Clinical trials: Non-Verbal Communication
Gestures
Cognitive Skills and Iconic Gestures
In this study, cognitive skills will be identified that underlie the production of iconic gestures in individuals with language difficulties.
- Trial name
- NCT03387748
- Testing
- Gesture elicitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Pain
Efficacy of Spontaneous Laughter in the Postoperative Treatment of Children
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of laughter therapy in children to improve postoperative, evaluating the intensity of postoperative pain, anxiety and hospital stay.
- Trial name
- NCT02563587
- Testing
- Laughter therapy, Accompaniment without causing the laughter of children., Conventional treatment
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Naval de Alta Especialidad - Escuela Medico Naval
Genetic Disease, Nonverbal Communication
Using a Speech-Generating Device to Support Communication in Rare Genetic Conditions
Individuals with rare genetic conditions may experience a delay or loss of developmental skills. Many have limited verbal speech.
- Conditions
- Genetic Disease, Nonverbal Communication, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Rare Genetic Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07039084
- Testing
- Speech-generating device, Control
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Laughter, Stress
Effect of Laughter Yoga on Nursing Students
Nursing students experience different levels of stress due to many reasons such as lifestyle, health, academic performance, competition, choice of profession, new living environment, relationships with peer group and expectations…
- Conditions
- Laughter, Stress, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06175936
- Testing
- Laugther Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Laughter Yoga, Midwifery
Midwifery Students and Laughter Yoga
No study was found as a result of the literature review. It is thought that laughter yoga will affect the life satisfaction and sleep quality of individuals due to reasons such as increasing oxygen saturation in the blood…
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga, Midwifery, Life Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT05773599
- Testing
- laughter yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Ataturk University
Shaken Baby Syndrome, Crying
Effects of PURPLE Cry Intervention
The proposed study is designed to investigate whether the PURPLE Crying program attains efficacy by optimizing the neural response in the anterior insula, and augmenting activity in regions of the brain known to be important for…
- Conditions
- Shaken Baby Syndrome, Crying, Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT02227979
- Testing
- The Purple Cry Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Indolent Systemic Mastocytosis
Masitinib in Severe Indolent or Smoldering Systemic Mastocytosis
The objective of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of masitinib (AB1010) to placebo in patients with mastocytosis with handicap.
- Trial name
- AB06006 (NCT00814073)
- Testing
- Masitinib, Best Supportive Care
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, France
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- AB Science
Root Canal Treatment in Children Primary Molars, Postoperative Pain
Efficiency of Sonic Activation During Root Canal Treatment of Primary Molars on Postoperative Pain and Facial Expressions
This study was conducted to evaluate the efficiency of sonic activation of 5%sodium hypochlorite during root canal treatment of primary molars on postoperative pain and facial expressions.
- Conditions
- Root Canal Treatment in Children Primary Molars, Postoperative Pain, Facial Expressions, Facial Emotions
- Trial name
- NCT07138937
- Testing
- Root canal treatment in primary molars with irreversible pulpitis, EDDY system for sonic activation of irrigation, side-vented needle
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Suez Canal University
Smiling
Botulinum Toxin in the Treatment of Gingival Smile
Objective: to evaluate the effect of two gingival smile treatment techniques using botulinum toxin. Materials and methods: The randomized, double-blind clinical trial (patient and examiner) will be conducted by two trained and…
- Trial name
- NCT03812965
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Ibirapuera
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Nonverbal Communication
Exploring Predictors of Response to a Peer-Mediated Intervention for Preschoolers With ASD
This study will examine what child variables (i.e., social attention and peer interest) predict communication gains in response to a peer-mediated intervention for 40 minimally-verbal preschool children with ASD and 80 peers.
- Trial name
- NCT05277103
- Testing
- Exploring predictors of response to a peer-mediated communication intervention for minimally verbal preschoolers with ASD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Cancer-related Pain, Pain Assessment
Developing a Multimodal Cancer Pain Database to Support AI-Based Automatic Pain Assessment
The goal of this observational study is to collect short video and sound recordings of people with cancer to create a secure database that can be used in future research to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) tool for pain…
- Conditions
- Cancer-related Pain, Pain Assessment, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Oncology
- Trial name
- SENSAI-DBD (NCT07262632)
- Testing
- Audiovisual and questionnaire-based data collection (once), Audiovisual and questionnaire-based data collection (consecutive)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Mark Mulder
Smile, Smile Esthetics
Validation of the French Version of the SERQoL Questionnaire
This observational study aims to validate the French version of the Smile Esthetics-Related Quality of Life (SERQoL) questionnaire in adult patients recruited in two APH-HP dental departments.
- Trial name
- Periosmile1 (NCT07372105)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Premenstrual Syndrome, Laughter
Premenstrual Syndrome and Laughter Yoga
In addition to physical and emotional effects, premenstrual syndrome can negatively affect the participation in classes, school success, social activities and family relationships of young adolescents in high school.
- Trial name
- NCT06382090
- Testing
- Laughter yoga
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Pain, Acute, Newborns
Effect of Kangaroo Care and Swaddling Methods on Pain Level and Crying Time During Heel Blood Collection
This prospective study is planned as a randomized controlled study with the purpose of determining the effect of kangaroo care and swaddling methods on pain levels and crying times by newborns during heel blood collection.
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Newborns, Crying
- Trial name
- NCT06350071
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, Swaddling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University
Infantile Colic, Microbial Colonization
The Effect of Probiotic Added to Maternal Diet on Infantile Colic and Intestinal Microbiota Content
This study aims to investigate the effect of probiotic added to the diet of mothers on infantile colic in the postpartum period and the content of the neonatal intestinal microbiota.
- Conditions
- Infantile Colic, Microbial Colonization, Crying
- Trial name
- NCT04374955
- Testing
- Activia Probiotics Shot, Routine care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halic University
First Impressions, Attractiveness
First Impressions and Attractiveness Levels of Smiling Individuals With and Without a Mask
Evaluation on the effects of smiling on first impressions and attractiveness with and without wearing a facial surgical mask.
- Trial name
- NCT05343559
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 808 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DeNova Research
Speech Sound Disorder
Visual-acoustic Intervention With Service Delivery In-person and Via Telepractice Trial
Children with speech sound disorder show diminished intelligibility in spoken communication and may thus be perceived as less capable than peers, with negative consequences for both socioemotional and socioeconomic outcomes.
- Trial name
- VISIT (NCT06517225)
- Testing
- Visual-acoustic biofeedback
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Fibromyalgia (FM), Pain
Analysis of Facial Expressions for Pain Recognition in Fibromyalgia: Using Artificial Intelligence and Biomarkers
Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic musculoskeletal pain syndrome with characteristics of generalized body pain, low pain threshold, tenderness and stiffness in muscles, tendons and joints.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia (FM), Pain, Catastrophizing Pain
- Trial name
- Fibromyalgia (NCT06813352)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Minas Gerais
Stuttering, Fluency Disorder
Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Explore Potential Treatments to Reduce Speech Errors in Adults Who Stutter
The goal of this study is to find out whether a type of noninvasive brain stimulation can help reduce speech errors, such as repetitions, blocks, and prolongations, in people who stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT07354139
- Testing
- High - Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Teaching Behaviors, Sign Language Skills
Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
Strategic and interactive approaches driven by sociocultural, cognitive, and language theories have accumulated a large body of evidence documenting improvements in more complex oral and written language skills.
- Trial name
- SISI (NCT06667102)
- Testing
- Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville