Clinical trials: Non-Verbal Communication, open to volunteers
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
Preoperative Anxiety, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Humor-Based Video Intervention on Preoperative Anxiety Veya Humor Video and Recovery in Cholecystectomy
This study aims to evaluate whether watching a short humor-based video before surgery can reduce anxiety and negative emotions and increase positive emotions in patients undergoing elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy…
- Trial name
- NCT07861438
- Testing
- Humor-Based Video Intervention, Routine Preoperative Care and Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability
Heart Rate Informed Changes in Care for Non-Communicating Patients
The overarching aim is to generate knowledge to reduce incidence of pain in non-verbal patients' everyday life. The trial will 1) evaluate how HR can be used to identify potentially painful care procedures that should be…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Communication, Nonverbal
- Trial name
- NCT05738278
- Testing
- HR-informed change in routine, Delayed HR-informed specific change in routine
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
taVNS for Speech and Language Recovery in Aphasia
The goal of this research study is to evaluate a novel approach to improving speech recovery in those with acquired apraxia of speech.
- Trial name
- NCT07563387
- Testing
- taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Newborn; Vitality, Premature Infants
Infant Crying, a Bioacoustic Prognostic Signal for Neurodevelopment
Crying is a vital communication signal for the baby. Product of a complex physiological process, it reflects not only the organization and functioning of the cortical central nervous system and the function of sympathetic and…
- Conditions
- Newborn; Vitality, Premature Infants, Infant Development
- Trial name
- BABYCRY_1000 (NCT06332521)
- Testing
- Acoustic signal analysis method
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
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
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
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
Infant Sleep and Crying
Effects of Two Swaddling Techniques on Infant Sleep, Crying, and Maternal Comfort
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how two different safe swaddling techniques affect sleep duration, crying duration, and maternal comfort in infants aged 1-4 months and their mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT07868380
- Testing
- Hip-Healthy Swaddling, Midline Flexion Swaddling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir University of Economics
Autism, Neurodevelopment
Reciprocal Innovation to Optimize Low-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) for Individuals
Many people with autism and other developmental conditions have difficulty speaking or do not use speech and need other ways to communicate.
- Trial name
- AAC (NCT07581483)
- Testing
- Automated AAC Assessment and Low-Tech AAC Implementation Support, Standard AAC Support
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Kenya
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Infantile Colic
0-3 Months Infantile Colic The Effect of Ocean Sound on Babies
Infant colic is one of the most common health problems in newborns and infants. It is a syndrome of unknown cause, occurring in attacks, weakened by clenched fists, hardening of the abdomen, flatulence, pulling the legs to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06743971
- Testing
- ocean sound concert
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
White Noise
White Noise and Crying Duration After Invasive Procedures in Infants
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of white noise applied during invasive procedures (blood sampling or intravenous access) on pain and physical parameters in infants aged 1-3 months.
- Trial name
- NCT07453641
- Testing
- White Noise Audio
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Eye Tracking, ICU
Eye-Tracking Interactive Agent in Non-verbal ICU Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether an eye-tracking interactive agent can ameliorate communication impairments and reduce the incidence of complications among non-verbal patients in the intensive care unit…
- Conditions
- Eye Tracking, ICU, Communication Barriers, Non-Verbal Communication
- Trial name
- NCT07429695
- Testing
- eye-tracking interactive agent, conventional techniques
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Harnessing Communication Preferences
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate how preference for communication approach (e.g., using a touch talker versus picture cards) impacts treatment maintenance in the context of treatment to reduce challenging behavior…
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Self-Injurious Behavior, Communication Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT07278544
- Testing
- PrefFCT, NonPrefFCT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Joel E. Ringdahl
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Velopharyngeal Incompetence Due to Cleft Palate
Expiratory Muscle Strength Training for Hypernasal Speech in Children
When the soft palate does not move enough because of a cleft palate or for unknown reasons, this can lead to a speech difference called velopharyngeal insufficiency.
- Conditions
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Velopharyngeal Incompetence Due to Cleft Palate, Inadequate Velopharyngeal Closure, Palatopharyngeal Incompetence
- Trial name
- NCT05492266
- Testing
- Expiratory Muscle Strength Training, Maintenance Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Noel Jabbour
Aphasia, Gestures
Effects of Gesture Plus Verbal Treatment (GVT) in Cantonese Speakers With Aphasia
This research aims to explore the relative efficacy of Verbal-only and GVT on naming difficulty in Cantonese-speaking people with aphasia (PWA).
- Trial name
- NCT07455162
- Testing
- Verbal treatment, Gesture plus verbal treatment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong University
Healthy Adult
The FACIAL Study Pilot
Facial recognition is a non-invasive method for analysing facial characteristics and changes in facial expressions. There is evidence to suggest there may be a link between physiological health and facial expression patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT07011407
- Testing
- Maximal Exercise Test
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Treat Word Finding Difficulty in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how brain stimulation affects word finding problems in people who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Cognitive Symptom, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- STIM-CTBI (NCT06848140)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Language Disorders, Aphasia
Development and Validation of Language and Communication Assessment Scales
The aim of speech therapy for people with aphasia is to improve their ability to communicate in daily life. Traditional evaluations focus on linguistic tasks, but they do not fully address everyday communication skills, which are…
- Trial name
- SCALE_COM (NCT07518576)
- Testing
- conversational approach
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy