Clinical trials: Reading
Hearing Disability
Product Testing of the FaceView Mask™: Usability Survey
The study aims to gather participants' perceptions of the novel transparent surgical N95 respirator vs. a conventional surgical N95 respirator.
- Trial name
- NCT04854694
- Testing
- FaceView Mask™, conventional surgical N95 respirator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Aphasia, Stroke
Brain-based Understanding of Individual Language Differences After Stroke
Strokes often cause a loss of communication ability, referred to as aphasia, as well as cognitive difficulties. Each stroke survivor has a unique pattern of strengths and weaknesses in communication and cognition, and a unique…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Alexia
- Trial name
- BUILD (NCT04991519)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Dystonic Disorder
Sensory Training to Treat Focal Dystonia
This study will examine the effectiveness of Braille reading as a sensory training program for improving symptoms of focal (localized) dystonia, a movement disorder caused by sustained muscle contractions.
- Trial name
- NCT00006336
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Oral Frailty, Depression
Group Reading and Oral Exercise Program for Older Adults
Depression is common among older adults and is often associated with declines in physical and oral health. Non-pharmacological, community-based interventions are needed to support both mental and physical well-being.
- Conditions
- Oral Frailty, Depression, Sarcopenia, Physical Function Decline
- Trial name
- NCT07550335
- Testing
- Reading and Oral Exercise Program
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Ophthalmology, Photorefractive Keratectomy ("PRK")
Ocular Bandage Gel (OBG) Pivotal Trial in Patients Undergoing Photorefractive Keratectomy ("PRK")
Prospective, randomized, masked (reading center), controlled pivotal study of Ocular Bandage Gel (OBG) vs. a bandage contact lens (BCL) in subjects who have undergone bilateral photorefractive keratectomy (PRK).
- Conditions
- Ophthalmology, Photorefractive Keratectomy ("PRK"), Laser Assisted Surgery, Refractive Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03938883
- Testing
- Ocular Bandage Gel (OBG), Bandage Contact Lens (BCL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eyegate Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Healthy Young Adults, Accommodation Disorder
Study in Young Adults to Understand How Glasses With a Small Reading Addition Affect Focusing and Eye Coordination During Vision Tasks
This clinical study aims to understand how glasses with a small reading addition affect the way the eyes focus and work together in young adults with normal near vision.
- Trial name
- BIPBIP (NCT07859917)
- Testing
- Eye exam, Questionnaires, Washout lenses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Essilor International
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degeneration/glaucoma and…
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia, Low Vision, Low Vision Aids
- Trial name
- WOTB (NCT04276610)
- Testing
- Low Vision Reading Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Developmental Dyslexia
Comparing the Efficacy of tDCS and tRNS to Improve Reading Skills in Children and Adolescents With Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial random noise stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05832060
- Testing
- Active tDCS, Active tRNS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Down Syndrome
Shared Book Reading to Promote Mental Well-being Among Young People with and Without Down's Syndrome
Abstract Background: With the progress of society and the deepening of people's understanding of Down syndrome (DS), research has shifted focus on how to improve the quality of life and education for young people with DS.
- Trial name
- NCT06813625
- Testing
- Shared book reading intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Macau
Literacy
Parent/Child Reading Support Program
Reading is a fundamental skill that is required for children's successful participation in school. Later in life, individuals who were unable to attain adequate reading levels during childhood face a cascade of deficits and…
- Trial name
- NCT04163510
- Testing
- Behavioral: Parent/Child Reading Program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Glaucoma, Primary Open Angle
Glaucoma Assessment Via Reading Ability
To explore a quantitative glaucoma evaluation tool of glaucoma through the dynamic evaluation of reading ability based on logarithmic Chinese reading acuity chart (C-READ), and investigate its feasibility.
- Trial name
- NCT05673954
- Testing
- C-Read test
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Breast Cancer
Diagnostic Performance of Breast Cancer Screening Second Reading Process Assisted by AI
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare, for the second reading of screening mammograms, the standard of care with an AI assisted scenario.
- Trial name
- IMA-L2 (NCT05800132)
- Testing
- MammoScreen
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Therapixel
Cataract, Presbyopia Correction
Photopic and Mesopic Multifocal IOL Performance
Modern cataract surgery has become a refractive procedure. Both, multifocal lens implantation and pseudophakic monovision with monofocal IOLs are effective means to address presbyopia correction after cataract surgery.
- Trial name
- MIOLRead (NCT06978556)
- Testing
- No intervention is subject of the study. Only standard pre- and postoperative data will be evaluated.
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IROC AG
Dry Eye Syndromes, Sjogren's Syndrome
Effects of Sustained Reading on the Ocular Surface
This research is being done to to see if changes in visual reading function correlate with changes in optical and retinal image quality.
- Trial name
- NCT02031172
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Language Development
How Parents Can Help Babies Learn to Talk With Picture Books.
The aim of this project is to test whether giving parents advice about book reading is effective in promoting language learning for infants from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.
- Trial name
- NCT02780557
- Testing
- Contingent Reading Intervention, Book Provision Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
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
Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration, Blue Light Defocus Manipulation
Application and Clinical Evaluation of Longitudinal Chromatic Aberration Technique in Ophthalmology
Our study aims to delve into the effects of shifting the focal point of blue light from video or text displayed on a terminal screen forward on the axial length of the eye, ocular blood flow, visual fatigue, and visual function…
- Trial name
- NCT06449976
- Testing
- blue light defocus and blue light filtering
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tongren Hospital
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
Dry Eye Syndrome
The Effect of a New Emulsion in Dry Eye Patients on Tear Layer Aberrometry, Contrast Sensitivity, and Reading Ability
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the addition of a new emulsion artificial tear to the tear layer of dry eye and normal patients affects aberrometry, contrast sensitivity, and reading ability over time.
- Trial name
- NCT01013077
- Testing
- Optive, Soothe, New Emulsion, Soothe, New Emulsion, Optive, New Emulsion, Optive, Soothe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Visual Acuity
A New Parameter for the Assessment of Distance Visual Capacity: the Critical Visual Acuity (CVA)
The conventional examination of the visual acuity (VA) does not take into account the patient's reading speed. However, the consideration of the speed for the recognition of the VA charts' symbols leads to the more accurate and…
- Trial name
- NCT04632901
- Testing
- VA assessment, CVA assessment
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace