Clinical trials: Nonverbal Communication
Schizophrenia
Brain Stimulation And Group Therapy to Improve Gesture and Social Skills in Psychosis (BrAGG-SoS)
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial testing the effects of 10 sessions of continuous theta burst stimulation and the effects of 16 sessions of social cognitive remediation therapy on gesture performance…
- Trial name
- BrAGG-SoS (NCT04106427)
- Testing
- continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS), social cognitive remediation therapy (SCRT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Abuse, Child, Crying
Take 5 + Audio Clip Randomized Control Trial
At Yale New Haven Hospital, parents on the postpartum ward receive a Take 5 program to help train and prepare parents for strategies to manage their infant's crying.
- Conditions
- Abuse, Child, Crying, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04608877
- Testing
- Take 5 and Audio Clip, Take 5 Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Laughter, Mental Health Issue
The Effect of Laughter Therapy on the Mental Health of Elderly Living in a Nursing Home
This study was designed and conducted as a randomized controlled experimental research with a pre-test and post-test control group to evaluate the effect of laughter therapy on psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and…
- Conditions
- Laughter, Mental Health Issue, Life Satisfaction, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06722872
- Testing
- Laughter therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
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
Crying, Fussy Infant (Baby)
An In-home Observational Study to Compare Infant Crying and Fussing Parameters Documented by the LENA Recorder With Those Documented Via Parental E-diaries
This is a in-home observational study of 12 healthy term infants of ≤15 weeks of age to compare infant crying and fussing parameters documented by the LENA recorder with those documented via parental e-diaries
- Trial name
- LENUS (NCT03390348)
- Testing
- LENA Recorder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Emotions, Facial Emotion Recognition
Improving Emotion Recognition Ability to Support Social Development in Children: A Quasi-Experimental Study
The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to investigate whether enhancing emotion recognition abilities can improve social behavior in primary school children.
- Conditions
- Emotions, Facial Emotion Recognition, Antisocial Behavior, Nonverbal Communication
- Trial name
- I4C (NCT07097090)
- Testing
- Emotion Recognition Training Program: A structured school-based intervention designed to enhance children's ability to recognize emotions through facial expressions, tone of voice, and body language., No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Foggia
Down Syndrome
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have language development particularities that have negative effects in the communication capacity. By this way, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is indicated to this population.
- Trial name
- NCT00689988
- Testing
- speech-language therapy with AAC intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Evaluation of Social ABCs With Attention Training Intervention for Toddlers With Suspected Autism
The Social ABCs is an evidence-based, developmentally informed, caregiver-mediated behavioural intervention for toddlers with suspected or confirmed Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT03215394
- Testing
- Attention Training Program, Social ABCs, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
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
Laughter, State Anxiety
The Effect of Laughter Yoga Practiced Before Simulation Training
Simulation education has become one of the innovative educational approaches that are widely used in providing nursing students with knowledge, skills, and attitudes towards vocational courses.
- Conditions
- Laughter, State Anxiety, Stress, Self Confidence
- Trial name
- NCT05193955
- Testing
- Laughter Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Digestive System Disease, Sleepiness
Investigate Effects of A2 Milk on Breastmilk Composition and Subsequent Infant Gut Health, Crying and Sleep Patterns in Healthy, Full-term Infants
The goal of this interventional study is to investigate effects of a2 Full Cream Milk on Breastmilk composition and subsequent Infant gut health, crying frequency and sleep patterns in Healthy Full-term Infants.
- Conditions
- Digestive System Disease, Sleepiness, Crying
- Trial name
- NCT05829720
- Testing
- a2 Full Cream Milk, Conventional Milk (Weidendorf)
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- a2 Milk Company Ltd.
Myopia, Small-incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE) Surgery
Factor Analysis of Unintended Initial Dissection of the Posterior Plane
To explore the potential factors for unintended initial dissection of the posterior plane in a large sample retrospective analysis and surgeons of different levels.
- Trial name
- NCT05367154
- Testing
- Small incision lenticule extraction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,003 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yifeng Yu
PMS, LAUGHTER
The Effect of Laughter Therapy On The Food Craving
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is characterized by physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms in the luteal phase that significantly disrupt women's daily lives, including work and personal activities, and resolve spontaneously…
- Conditions
- PMS, LAUGHTER, Food Habits
- Trial name
- NCT05796869
- Testing
- Assigned Interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinop University
Laughter Yoga
Effects of Laughter Yoga in Mothers of PICU Patients
This randomized controlled trial examined the effects of laughter yoga on resilience and coping attitudes in mothers of children hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT07340229
- Testing
- Laughter Yoga
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Predictors for Activity and Participation in Children With ASD: A Follow-up Study
Developmental function and Participation in life and school activities in patients with autism spectrum disorder: A follow-up study
- Trial name
- NCT03700190
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Colic, Healthy Infants
Preventive Effect of a Dietary Supplement With Two Probiotic Limosilactobacillus Reuteri Strains on Excessive Crying and Colic in Healthy Newborns.
This study aims to demonstrate that a dietary supplement, which contains two strains of the probiotic L. reuteri is safe, well tolerated and able to reduce the incidence of colic and excessive crying/fussiness in healthy infants.
- Conditions
- Colic, Healthy Infants, Eczema Atopic Dermatitis
- Trial name
- ProtectPrevent (NCT07347743)
- Testing
- Two probiotic Limosilactobacillus reuteri strains
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 768 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Infant Nutrition
Digestive Tolerance of Slightly Hydrolyzed Starter Infant Formula With Probiotics
To demonstrate that infants have improved gut comfort when fed a slightly hydrolyzed starter formula containing probiotics compared to infants fed a control hydrolyzed and referenced non-hydrolyzed formula.
- Trial name
- NCT01036243
- Testing
- test formula 1, test formula 2, test formula 3
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Smiling, Gingival Diseases
The Effect of Periodontal Health on Smile
Anamnesis was taken from 108 patients aged 18-33 who applied to the clinic and met the inclusion criteria. Photographs of the patients' smiles were taken without any measurement.
- Trial name
- EPHS (NCT06554379)
- Testing
- Periodontal health and gingivitis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Pain
Mirthful Laughter and Muscle Soreness / Pain
The purpose of this study is first to investigate the effect of a controlled intervention with a comedy video on pain tolerance in a social setting while quantitatively measuring laughter in a young healthy population…
- Trial name
- NCT02896075
- Testing
- 30 Minute Comedy Video, 30 Minute Documentary Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Laughter, Quality of Life
The Effect of Laughter Yoga on Psychological Well-Being
Brief Summary: The definition of individuals with disabilities, who are among the disadvantaged group, is defined by Law No. 5378 as "those who have difficulties in adapting to social life and meeting their daily needs due to the…
- Trial name
- NCT05807698
- Testing
- laughter therapy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinop University