Clinical trials: Speech Disorders
Selective Mutism
Randomised Controlled Treatment Study of Selective Mutism
Selective mutism (SM) describes inhibited and withdrawn children who are persistently mute in central situations despite ability to talk. SM may cause great suffering and create problems, both socially and related to learning.
- Trial name
- NCT01002196
- Testing
- Stimulus fading procedures, Guidance on defocused communication
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse
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
Stuttering, Childhood
Effects of Emotional Processes on Speech Motor Control in Early Childhood Stuttering.
This study will compare speech variability between preschool-age children who stutter and typically fluent, age-matched peers. Differences in emotional reactivity, regulation and speech motor control have been implicated in…
- Trial name
- NCT05003583
- Testing
- Speaking after viewing pictures with negative and neutral valence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syracuse University
Caregiver Burden, Cannabis Use
Skills for Talking About Cannabis for Families of Young Adults With Psychosis
The objectives of this research is to (1) create a family intervention and provider manual to train family members of young people with psychosis (YP-P) who are heavy cannabis users new communication skills to motivate change in…
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Cannabis Use, Expressed Emotion, Communications Skills
- Trial name
- STAC (NCT06961877)
- Testing
- Cannabis Conversation Skills for Families (CCSF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hearing Loss
Validation and Evaluation of the French Version of a Hearing Loss Screening Questionnaire in Adults Aged 60 Years Old and More
Nowadays in France, there is no organized screening of the hearing loss in the elderly; however, it is a very common disease and simples tests to perform to detect it exist.
- Trial name
- VF DEPIST 60 (NCT04159428)
- Testing
- HHIE-S survey score
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 294 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Deafness
Auditory Training With Speech Related Acoustic Cues Using Psychophysical Testing
In this study, the investigators will evaluate whether auditory training with speech-related acoustic features in psychophysical testing will help CI subjects improve speech recognition.
- Trial name
- NCT03867032
- Testing
- Auditory training
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Stuttering, Childhood
Correlation of Family History, Age at Onset & Severity of Stuttering
The aim of this study is to Detect the influence of the family history of stuttering (distance of relative) on the onset and severity of stuttering in children in these families.
- Trial name
- NCT04412213
- Testing
- Stuttering severity instrument for school-age children (SSI-3 Arabic version)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Alzheimer Disease, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
Amyloid Prediction in Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease Through Speech Phenotyping - FUTURE Extension
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate whether a set of algorithms analysing acoustic and linguistic patterns of speech, can predict change in Preclinical Alzheimer's Clinical Composite with semantic processing (PACC5)…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease, Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease (Incl Subtypes)
- Trial name
- FUTURE-US (NCT04951284)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novoic Limited
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Swallowing
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency After Maxillomandibular Advancement Osteotomy in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Patients
The aim of this study is to gain insight into the development of velopharyngeal insufficiency (VPI) in patients who have undergone maxillomandibular advancement osteotomy (MMA) as a treatment for obstructive sleep apnea syndrome…
- Conditions
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency, Swallowing, Nasality, Speech
- Trial name
- VPIMMA (NCT07301021)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural, Spatial Perception
Understanding Aided Speech Perception in Noise
The overarching hypothesis to be evaluated using this protocol is that age-related hearing loss (ARHL) leads to shifts in the functional spatial boundaries between segregated and integrated auditory streams, and that hearing aid…
- Conditions
- Hearing Impairment, Sensorineural, Spatial Perception, Aging, Hearing Aids
- Trial name
- NCT06377215
- Testing
- Open-source master hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden
STELLA-FTD: Examination of a Behavior Change Intervention for FTD Family Care Partners
The purpose of this nationwide study is to test STELLA-FTD (Support via Telehealth: Living and Learning with Advancing Alzheimer's Disease)-FTD, an intervention to specifically address the needs of family Care Partners of persons…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Caregiver Burden, Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA), Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- STELLA-FTD (NCT06613204)
- Testing
- STELLA-FTD Control, STELLA-FTD Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Speech Sound Disorder
Beatboxing and Residual Speech Errors
This project will study the effect of practicing speech sounds via beatboxing on speech accuracy, engagement in therapy, and functional outcomes for older children and adolescents with speech sound disorders (SSDs).
- Trial name
- NCT03972449
- Testing
- BEAT-Speech, Traditional Articulation Approach
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duquesne University
Metastatic Cancer, Locally Advanced Cancer
An Intervention to Help Patients and Caregivers Manage Stress and Improve Communication Skills When Talking About Cancer
This study will test an intervention to improve patients' and their caregivers' ability to manage difficult emotions and communicate about the patient's illness.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Cancer, Locally Advanced Cancer, Thoracic Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03794635
- Testing
- Weekly 45 minute Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Swallowing Disorder, Perinatal Asphyxia
Effect of Non-nutritive Sucking on Transition to Oral Feeding in Infants With Asphyxia
The transition period to full oral feeding in infants with perinatal asphyxia is important in predicting long-term outcomes. The transition to independent oral feeding is accepted as a discharge criterion by the American Academy…
- Conditions
- Swallowing Disorder, Perinatal Asphyxia, Feeding; Difficult, Newborn, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05687708
- Testing
- Non-Nutritive Sucking
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University