Clinical trials: Reading
Language Development
Reading Together: How to Promote Children's Language Development Using Family-based Shared Book Reading
The aim of this project is to determine how shared reading promotes child language development, and to use this knowledge to make it an effective language-boosting tool for children from all social and economic backgrounds.
- Trial name
- NCT02625584
- Testing
- Reading Together - Pausing for Reading, Reading Together - Dialogic Reading, Reading Together - Shared Reading Control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Caroline Rowland
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
Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorder
An Implementation and Biobehavioral Study of Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorder (TMJMD)
With the great economic costs and traditionally poor outcomes among chronic temporomandibular joint and muscle disorder (TMJMD) patients, it has become important to treat patients in the acute state, in order to prevent these…
- Trial name
- NCT00952900
- Testing
- Biobehavioral, Active Coping/Attention Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Arlington
Language Development, Literacy
Digital Literacy Promotion
This study evaluates the effects of digital versus standard literacy promotion, as well as dialogic language behaviors and reading comprehension among infants when comparing the use of e-books to standard board books.
- Trial name
- DLP (NCT03121365)
- Testing
- Digital/E-Book Arm, Standard/Board Book Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Presbyopia, Low Vision
Development and Validation of a Digital Optotype for Near Vision in Greek Language.
Primary objective of our study is to develop and validate a computer-based digital near-vision optotype based on the Greek version of the print MNREAD.
- Conditions
- Presbyopia, Low Vision, Near Vision
- Trial name
- DeDART (NCT04242836)
- Testing
- MNREAD testing
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace
Myopia
Side Effects of Atropine (SEA) Study
This study will perform several objective and subjective measurements of the eye and vision before and after a week of using 0.01% concentration atropine drops.
- Trial name
- SEA (NCT03593044)
- Testing
- 0.01% concentration atropine drops
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey J. Walline, OD PhD
Reading Learning Disability, Math Learning Disability
Improving the Academic Performance of First-Grade Students With Reading and Math Difficulty
The main purpose of this clinical trials is to explore short-term effects of coordinated intervention versus the business-as-usual school program on the primary endpoints of post-intervention word-reading fluency and arithmetic…
- Trial name
- NCT03991234
- Testing
- Reading Intervention, Math Intervention, Coordinated Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
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
Lung Cancer - Non Small Cell, EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Mutation
Utilizing Long-read Sequencing to Investigate the EGFR Landscape of EGFR Positive Lung Cancer Patients
EGFR gene mutations are some of the most commonly occurring mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. Investigators have developed a DNA instability model that estimates a risk score to assess the likelihood of an individual…
- Trial name
- EGFR Lung Canc (NCT06659458)
- Testing
- blood draw, Gene sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Our Lady of the Lake Hospital
Reading Problem
Computer Based Newsletter and Literacy Engagement of Middle-school Students
The purpose of this study is to improve motivation for reading by implementing a computer-based newsletter and examine the effects on the literacy engagement and reading achievement of middle school-aged students.
- Trial name
- NCT04511065
- Testing
- Newsletter using a virtual mode of delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Breast Cancer
Radiologic Evaluation and Breast Density (READ)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cessation of hormone replacement therapy for one or two months before a screening mammogram will improve its performance by decreasing breast density.
- Trial name
- NCT00117663
- Testing
- temporary discontinuation of hormone therapy for 1 month, temporary discontinuation of hormone therapy for 2 months
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,704 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Dry Eye Syndromes
Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients
To assess the reading function impairment in patients with dry eye and to assess the effects of reading on the ocular surface.
- Trial name
- NCT01826812
- Testing
- 30 minutes sustained reading, Dry eye exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Refractive Error, Visual Impairment
The Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study
The Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS) is a two year study to determine the prevalence of vision problems in an early school age population with reading difficulty.
- Conditions
- Refractive Error, Visual Impairment, Convergence Insufficiency, Reading Disabilities
- Trial name
- BREDS (NCT02607384)
- Testing
- Eyeglass wearing, Orthoptic exercises, Specialist referral
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Preterm Birth, Developmental Dyslexia
Reading-FREE Markers for Early Detection of Developmental Dyslexia
This study aims to identify early signs of developmental dyslexia (DD) and other reading difficulties in children born preterm, using behavioral, cognitive, and brain imaging data collected before reading problems typically…
- Trial name
- FREE-DD (NCT07072104)
- Testing
- Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 2, MRI - Grade 2, Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 3
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Nursing Students, Nursing Skills
The Effect of Simulation-Based ECG Training on ECG Reading Skills of Nursing Students
Accurately analyzing ECG rhythms is a critical competency for nursing students. However, many students fail to achieve an adequate level of knowledge and skill in this area.
- Conditions
- Nursing Students, Nursing Skills, Simulation Based Learning, Simulation Training
- Trial name
- ECGNURSİNG (NCT07533838)
- Testing
- Simulation-based ECG training, Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
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
Premature Birth, Basic Learning Problem in Reading
Reading in Preterm and Full-term Children: Neural Basis and Prediction
The purpose of this study is to understand reading abilities of children born preterm: their cognitive profiles, the neural basis of good and poor reading abilities, and the behavioral and neural factors that predict persistent…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Basic Learning Problem in Reading, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01599546
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Leukemia, Advanced Solid Tumor
Evaluation of Bibliotherapy by Students and Patients With Cancer
Research has demonstrated the positive effects of bibliotherapy (the use of reading in the treatment of patients), such as increased self-awareness, increased empathy, hope and decreased negativity.
- Trial name
- NCT03969082
- Testing
- Bibliotherapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Dental Anxiety, Dental Anxiety in Children
Virtual Reality Storytelling Versus Storybook Reading for Dental Anxiety in Children
Many children feel anxious before dental treatment. This study compares two ways of helping children feel calmer while waiting for their dental visit: watching a dental story through virtual reality (VR) glasses, or listening to…
- Conditions
- Dental Anxiety, Dental Anxiety in Children, Preoperative Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07863661
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Storytelling, Traditional Storybook Reading
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Abdulaziz University
Presbyopia, Near Vision
Validation of an Activities-of-daily-living Framework at Different Light Conditions
Primary objective of this study is the construction and validation of an experimental environment for the simulation of a variety of near- and intermediate-vision activities of daily living (ADLs) in different combinations of…
- Conditions
- Presbyopia, Near Vision, Reading, Daily Activities
- Trial name
- NCT05005624
- Testing
- ADL performance
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace