Clinical trials: Speech Disorder
Hearing Loss, Dizziness
Fall Risk Assessment and Speech Intelligibility Enhancement Using In-ear Device
The purpose of this study is to develop and validate methods to use hearing aids equipped with embedded sensors and artificial intelligence to assist in the assessment of fall risk and in the implementation of interventions aimed…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Dizziness, Vertigo, Fall Related Injury Risk
- Trial name
- NCT05365646
- Testing
- Hearing aids equipped with motion sensing abilities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Reading Disorders
Impact of Motor Tasks and Lidocaine on Reading Unfamiliar Words in Adults With and Without Dyslexia
Recent claims report that reading ability is partially dependent on speech production. While the evidence for this claim is compelling, it is not known to what extent, the speech production system contributes to successful…
- Trial name
- NCT05854082
- Testing
- Lidocaine 2% Polyampoule
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Voice, Speech
Virtual Reality as a Tool for Training Public Speaking Skills in Higher Education Students
According to the scientific literature, public speaking (PS) is an important skill for students to master. However, a large proportion of students do not feel comfortable speaking in public.
- Conditions
- Voice, Speech, Virtual Reality Simulation, Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07392554
- Testing
- Indirect Method, Direct Method
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder
A Framework For Linking Sequential Pattern Rules in DLD: Perception in Adults
This broad aim of this clinical study is to assess the hypothesis that morphological and phonological deficits are linked by a broader deficit in sequential pattern learning.
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04996472
- Testing
- Sensitivity to phonological rules: Adults, Sensitivity to semantic category cues: Adults
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 933 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Speech, Linguistic and Acoustic Markers in Parkinson's Disease
The Investigators aim to identify speech and language markers that provide information on cognitive function and predict cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Speech
- Trial name
- SLAM-PD (NCT04273672)
- Testing
- Cognitive Battery, Voice, Speech and Language Analysis, Questionnaires and Clinical Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Cleft Lip and Palate, Maxillary Hypoplasia
Cleft Orthognathic Surgery Versus Distraction Osteogenesis - Which is Better?
Cleft lip and palate patients normally present with a sunken face due to collapse in the middle part of the face and inability of the upper and lower teeth to meet during chewing.
- Trial name
- NCT00930124
- Testing
- Orthognathic surgery, Distraction osteogenesis
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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
Dementia
Adapting Changing Talk: Online (CHATO) to CHATO-Inclusive
This study will adapt and test online interactive training for nursing home staff that improves staff communication and reduces behavioral symptoms of persons with dementia that they care for.
- Trial name
- NCT06636214
- Testing
- CHATO-I
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Detecting Probable Alzheimer's Disease From Speech Using Linguistical Analysis
The object of this study is to investigate the use of linguistic deficits from speech samples for the early detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment and probable Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04041895
- Testing
- Audio speech recording
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Tennessee State University
Parkinson Disease
A Novel Measurement Concept to Objectively Quantify Severity of Vocal and Speech Related Symptoms Associated With Parkinson's Disease
The aim of this research program is to develop and validate a smartphone app-based digital measurement concept that: Objectively quantifies the severity of Parkinson's Disease (PD) related vocal and speech symptoms; Accurately…
- Trial name
- Voice-PD (NCT05421832)
- Testing
- Digital Speech Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer
ScreenTalk to Improve Colorectal Cancer Screening Uptake Among First-degree Relatives of Patients: a Study Protocol
Participants in intervention group will receive the ScreenTalk intervention consisting of 3 module: measurement module, algorithmic tailoring module, and open dialogue module.
- Conditions
- Colonoscopy, Colorectal Cancer, First-degree Relatives
- Trial name
- NCT06710860
- Testing
- The intelligent voice-interactive tailored communication system-based intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Stroke, Aphasia
Links Between Motor Abilities and Language Ability Deficits in Patients With Post-stroke Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects oral and written expression and/or comprehension. It's one of the most disabling consequence of stroke.
- Trial name
- MOTOLANG-AVC (NCT05776368)
- Testing
- Syntactic comprehension battery (BCS), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), Purdue Pegboard Test
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Simulation Training
Effectiveness of Two Simulation-Based Functional Nasopharyngoscopic Velopharyngeal Assessment Trainings
The aim of this clinical trial was to compare the effectiveness of functional nasopharyngoscopic velopharyngeal assessment training given to undergraduate speech and language therapy students on a 3D printed endoscopy training…
- Trial name
- NCT05732376
- Testing
- Nasopharyngoscopic Velopharyngeal Training with 3D Printed Endoscopy Training Model, Nasopharyngoscopic Velopharyngeal Training with Ready-Made Endoscopy Training Model
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Primary Snore, Obstructive Sleep Apnea (Mild and Moderate).
Effects of Oropharyngeal Exercises on Patients With Primary Snore, Mild and Moderate Obstructive
Randomized study of patients with primary snore, mild and moderate obstructive sleep apnea. Protocol include 40 patients randomized to oropharyngeal exercise or use of nasal dilator, breathing exercise and nasal lavage.
- Trial name
- EOE (NCT01636856)
- Testing
- Oropharyngeal exercises, Respiratory exercises, nasal dilator, nasal lavage
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
PC-Based Rehabilitation of Auditory Function
Many older subjects experience difficulty in understanding speech in noisy environments. Part of this problem is related to changes that occur in the ear with age and compromise the hearing of high-pitched sounds.
- Trial name
- CINT (NCT00724347)
- Testing
- Consonant Identification Training
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia
Language Treatment for Progressive Aphasia
Progressive aphasia is characterized by a steady and progressive loss of language skills in the presence of relatively preserved memory, attention, and thinking.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Nonfluent Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00957710
- Testing
- Errorless learning
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Depression / Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
Activating Voice Journaling for Mental Health With Voice Biomarkers
This retrospective observational study evaluated the relationship between voice characteristics and self-reported mental health symptoms using longitudinal data collected through the Kintsugi Voice Journaling app.
- Trial name
- NCT07789808
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kintsugi Mindful Wellness, Inc.
Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood
Speech Processing in Stuttering
This research is being done to better understand stuttering, specifically how people who stutter may process and/or produce speech.
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Adult
- Trial name
- NCT04929184
- Testing
- Speech and non-speech tasks
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention
Speech Pattern Evaluation and Analysis for Knowledge of AD
The goal of this observational study is to validate changes in speech as a measure of cognition in individuals at increased risk of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD).
- Trial name
- SPEAK-AD (NCT06230783)
- Testing
- TalkTracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Short-term Automated Longitudinal Analysis of Speech and Language in Cognitive Impairment
Validate speech analysis AI models: To contrast the accuracy of acceXible's platform as a screening tool in the detection of people with cognitive impairment and mild dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT05340218
- Testing
- Speech analysis
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Accexible