Clinical trials: Sign Language
Language Development
Single Case Research Design: Deaf Children's Language Outcomes
Eight deaf children in kindergarten to 3rd grade classes will be randomly selected for single case research. Their language skills will be monitored and assessed daily.
- Trial name
- NCT06722261
- Testing
- Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Deafness
Assessing the Impact of Vidéo Remote Sign Language Interpreting in Healthcare
This is a randomise study that looks at what is the effectiveness of the VRI system in improving communication outcomes between Deaf patients and doctors versus the 'available standard of care of the usual communication tools…
- Trial name
- Impact of VRI (NCT05966623)
- Testing
- Video Remote Interpretation
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Well-Being, Psychological
Health Protection and Promotion of Sign Language Interpreters Through Implementation of Total Worker Health®
Using mixed-methods and a clinical efficacy trial design, the overall objective of this study will employ implementation strategies to adapt and evaluate a previous integrated Total Worker Health® (TWH®) program and pilot test…
- Trial name
- NCT06058949
- Testing
- Health Protection and Promotion, General Health Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Language Difficulties in British Sign Language
Language Therapy in British Sign Language
In the United Kingdom, the language of the Deaf community is British Sign Language (BSL). A small proportion of Deaf young people who use BSL as their first or dominant language have specific language difficulties and would…
- Trial name
- NCT02579668
- Testing
- Language Therapy
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Overweight, Obesity
Deaf Weight Wise 2.0: A Healthy Lifestyle Intervention With Deaf Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese
The purpose of the Deaf Weight Wise 2.0 (DWW 2.0) study is to test an evidence-based, comprehensive program to modify obesity-related health behaviors with Deaf people ages 21 to 70 who use American Sign Language (ASL) as their…
- Trial name
- DWW2 (NCT03060525)
- Testing
- Deaf Weight Wise 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Sign Language Skills, Teacher Practice
Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction Experiment
This RCT study involves teachers divided into an experimental group and a control group. Teachers in the experimental group will receive SISI training to support the sign language development of deaf children, while those in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06729164
- Testing
- Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction, Business-As-Usual Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Diabetes, Deafness
American Sign Language-Accessible Diabetes Education
ASL-ADE will evaluate the efficacy of an ASL-interpreted diabetes educational intervention to the end of improving the health literacy of the target population and addressing their disparate health outcomes.
- Trial name
- ASL-ADE (NCT03980808)
- Testing
- American Sign Language-Accessible Diabetes Education, Control Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Sign Language Skills
Pre- and Post- Descriptive Data of Language Outcomes in Deaf Children
Deaf children between ages of 4-10 will provide pre and post data by responding to three prompts in sign language and written language at the beginning and end of a year.
- Trial name
- NCT06724523
- Testing
- Business-as-usual instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Deaf, Fall
Exercise Program for Deaf Seniors to Increase Their Balance and Fitness
Deaf older adults 60 years and older are enrolled into an 8-week exercise program delivered in American Sign Language. The class meets twice a week, with handout and video homework.
- Conditions
- Deaf, Fall, American Sign Language, Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT06912607
- Testing
- Balance in Motion Exercise class
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Gallaudet University
Teaching Behaviors, Sign Language Skills
Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
Strategic and interactive approaches driven by sociocultural, cognitive, and language theories have accumulated a large body of evidence documenting improvements in more complex oral and written language skills.
- Trial name
- SISI (NCT06667102)
- Testing
- Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Neuropsychological Tests, Memory
Adaptation and Normalization of a Verbal Episodic Memory Test in French Sign Language
To date, neuropsychological assessment of deaf signing persons is complicated by a lack of resources, especially the absence of tools available in French Sign Language (LSF).
- Conditions
- Neuropsychological Tests, Memory, Alzheimer Disease, Deafness
- Trial name
- RL-RI-LSF (NCT06902753)
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Prelingual Deafness, Retention Disorders, Cognitive
Mini-Mental State (MMS-LS) and Sign Language
In France the prevalence of pre-lingual deafness is between 1 and 1.4 per 1000 habitants, and according to very conservative estimates, about 44 000 deaf persons use the sign language.
- Trial name
- MMS-LS (NCT02005679)
- Testing
- application of the mini-mental state test
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University
Healthy Lifestyle, Overweight
Deaf Weight Wise: Community-engaged Implementation Research to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Change With Deaf ASL Users
The purpose of the Deaf Weight Wise Implementation Study is to study with diverse partners the approaches and strategies that lead to successful implementation of Deaf Weight Wise (DWW), an evidence-based healthy lifestyle…
- Conditions
- Healthy Lifestyle, Overweight, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risks
- Trial name
- NCT05211596
- Testing
- Deaf Weight Wise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Teacher Practice
Single Case Research Design: Teacher Outcomes
This study examines whether a professional development program helps teachers implement Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction (SISI) with higher fidelity.
- Trial name
- NCT06729177
- Testing
- Strategic and Interactive Signing Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Hearing Impairment, Deafness
Extended Reality Vocational Training for Hearing Impaired
This study examines the efficacy of an interactive, extended reality (XR)-based virtual training environment-specifically utilizing 360-degree virtual reality (360-VR) interactive simulations-against conventional vocational…
- Trial name
- NCT07639346
- Testing
- Interactive 360-degree Virtual Reality Vocational Training
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- King Salman Center for Disability Research
Deafness
Word Learning in Deaf Children Using Eye-tracking and Behavioral Measures
Mutual exclusivity is a word learning constraint in which the learner assumes that a given word refers to only one category of objects.
- Trial name
- NCT05993832
- Testing
- input cue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Brain Mapping, Deafness
Areas of Brain Responsible for Understanding American Sign Language
The human brain is made up of two halves called hemispheres. Each half of the brain is responsible for processing different kinds of information.
- Conditions
- Brain Mapping, Deafness, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00001782
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Nursing Home Residents
Feasibility of Risk Sign Displays to Prevent Falls, Dehydration and Pulmonary Aspiration in Nursing Homes
BACKGROUND: Prior research has shown a relationship between dehydration, falls and pulmonary aspiration among older adults in nursing and health care facilities, which contributes to its loss of independence and quality-of-life.
- Trial name
- NCT03123601
- Testing
- Risk sign displays
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Neurológico Sénior
Dental Anxiety
Virtual Reality Glasses Integrated With Sign Language on Dental Anxiety Among Children With Hearing Impairment During Pulpotomy Procedure
To evaluate the impact of using virtual reality glasses using sign language as a distraction method to reduce the dental anxiety in moderate to severe hearing-impaired children compared to the conventional behavior management…
- Trial name
- NCT06153823
- Testing
- virtual reality glasses, Tell Show and Do
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Family ASL: Longitudinal Study of Deaf Children and Hearing Parents Who Receive Services to Support the Learning of ASL
This study examines the development of American Sign Language by deaf and hard of hearing (DHH) children and their parents.
- Trial name
- FASL (NCT04988451)
- Testing
- ASL Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut