Clinical trials: Reading
Reading Disability, Dyslexia
Eye Movements and Reading Disabilities
The mechanism of the eye movement anomalies seen in dyslexic patients is not well defined. Some optometrists use observational eye movement tests as screening devices for dyslexia and advocate eye movement therapy as a treatment…
- Trial name
- EOMRD (NCT01860027)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scripps Health
Ocular Accommodation
Reading Fluency and Accommodative Lag
The purpose of this study is to determine whether special reading glasses improve children's ability to learn to read.
- Trial name
- NCT00383175
- Testing
- Autorefractor, standard clinical instrument
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Literacy
Text Messaging Pilot Study
This pilot study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of text messages designed to encourage shared reading among urban parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03281356
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition, Healthy
Mobile Apps for Preschool Parents (MAPP) Study
The purpose of Mobile Apps for Preschool Parents (MAPP) Study is to test the effectiveness of two mobile applications for parents of preschool aged children: 1) an app focused on child and family nutrition and wellness, and 2) an…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition, Healthy, Physical Inactivity, Sleep, Inadequate
- Trial name
- MAPP (NCT06520072)
- Testing
- Children Eating Well (CHEW) mobile app, Beanstalk mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamela Hull
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
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc)
Pragmatic RCT of AI-Assisted Reading for Malignant Hepatic Lesions on CE-CT
The purpose of this multicenter pragmatic randomized controlled trial is to determine whether AI-assisted interpretation of multiphasic liver contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CE-CT) is non-inferior to standard radiology…
- Conditions
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC), Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (Icc), Hepatic Metastasis, Hepatic Hemangioma
- Trial name
- NCT07768085
- Testing
- AI-assisted abdominal CE-CT reporting, Standard abdominal CE-CT reporting without AI assistance
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Women Who Are Aged 18-49 Years, Able to Read, Write
Reducing Endocrine-Disrupting Chemical Exposure in Reproductive-Age Women: A Pender Model-Based RCT
Abstract Background: Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) are widely encountered in daily life and may adversely affect reproductive health.
- Conditions
- Women Who Are Aged 18-49 Years, Able to Read, Write, Voluntarily Agree to Participate in the Study
- Trial name
- NCT07773233
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harran University
Body Temperature, Hypothermia
Core Body Temperature Measurement During Hot and Cold Environmental Exposure
Accurate measurement of core body temperature at the scene of an accident is critical for both diagnosis and treatment/triage decisions for hypothermic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01793337
- Testing
- Exposure to cold environmental temperature (-20°C)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine
Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading
Enhancing Letter-Speech Sound Learning and Reading Network Activation With Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
This study investigates the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on the brain and its potential to enhance reading-related learning.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Developmental, Reading, Dyslexia, Learning
- Trial name
- LexiStim (NCT07546292)
- Testing
- Transcranial random noise stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Brem
Dyslexia
Reading Problems in Children Living in Urban Areas
The first line of defense against reading disabilities is good classroom reading instruction. This study describes how characteristics of students, teachers, and instruction relate to academic achievement in inner-city…
- Trial name
- NCT00065832
- Testing
- Reading Instruction
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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
Whole Genome Sequencing
Ultra Rapid GEnome Sequencing
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the field of genomics, allowing the detection of genetic abnormalities for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- Trial name
- URGES (NCT06555731)
- Testing
- Ultra rapid genome sequencing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
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
Developmental Dyslexia
V5/MT Stimulation on Reading and Reading-related Measures in Developmental 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 direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05972200
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS over V5/MT, Active HD-tDCS over V1
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Literacy
Reach Home and Read
This will be a time series prospective cohort and comparison group design to evaluate the effect on home literacy environments of the Reach Home and Read intervention as compared to standard programming provided by home visiting…
- Trial name
- NCT03699592
- Testing
- Reach Home and Read Toolkit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Stroke, Dyslexia, Acquired
Neurofeedback Intervention for Reading Deficits in Subacute Stroke
The overall goal of this project is to advance a biologically-based approach to treatment of reading disorders after stroke, which will expand the limits of cognitive rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- ReadingNFB (NCT04875936)
- Testing
- Motor Imagery and Real-Time fMRI Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Concussion, Mild
Reverse King-Devick Test and History of Multiple Concussions
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of concussion history and reading direction on baseline King- Devick Test (KDT) performance, a common component of sideline concussion assessments.
- Trial name
- NCT04560400
- Testing
- Conventional King-Devick test, Reverse King-Devick test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Improving Diabetic Patient Health Through Assistive-Reading Technology
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) affects over 30 million Americans and requires patients to competently manage their conditions at home.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT05337306
- Testing
- GogyUp Reader
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GogyUp Inc
Developmental Dyslexia, Developmental Language Disorder
Dynamic Assessment of the Risk for Language and Reading Disorders in Monolingual and Multilingual Children
The project represents the completion of a part of the recently concluded European project MultiMind, in which a computer platform called MuLiMi was developed and validated.
- Trial name
- NCT06937255
- Testing
- computerized Dynamic Assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Lipids, Lipid Metabolism
RISSCI-1 Blood Cholesterol Response Study
Raised blood cholesterol (also referred to as blood LDL-cholesterol) is a major risk factor for developing heart disease. Dietary saturated fat is recognised as the main dietary component responsible for raising blood…
- Conditions
- Lipids, Lipid Metabolism, Healthy
- Trial name
- RISSCI-1 (NCT03270527)
- Testing
- High SFA diet (Diet 1), Low SFA diet (Diet 2)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey