Clinical trials: Speech and Language Therapy
Oral Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer
Speech-based AI-driven Diagnostics and Rehabilitation for Oral and Oropharyngeal Cancer.
Participants diagnosed with oral cancer, oropharyngeal cancer, or oral potentially malignant lesions, as well as healthy controls, had their speech audio recordings collected for the development and validation of AI-driven models…
- Trial name
- speech omics (NCT07347899)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 501 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yudong Xiao
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Selective mutism (SM) describes inhibited and withdrawn children who are persistently mute in central situations despite ability to talk.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
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)
Stuttering
Large Language Models for Stuttering Assessment and Therapy
This observational study aims to compare the quality of responses generated by four large language models (ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, and Grok-4.20) to questions about stuttering.
- Trial name
- NCT07835347
- Testing
- ChatGPT-Generated Responses, Claude-Generated Responses, Google Gemini-Generated Responses
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Parkinson Disease, Ataxia
Rhythmic Entrainment in Bilingual Speakers With Dysarthria
The objectives of this study are to determine i) the effect of rhythmic entrainment of speech with hand gestures and auditory rhythmic cues on intelligibility and speech naturalness in Spanish-accented speakers of English in two…
- Trial name
- NCT03645265
- Testing
- Auditory, Gestures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
Parkinson's Disease, Dysarthria
Dysarthria in Parkinson's Disease: Lusophony vs. Francophony Comparison
Parkinson's disease (PD) affects between 1% and 2% of the world's population aged 60 and older; in Europe the prevalence is around 150 PD patients per 100,000 individuals.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Dysarthria, Speech, Cross-language
- Trial name
- FraLusoPark (NCT02753192)
- Testing
- Patients
- Where
- 3 sites in France, Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI
tDCS Intervention in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease that affects first and foremost language abilities. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is slowly progressive decline in a single domain of cognition (e.g.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, MCI, FTD
- Trial name
- NCT02606422
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS plus Speech-Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Social Phobia
Treatment of Childhood Social Phobia
This 4-year study will compare the long-term effectiveness of behavioral treatment, fluoxetine (Prozac®), and placebo for treatment of social phobia in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00043537
- Testing
- Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children (SET-C), Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Speech Sound Disorders
New Therapeutical Perspectives in Cases of Phonological Disorders
The aim of this study is to verify phonological and auditory aspects of children submitted to traditional phonological therapy, phonological therapy using a software and placebo therapy in children with phonological disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02935062
- Testing
- Traditional Phonological Therapy, Software Phonological Therapy- SIFALA
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
Language and Speech Disorder, Psychiatric Nursing, Mental Health, Pet Therap
The Effect of Animal-Assisted Activity Programme Based on Human Caring Theory on Perceived Stress, Social Adaptation and Communication Skills of Children With Speech and Language Disorders
Animal-assisted practice is an intervention method explained with different mechanisms and theories that provides protection and development of health through human-animal interaction.
- Trial name
- NCT07512180
- Testing
- Nursing Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Şeyma Demiralay
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
Treatment for Speech and Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a progressive neurological disorder that causes a gradual decline in communication ability as a result of selective neurodegeneration of speech and language networks in the brain.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia, Semantic Memory Disorder, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04881617
- Testing
- Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT), Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Neural Mechanisms of CBT Response in Hoarding Disorder
The purpose of this research is to measure changes in brain activity with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) before and after cognitive-behavioral therapy for compulsive hoarding.
- Trial name
- NCT01956344
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
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
Stammering
Effects of Tele Speech Therapy on the Treatment of Stammering in Adults Who Stutter
The aim of the study is to determine the effectiveness of telespeech therapy on the treatment of stammering.
- Trial name
- NCT06937437
- Testing
- Teletherapy, Traditionally speech therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of Speech
Video Assisted Speech Technology to Enhance Motor Planning for Speech
Nearly 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a communication disorder that causes skill limitations in the areas of language acquisition, sensory integration, and behavior.
- Trial name
- VAST (NCT04764539)
- Testing
- Video Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iTherapy, LLC
Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) With Verb Network Strengthening Treatment (VNeST) in Chronic Aphasia
The purpose of this study is to assess changes in language abilities of participants with chronic, post-stroke aphasia following an 8-week therapy period combined with brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04142866
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, Speech-Language Therapy (SLT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York
Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia
Efficacy of Voice Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of the research study is to determine the effects of two different kinds of speech treatment on certain behaviors in individuals with parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Dysphagia, Dysarthria
- Trial name
- NCT00123084
- Testing
- Voice/Respiration Treatment, Speech/Articulation Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Speech Sound Disorder, Phonology Disorder
Age-related Correlates of Treatment for Late-acquired Sounds
Late-acquired sounds, such as /r/ are difficult to learn and many children experience persistent errors on these sounds. The purpose of the present study is to determine whether treating these sounds earlier in the child's life…
- Conditions
- Speech Sound Disorder, Phonology Disorder, Phonology Impairment, Phonological Disorder
- Trial name
- ARC (NCT03663972)
- Testing
- articulation therapy, phonologic treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Repetitive Transcranical Magnetic Stimulation
rTMS Treatment of Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) is a neurodegenerative disease in which language function is gradually and progressively impaired.
- Trial name
- NCT04431401
- Testing
- Magstim rTMS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital