Clinical trials: Reading
Vision Disparity
Are There Different Objective Fixation Disparity Values for Two Different Test Paradigms
In optometry, binocular coordination is measured subjectively. The result is subjective fixation disparity. In research different experiments have proven, that subjective and objective fixation disparity are different.
- Trial name
- NCT02735278
- Testing
- different test paradigms
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Developmental Dyslexia, Reading Problem
Personalization of Visual Characters and Text-to-Speech (TTS) to Support Learning in Students With Reading Difficulties
Previous research has shown the importance of font type, size and spacing to facilitate text reading in dyslexia. A special automatized procedure was designed to select the most favorable parameters for both text visualization…
- Trial name
- NCT06947512
- Testing
- Seleggo Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Efficacy of Reading Intervention on the Brain Connectivity in Autism
The overarching goal of this proposal is to test the impact of a comprehensive reading intervention program (Visualizing and Verbalizing) on changing the neurobiological mechanisms underlying reading comprehension deficits in…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Reading Problem
- Trial name
- BrainREAD (NCT05568056)
- Testing
- Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language comprehension and Thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
no Condition is Studied, the Focus of the Study is the Impact of Mental Imagery on Non Technical Skills of Medical Students
Impact of Mental Imagery on the Non-technical Skills of Anaesthesia Residents
The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if mental imagery works to improve non technical skills in residents. It will also learn about knowledge and technical skills.
- Trial name
- NCT06954519
- Testing
- Mental imagery, Cognitive aid reading
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reims University hospital
Reading, Language
Timing and Facilitation Effects of Theta-Burst Stimulation in the Reading and Language Networks
The purpose of this study is to understand how transcranial magnetic stimulation affects how quickly, easily, and accurately a person read.
- Conditions
- Reading, Language, Control Subjects
- Trial name
- TAFE (NCT06608680)
- Testing
- iTBS, cTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
EEG
Behavioural and Physiological Measures of Young Students With Dyslexia
The proposed is reading intervention study to track neural changes in the brain. Students with dyslexia will participate in a reading study.
- Trial name
- NCT05376696
- Testing
- Set For Variability, Current Best Practices
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Empathy
Impact of Narrative Medicine (Workshop Reading Diaries)
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an educational program of Narrative Medicine "workshop reading diaries" dedicated to medical students on their empathy. Design: Randomized Controlled Trial in 2 arms.
- Trial name
- INAMEDI (NCT01798290)
- Testing
- narrative medicine: reading workshop, critical reading
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Health Literacy
Patient Understanding of Handouts at Different Reading Levels
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if participants are better able to understand medical handouts written at below a sixth grade reading level compared to those written at above a sixth grade reading level.
- Trial name
- NCT06736808
- Testing
- Handout Written at Below a Sixth Grade Reading Level, Handout Written at Above a Sixth Grade Reading Level
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obese Patients, Obese Patients With Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric Surgery and Gut Microbiota Changes Over Time
The goal of this observational study is to learn how bariatric surgery affects gut bacteria and gut-related metabolic products over time in adults with obesity.
- Conditions
- Obese Patients, Obese Patients With Bariatric Surgery, Gut Microbiota, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- RYGB-MICROGUT (NCT07381140)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Specializzata in Gastroenterologia Saverio de Bellis
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06026124
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Convergence Insufficiency
A Randomized Trial of Base-in Prism Reading Glasses Convergence Insufficiency in Children
This study is designed to compare the use of special prism glasses to placebo treatment for children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT00347581
- Testing
- Base-in prism glasses for reading
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Prenatal Diagnosis
Mapping of Genomic Structural Variations in Major Birth Defects
In the context of intricate cases with ambiguous prenatal genetic diagnoses, this project intends to carry out long - read DNA sequencing data analysis on birth defect cases and family samples.
- Trial name
- NCT07515976
- Testing
- Long - read DNA sequencing
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Language Disorders in Children
Let's Know!2: Language-focused Intervention for Children at Risk of Comprehension Difficulties
In the proposed project, the investigators will conduct a multisite randomized controlled trial (RCT) to determine the efficacy of Let's Know!2, a small-group, language focused comprehension intervention, on children's lower- and…
- Trial name
- LK!2 (NCT05133479)
- Testing
- Let's Know! small-group or TierL 2 Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Reading Comprehension
The Effect of Washback on Reading Comprehension
Testing and teaching are completely interrelated in education process; using various kinds of tests teachers are able to anticipate about the strong and weak points of learning in students, their progress and their…
- Trial name
- NCT01642316
- Testing
- washback, routin intervention
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Speech Sound Disorder
Sharing Books With Children
The promotion of language and communicative development in the early years is extremely important. Children who enter school with good language skills have better educational and economic success.
- Trial name
- NCT03006744
- Testing
- Phonological awareness training, Reading enjoyment training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The Relationship of Essential Fatty Acids to Adult ADHD: The OCEAN Study (Oils and Cognitive Effects in Adult ADHD Neurodevelopment)
Brief summary The aim of the study is to provide preliminary data on the relationship of Essential Fatty Acids (EFAs) to cognitive and electrophysiological measures of brain and behavioural functions in adults with attention…
- Trial name
- OCEAN (NCT01750307)
- Testing
- Experimental fatty acid supplementation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Language, Methylphenidate of Undetermined Intent
Language & Cognitive Control
Catecholamine (CA) neurotransmitters, such as dopamine (DA) and noradrenaline (NA), have long been implicated playing a critical role in cognitive functions, such as working memory (WM), inhibition, learning, and decision making.
- Trial name
- LCCMPH (NCT05272397)
- Testing
- Methylphenidate 20 Mg Oral Tablet, Language Task, Rest Recording
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Donders Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging
HEALTHY INDIVIDUALS
Does Povidone-Iodine on Nail Affect Pulse Oximeter Reading?
Povidone iodine is still a commonly used antiseptic in hospitals. Although pulse oximetry measurement is used as an important indicator in hospitals, no study has been found examining the effect of povidone iodine on the nail bed…
- Trial name
- PI (NCT05704959)
- Testing
- povidone iodine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Presbyopia
Trial of the PresView Implant for the Improvement of Near Vision in Presbyopic Patients
Study to determine the effectiveness of the PresVIEW Scleral Implant to improve near vision in patients who require reading glasses
- Trial name
- NCT01933750
- Testing
- PresVIEW Device Implantation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Refocus Ocular Europe, B.V.
Informed Consent, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
Informed Consent in Endoscopy: Read, Understood or Merely Signed?
Informed consent form is a legal document that, ethically, should be obtained before any endoscopic procedure is performed. The main purpose of this research study is to assess the readability, comprehensibility and applicability…
- Trial name
- NCT05414435
- Testing
- Reading of informed consent form
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar Tondela-Viseu