Clinical trials: Speech and Language Therapy
Stuttering
Spacing Lidcombe Program Clinic Visits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of the Lidcombe Program for early stuttering by varying the time between clinic visits during the first stage of the program.
- Trial name
- NCT00680303
- Testing
- The Lidcombe Program for early stuttering
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sydney
Aphasia, Language Disorders
Word-Retrieval Treatment for Aphasia: Semantic Feature Analysis
The purpose of this investigation is to further develop and test a treatment for word-finding problems in aphasia. The treatment is designed to strengthen meaning associations within categories of words (e.g., animals, tools…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Language Disorders, Speech Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00125242
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis (SFA)Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stuttering, Stuttering, Adult
Exploring the Nature, Assessment and Treatment of Stuttering
The purposes of this study are to 1) investigate potential speech, language, and psychosocial contributions to the experience of stuttering in monolingual and multilingual speakers, and to 2) evaluate interdisciplinary…
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Stuttering, Adult, Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering, Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT05908123
- Testing
- The Blank Center CARE Model(TM) for Individuals who Stutter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
FTLD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Advancing Research and Treatment for Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ARTFL)
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD) is the neuropathological term for a collection of rare neurodegenerative diseases that correspond to four main overlapping clinical syndromes: frontotemporal dementia (FTD), primary…
- Conditions
- FTLD, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
- Trial name
- ARTFL (NCT02365922)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,489 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Epilepsy Syndrome
Cognitive Impairments in Children With Epilepsy
Since the proportion of language and attentional difficulties in patients with epilepsy is recognized, both in the literature and in the clinical experience of practitioners, it is appropriate to propose a complete…
- Trial name
- NCT05097742
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
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
Aphasia
Theory-Driven Treatment of Language and Cognitive Processes in Aphasia
The aim of this research is to translate a theory of the cognitive relationship between verbal short--term memory (STM) and word processing impairments in aphasia to treatment approaches for language impairment in aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT02664506
- Testing
- Word repetition after a time delay.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Voice Disorders, Muscle Tension Dysphonia
A Study to Evaluate Effects of Gargle Phonation in Voice
The purpose of this study is to assess subjects with muscle tension dysphonia for perceived effort and acoustic effects of gargle phonation compared to baseline and a sham water swallow.
- Conditions
- Voice Disorders, Muscle Tension Dysphonia, Speech Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT04766658
- Testing
- Gargle Phonation, Water swallow
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
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
Speech Therapy, Language Disorders in Children
Pediatric Speech Therapy Session Frequency and Speech Outcomes
Examination of frequency of therapy and effect on clinical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Speech Therapy, Language Disorders in Children, Articulation Disorders in Children, Communication Disorder, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05900180
- Testing
- Speech Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Stuttering, Developmental
TreatPaCS = Treatment for Preschool Age Children Who Stutter
Treatment for preschool age children who stutter: a randomised, multicentre, non-inferiority parallel group pragmatic trial with Mini-KIDS, the social cognitive behaviour therapy and the Lidcombe Program with 249 children
- Trial name
- TreatPaCS (NCT05185726)
- Testing
- Lidcombe Program, Mini-KIDS, Social Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas More University of Applied Sciences
Developmental Language Disorder, Language Delay
Using Neuroimaging and Behavioral Assessments to Understand Late Talking
Late talkers (LT), representing 10-20% of children under 3, demonstrate hallmark syntax and vocabulary deficits similar to preschoolers with developmental language disorder.
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Language Delay, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06156865
- Testing
- Intervention to address late talking
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Stuttering, Adult
Bihemispheric Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation* on Speech Fluency
It will be determined whether bihemispheric stimulation (anodal to the left IFG and cathodal to the right IFG) is used with fluency-facilitating conditions for 5 consecutive days in individuals with stuttering and whether there…
- Trial name
- TDCS (NCT06278233)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biruni 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
Voice and Resonance Disorders, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Voice
The goal of this clinical trial is to verify the effect on the voice of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in vocally healthy non-singers.
- Conditions
- Voice and Resonance Disorders, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Voice Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT06544122
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Aphasia, Language
Phonological Treatment Paired With Intensive Speech Therapy Promotes Reading Recovery in Chronic Aphasia
Participants will receive either intensive phonology or semantic feature analysis treatment for 16 weeks to improve naming, reading, and writing in individuals with chronic post-stroke aphasia.
- Trial name
- NCT02799017
- Testing
- Intensive Phonology Treatment, Intensive SFA Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Austin Speech Labs
Aphasia
Effect of Dopaminergic Medication on Recovery of Aphasia
The investigators have been offering computer assisted therapy of aphasia (CAT) as a complement to traditional treatments to aphasia patients of the "Service of Neurorehabilitation" for some years.
- Trial name
- NCT00941265
- Testing
- levodopa and benserazide
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
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
Aphasia
Sentence Production Training in Aphasia
This project focuses on developing a novel treatment for sentence production and comprehension in aphasia, using implicit priming.
- Trial name
- NCT05415501
- Testing
- Sentence training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University