Clinical trials: Speech
Parkinson's Disease
Evaluation of Intensive Language Therapy
Due to Parkinson's Disease (PD) speech and language (SL) deficits may occur. Further, the literature reports that PD patients, who have not undergone deep brain stimulation (DBS), have deficits regarding voice quality (e.g.
- Trial name
- EILT (NCT02935842)
- Testing
- Specific SL-therapy, Rhythmic Balance-Movement Training (rBMT)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Hearing Loss
Safety and Effectiveness of the MED-EL Electric-Acoustic System
The purpose of this investigation is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the MED-EL Electric-Acoustic System (EAS), a medical device that combines the use of a cochlear implant with an external electric-acoustic…
- Trial name
- EAS (NCT00747435)
- Testing
- Electric Acoustic System
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Healthy, Language
Incidental Auditory Category Training for Language Learning
The overarching goal of the proposed research is to understand how human listeners learn speech categories. The project takes a prospective approach with adult second-language learners, blending empirical, methodological and…
- Trial name
- IACT (NCT04509024)
- Testing
- Incidental training, Explicit training, Classroom training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Hoarding Disorder
Imaginal Exposure for Hoarding Disorder
The present study will test a potential new treatment strategy, imaginal exposure, for hoarding disorder. Although cognitive behavioral therapy often reduces hoarding, some people do not want to start, or cannot handle, that…
- Trial name
- NCT03734705
- Testing
- Imaginal Exposure Writing, Neutral Writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer
Effect of Multi-Media Tool on Enrollment in Oncology Clinical Trials
The purpose of this research study is to test a touchscreen computer program, which allows patients to see information on a computer screen regarding cancer care, and specifically clinical trials.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Gastric Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02020252
- Testing
- Testing an interactive technology in a diverse health literary population
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hoarding Disorder
Comparison of Treatment for Hoarding Disorder
This study proposes to compare two forms of treatment for Hoarding Disorder (HD), a common and impairing neuropsychiatric syndrome that has a profound impact on the lives and functioning of individuals, families, and society.
- Trial name
- NCT02040805
- Testing
- Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Peer Facilitated Support Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Remotely Supervised Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA)
The purpose of this study is to establish the feasibility of a program of remotely supervised transcranial direct current stimulation (RS-tDCS) paired with language skills practice for people living with the semantic or logopenic…
- Trial name
- NCT05615922
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Word-Naming Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Speech Sound Disorder
Visual Acoustic Biofeedback for RSE Via Telepractice
This research will meet a public health need by evaluating the efficacy of speech intervention supplemented with real-time visual-acoustic biofeedback when delivered using remote technologies.
- Trial name
- NCT04858022
- Testing
- Visual-Acoustic Biofeedback Treatment, No Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montclair State University
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia
Assessment of Hyperphosphorylated Tau PET Binding in Primary Progressive Aphasia and Frontotemporal Dementia
This study is designed to learn more about overall tau burden in the brain of patients with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
- Trial name
- SLD3 (NCT02736695)
- Testing
- F-18 AV 1451
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Nucleus 6 Sound Coding Algorithms
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the features of the Nucleus 6 Sound Processor (CP900 series) on existing Nucleus recipients who currently use the previous generation sound processor, the Cochlear Nucleus CP810 (also…
- Trial name
- NCT01854879
- Testing
- Nucleus 6 sound processor
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cochlear
Larynx Cancer, Laryngectomy; Status
Phonatory Movement of the Pharyngoesophageal Mucosa in Laryngectomy Patients
The treatment of advanced laryngeal cancer involves the removal of the entire larynx. After removal of the larynx, the pharyngoesophageal segment (PES) is created by reconstructing the soft tissue of the pharynx and oesophagus…
- Trial name
- NCT05561920
- Testing
- High-speed video endoscopy (HSV), Acoustic voice analysis, Quality of life questionnaire
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Claustrophobia, Complication of Diagnostic Procedure
Comfort Talk and Economic Outcomes in MRI
Annually, an estimated 700,000 patients do not complete their scheduled MRI scans because of claustrophobia or inability to hold still.
- Trial name
- ComfortTalk® (NCT02427737)
- Testing
- Comfort Talk® Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hypnalgesics, LLC
Language Development
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) Familia Talk
After development of the Talk Stem Familia (TSF) smart-speaker application prototype, the study will evaluate the prototype's efficacy in a within-subjects pre-post design study.
- Trial name
- NCT03766906
- Testing
- Talk STEM Familia app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Social Anxiety Disorder, Performance Anxiety
Acute Anxiolytic Effects of Riluzole on Subjects With Social Anxiety Disorder
The goal of the current proposal is to examine if sublingual riluzole can reduce anxiety in people with social anxiety disorder during a public speaking task.
- Trial name
- NCT03017508
- Testing
- BHV-0223
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Speech
Modulation of Sensory Acuity With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
The purpose of this research study is to understand how the brain processes and controls speech in healthy people. The investigators are doing this research because it will help identify the mechanisms that allow people to…
- Trial name
- NCT05723575
- Testing
- TMS, somatosensory acuity measurement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aphasia
Phonomotor Treatment of Word Retrieval Deficits in Individuals With Aphasia
This is a behavioral speech therapy trial for individuals who have suffered a stroke on the left side of the brain and have difficulty speaking. The name of this disorder is called 'aphasia'.
- Trial name
- NCT01163461
- Testing
- speech therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aphasia, Aphasia Non Fluent
Speech Entrainment for Aphasia Recovery
After a stroke, many people experience a language impairment called aphasia. One of the most debilitating types of aphasia is non-fluent aphasia.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Aphasia Non Fluent, Stroke
- Trial name
- SpARc (NCT04364854)
- Testing
- SET (Speech Entrainment Therapy) 3 weeks, SET (Speech Entrainment Therapy) 4.5 weeks, SET (Speech Entrainment Therapy) 6 weeks
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hoarding Disorder, Hoarding
Hoarding Disorder Treatment With Virtual Reality
This study explores whether a facilitated peer support group called Buried in Treasures (BIT) and a virtual reality decluttering practice can help individuals with clutter challenges.
- Conditions
- Hoarding Disorder, Hoarding, Clutter
- Trial name
- HDVR (NCT03828461)
- Testing
- Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 16 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Hearing Loss
Speech Locator In-car Performance Evaluation
Listeners will conduct sound quality ratings of recordings talkers in a moving car processed using three different microphone processing strategies: an investigational adaptive directional microphone, an omnidirectional…
- Trial name
- NCT05054816
- Testing
- Investigational adaptive directional microphone strategy, Comparator omnidirectional microphone strategy, Comparator fixed directional microphone strategy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using High-definition tDCS
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and logopenic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and lvPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and…
- Trial name
- NCT04046991
- Testing
- high-definition transcranial direct current stimulation, modified constraint-induced language therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania