Clinical trials: Reading
Premature Birth, Basic Learning Problem in Reading
Reading in Preterm and Full-term Children: Neural Basis and Prediction
The purpose of this study is to understand reading abilities of children born preterm: their cognitive profiles, the neural basis of good and poor reading abilities, and the behavioral and neural factors that predict persistent…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Basic Learning Problem in Reading, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01599546
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Neurogenetic Diseases
Advancing Neurogenetic Diagnoses Through Long-Read Sequencing
Nucleotide repeats emerge as one of the most prolific classes of genetic variations. They have the propensity to in-crease in length across generations, and have been implicated in at least 65 known neurological/…
- Trial name
- NRGEN-NGS3 (NCT07665554)
- Testing
- Skin biopsy, blood sampling
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 304 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Reading Problem
Knowledge Accessibility and Availability in Forming Knowledge-to-Text Inferences Among Middle Grade Readers
Recent adolescent-based research shows that inference making improves across grades 6-12, uniquely accounts for variance in sentence- and passage-level comprehension, and that individual differences in inference making relate in…
- Trial name
- BVU-R15 (NCT03782012)
- Testing
- Supported
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buena Vista University
Reading
Sit Together and Read (STAR): A Pilot Study of Children and Their Kinship Caregivers
Parental substance use is the second leading cause of foster care placement. As a result, nearly 100,000 Ohio grandparents, family, friends, and neighbors are providing kinship care for children.
- Trial name
- STAR-K (NCT04027257)
- Testing
- Sit Together and Read (STAR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sherine Tambyraja
Preoperative Anxiety
Augmented Reality Applied Book Reading in the Preoperative Period
Non-pharmacological methods such as multimedia applications and visual and auditory technological tools are used to create a more enjoyable experience by reducing children's fear and anxiety and distracting them in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06399016
- Testing
- augmented reality book, book
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Myopia
Myopia Prevention With Reading Glasses
The last decades have seen a significant increase in myopia in children and young adults. Possible cause: increased near-work (school, computer, smartphone).
- Trial name
- SMART2 (NCT05030103)
- Testing
- Reading glasses, +2.0 diopters
- Where
- Liechtenstein
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Reis Augenklinik AG
Child Development
Reach Out and Read Arabic to Promote Arabic Literacy in Toddlers
The goal of this study is to encourage parents to read Arabic books to their children from an early age and by extension children will be more likely to read Arabic books and ultimately improve their Arabic literacy.
- Trial name
- NCT03847675
- Testing
- Reach out and Read
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Language Development
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Reader Organisation's Get Into Reading Intervention
The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-child shared reading intervention run by The Reader Organisation. The investigators will be asking parents and children across Liverpool to either (i) attend a weekly…
- Trial name
- NCT02659579
- Testing
- The Reader Organisation's Shared Reading Programme, Shared Reading control
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Caroline Rowland
Healthy Children
Measurement of Eye Movements While Reading a German Text
To establish normative value for reading parameters in healthy children of primary school age and in grades 2-5.
- Trial name
- NCT04642781
- Testing
- reading of a text
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Preterm Birth, Developmental Dyslexia
Reading-FREE Markers for Early Detection of Developmental Dyslexia
This study aims to identify early signs of developmental dyslexia (DD) and other reading difficulties in children born preterm, using behavioral, cognitive, and brain imaging data collected before reading problems typically…
- Trial name
- FREE-DD (NCT07072104)
- Testing
- Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 2, MRI - Grade 2, Multidomain Neuropsychological and Reading-Free Screening Tool (RSFT) Assessment Battery - Grade 3
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
ARDS
The Educational ARDS Diagnosis Study
Without rigorous, high-quality training materials, the results of the LUNG-SAFE study examining the global incidence and outcomes of severe lung failure (acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS]) could be confused by either…
- Trial name
- READS (NCT02054611)
- Testing
- Online Educational Module
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Children Aged 3-5 Years, Vision Screening
Shared Reading for Pediatric Ophthalmic Education
We use generative AI to make personalized books for young children about going to the eye doctor. We want to see if reading these stories helps kids feel more comfortable and improves their overall experience at the clinic.
- Conditions
- Children Aged 3-5 Years, Vision Screening, Cycloplegic Refraction
- Trial name
- NCT07590791
- Testing
- Generative AI-customized educational book, standard printed educational leaflet, Commercially available children's book
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06026124
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Vestibular Disorder, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
Reading Outcomes in Children With Vestibular Loss
Vestibular loss can co-occur with hearing loss causing dual sensory deficits. This project examines vestibular loss as a contributing factor to reading difficulties for children with hearing loss, where previously only the…
- Trial name
- NCT05414903
- Testing
- Dynamic Visual Acuity, Reading Outcomes, Static Visual Acuity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Ocular Motility Disorders
Oculomotor Training Improves Reading Eye Movement
Children with reading eye movement problems were recruited for this study. The treatment group was provided with oculomotor training for 8 weeks, the control group was given placebo exercises.
- Trial name
- NCT02981875
- Testing
- oculomotor training
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Developmental Dyslexia
V5/MT Stimulation on Reading and Reading-related Measures in Developmental Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05972200
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS over V5/MT, Active HD-tDCS over V1
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Preoperative Anxiety
The Effect of Reading Book on Preoperative Anxiety
Observe the effects of reading an informative story book on preoperative anxiety and maternal anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03880942
- Testing
- Informative story book, Non Informative Story Book
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital
Intellectual Disabilities
Reading Intervention for Children With Intellectual Disabilities Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication
The goal of this multiple single case study with multiple randomized baseline (with four starting points and 18 measurements across time) is to conduct a reading intervention for 40 children with intellectual disabilities who…
- Trial name
- NCT05709405
- Testing
- Reading intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold University College
Literacy
Parent/Child Reading Support Program
Reading is a fundamental skill that is required for children's successful participation in school. Later in life, individuals who were unable to attain adequate reading levels during childhood face a cascade of deficits and…
- Trial name
- NCT04163510
- Testing
- Behavioral: Parent/Child Reading Program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Literacy
Enhancing Reading Skills in 1st Grade Children
The purpose of the present study is to assess a reading intervention for first graders who are identified by their teachers as reading below grade level.
- Trial name
- NCT03644914
- Testing
- 10-week Reading Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University