the effects of neuromodulation techniques on speech fluency among adults who stutter (AWS).
- Trial name
- NCT05472181
- Testing
- rTMS (Repetitive TMS), Speech training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Stuttering
Shaping Motor Neural Functioning of Developmental Stuttering to Improve Fluency
Developmental stuttering (DS) is a motor/speech disorder, characterized by specific alterations in the functioning of brain circuits.
- Trial name
- NCT05306782
- Testing
- transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Speech Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
FTLD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Advancing Research and Treatment for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ARTFL)
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) is the neuropathological term for a collection of rare neurodegenerative diseases that correspond to four main overlapping clinical syndromes: frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary…
- Conditions
- FTLD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
- Trial name
- ARTFL (NCT02365922)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,489 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anarthria, Dysarthria
Feasibility of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System in Persons With Tetraplegia (BG-Speech-02)
The goal of this study is to improve our understanding of speech production, and to translate this into medical devices called intracortical brain-computer interfaces (iBCIs) that will enable people who have lost the ability to…
- Conditions
- Anarthria, Dysarthria, Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- BG-Speech-02 (NCT06094205)
- Testing
- BrainGate Neural Interface System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
The Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) is an international patient registry that serves as a centralized resource for rare disease research.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Developmental Verbal Dyspraxia, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Speech Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD and CAS
Comorbid Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) may be one factor that limits speech development in some minimally verbal children with autism. CAS is a disorder affecting speech movement planning.
- Trial name
- TxMVASD+CAS (NCT05066178)
- Testing
- CAS Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children with Autism
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Differential Diagnosis Between Parkinson's Disease and Multiple System Atrophy Using Digital Speech Analysis - Part 2
Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disease. Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a relentlessly progressing rare neurodegenerative disease of unknown etiology.
- Trial name
- Voice4PD-MSA (NCT05807373)
- Testing
- voice recordings
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Quadriplegia
VOICE: An Early Feasibility Study of a Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface for Communication Restoration
The VOICE Study is an early feasibility study to evaluate the initial clinical safety and efficacy of the N1 and R1 Systems device design concept in providing an ability to communicate.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Quadriplegia, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT07224256
- Testing
- N1 Implant, R1 Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Neuralink Corp
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis
Acoustic and Perceptual Markers of Dysarthria in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
This study proposes to identify acoustic and perceptual markers related to upper motor neuron (UMN) degeneration and lower motor neuron (LMN) degeneration in the dysarthria of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Kennedy's Disease
- Trial name
- SPEECH-ALS (NCT03560661)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Speech Sound Disorder
Correcting Residual Errors With Spectral, Ultrasound, Traditional Speech Therapy
Children with speech sound disorder show diminished accuracy and intelligibility in spoken communication and may thus be perceived as less capable or intelligent than peers, with negative consequences for both socioemotional and…
- Trial name
- C-RESULTS (NCT03737318)
- Testing
- Biofeedback-ultrasound, Biofeedback--visual-acoustic, Traditional articulation treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Stroke, Aphasia
Links Between Motor Abilities and Language Ability Deficits in Patients With Post-stroke Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects oral and written expression and/or comprehension. It's one of the most disabling consequence of stroke.
- Trial name
- MOTOLANG-AVC (NCT05776368)
- Testing
- Syntactic comprehension battery (BCS), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), Purdue Pegboard Test
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Reading Disorders
Impact of Motor Tasks and Lidocaine on Reading Unfamiliar Words in Adults With and Without Dyslexia
Recent claims report that reading ability is partially dependent on speech production. While the evidence for this claim is compelling, it is not known to what extent, the speech production system contributes to successful…
- Trial name
- NCT05854082
- Testing
- Lidocaine 2% Polyampoule
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Stroke, Brain Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation Motor Ventral Thalamus (VOP/VIM) for Restoration of Speech and Upper-limb Function in People With Subcortical Stroke
The goal of this study is to verify whether the use of deep brain stimulation can improve motor function of the hand and arm and speech abilities for people following a stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Brain Disease, Central Nervous System Diseases, Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06303869
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the Motor Thalamus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez