Clinical trials: Reading
Infant Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The Effects of a Caregiver-initiated Reading Intervention to Their Infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of a caregiver-initiated reading intervention to their infant, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), on the caregiver-infant dyad, both during hospitalization and…
- Trial name
- NCT07789145
- Testing
- Reading Intervention
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
Macular Degeneration
Correlation Between Visual Acuity Measurements, Quality of Life and Morphological Parameters in Wet AMD Patients
Patient-reported vision-related quality of life (QOL) outcomes are increasingly incorporated into clinical trials of new treatments for age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- Trial name
- COSP (NCT03438669)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. med. Katja Hatz
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
Macular Disease
Translation of Eye Movement Reading Training to Clinical Practice
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common visual impairment in persons over 50 years of age. It has been estimated that 1 in 3 individuals over 75 years of age and 1 in 30 individuals over 52 years of age are…
- Trial name
- NCT01853930
- Testing
- Platform for Administering Eye-movement Control Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hearing Loss, Bilateral or Unilateral
Effectiveness of Speech Therapy for Lip-reading in Patients With Hearing Aids: SCED Study
This study aims to investigate whether lip reading rehabilitation improves viseme recognition in individuals with hearing impairments who use hearing aids.
- Trial name
- SCEDuLL (NCT07028658)
- Testing
- Speechreading training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
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
Atrial Fibrillation
READ-POAF Pilot Studies Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting will be monitored up to 1 year after the procedure by implanting a Reveal XT internal loop recorder two weeks before the surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01530750
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Catharina Ziekenhuis Eindhoven
Diabetes
Creative Writing for Type 2 Diabetes Management
This study is related to the development of a new model of Group Care for patients with Diabetes - the CrewD Program, incorporating close reading and creative writing in group education.
- Trial name
- CrewD (NCT03678896)
- Testing
- CrewD Program, Classical structured education
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Associacao Protectora dos Diabeticos de Portugal
Dystonia, Movement Disorders
Long-read Genome Sequencing for the Molecular Diagnosis of Dystonia
Dystonia is a motor disorder caused by involuntary, intermittent, or sustained muscle contractions, leading to abnormal movements or postures.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Movement Disorders, Combined Dystonia, Complex Dystonia
- Trial name
- GenoDYT (NCT06999096)
- Testing
- Long-read whole genome sequencing
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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
Acquired Brain Injury, Alexia
Treatment for Reading and Writing Deficits Following Acquired Brain Injury
Many people with acquired brain injuries have deficits in reading decoding, reading comprehension, and written expression. Alexia is a phenomenon in which a person who previously could read has trouble doing so after having…
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Alexia, Agraphia
- Trial name
- NCT03662243
- Testing
- Multicomponent reading and writing treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Quality Living, Inc.
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)
Visual Acuity, Refractive Errors
Pre-symptomatic Screening of Visual Acuity in Pre-school Students
The present research process is a prospective, non-interventional clinical study that will be conducted -under the auspices of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH)- in the pre-school students of the city of Alexandroupolis…
- Conditions
- Visual Acuity, Refractive Errors, Low Vision, Vision Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05835193
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test: Distance Visual Acuity Examination
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 1,098 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace
Stroke, Aphasia
Enhancing Reading Recovery in Aphasia With tDCS and Phonomotor Therapy
This study is designed for individuals with aphasia, a language disorder that affects many stroke survivors, making it difficult to read, speak, and understand language.
- Trial name
- NCT06891638
- Testing
- Schedule of tDCS administration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation