Clinical trials: Speech Disorders
Cerebral Palsy, Speech Function
The Relationship of Speech Function and Quality of Life in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Longitudinal Study
Cerebral palsy (CP) encompass a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Speech Function, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT01948154
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Stuttering
Development and Pilot Testing of Virtually Simulated Intervention for Patients Having Stuttering
This study aims to develop and pilot test a culturally appropriate virtual reality (VR)-based speech restructuring intervention for individuals with stuttering in Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT07833969
- Testing
- Virtually Simulated Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Post Stroke Aphasia
Adaptation of Melodic Intonation Therapy to Spanish
This study was conducted in three phases: The first phase involved creation of a Spanish adaptation of the Melodic Intonation therapy; the second phase consisted of a pilot non-randomized intervention study to analyse its…
- Trial name
- NCT03433495
- Testing
- Melodic Intonation Therapy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz
Hearing Loss
Real-World Benefit From Directional Hearing Aids
Directional microphone hearing aids have been shown to provide benefit for individuals with hearing loss in a number of laboratory experiments.
- Trial name
- NCT00438334
- Testing
- Programmable directional/omni-directional hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Apnea, Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Oropharyngeal Exercises and Post-Stroke Obstructive Sleep Apnea
This study evaluates the feasibility and effectiveness of an oropharyngeal exercise (O-PE) regimen in treating post-stroke obstructive sleep apnea, as an alternative therapy to continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
- Conditions
- Apnea, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04212260
- Testing
- Oropharyngeal exercises
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Ankyloglossia, Impairment of Speech
Effectivity of P1821, a Novel Tongue Strengthening and Endurance Enhancing Speech Flow Exercise
The P1821 initiative constitutes an innovative intervention specifically engineered to enhance tongue muscular strength and endurance.
- Conditions
- Ankyloglossia, Impairment of Speech, Slurred Speech
- Trial name
- NCT07719582
- Testing
- P1821
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dream Video LLC
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Motor-based Intervention for Childhood Apraxia of Speech: DTTC-Connect
Childhood apraxia of speech (CAS) is a complex motor speech disorder that significantly limits a child's ability to communicate in daily activities, with difficulties often persisting into adolescence and adulthood.
- Trial name
- NCT07526246
- Testing
- Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing - Connect (DTTC-Connect)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- New York 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
Language Development
Language Development in Preterm Children
This research investigates the ways in which preterm birth affects how very young children learn to speak and understand language, and how older children gain efficiency in language processing.
- Trial name
- NCT01599780
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Childhood Apraxia of Speech
Treatment of Cantonese Speakers With Childhood Apraxia of Speech
The proposed study aims to investigate the efficacy of the Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing treatment in Cantonese-English bilingual speakers with childhood apraxia of speech.
- Trial name
- NCT06385470
- Testing
- Dynamic Temporal and Tactile Cueing treatment
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Deafness
Neurophysiological Measures of Auditory Perception and Rehabilitation in Cochlear Implanted Patients
This study aims at investigating new automatic fitting techniques for cochlear implant patients based on objective measures. For this reason, the evolution of these neurophysiological measures, expressing the encoding of pure…
- Trial name
- NEUROSYLLABIC (NCT02323256)
- Testing
- Auditory steady-state response ASSR, Speech-ABR, Acoustic Change Complex ACC
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Speech Characteristics in Coronary Heart Disease
To improve the predictive validity of Structured Interview assessments of Type A behavior by comparing interviewer techniques in the Multiple Risk Factor Intervention Trial (MRFIT) and the Western Collaborative Group Study…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00005157
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Selective Mutism, Anxiety Disorder of Childhood
VR Homework Exercises for Selective Mutism Treatment
Selective mustism (SM) is an anxiety disorder that manifests in childhood. Children with Children with SM do not speak in certain social situations where this is expected of them.
- Trial name
- NCT06882629
- Testing
- 'Speaking at school, a matter of doing' combined with VR homework exercises
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Luuk Stapersma
Stuttering, Childhood, Stuttering
Network Connectivity and Temporal Processing in Adolescents Who Stutter
The specific purpose of this clinical trial is to compare performance on rhythm perception and production tasks between children who stutter and children who do not stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT05286151
- Testing
- Rhythm discrimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Speech Sound Disorder
Correcting Residual Errors With Spectral, Ultrasound, Traditional Speech Therapy
Children with speech sound disorder show diminished accuracy and intelligibility in spoken communication and may thus be perceived as less capable or intelligent than peers, with negative consequences for both socioemotional and…
- Trial name
- C-RESULTS (NCT03737318)
- Testing
- Biofeedback-ultrasound, Biofeedback--visual-acoustic, Traditional articulation treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Aphasia, Stroke
Patient Centred Communication Intervention
The most frequent consequence of a stroke is a communication impairment. When patients cannot articulate their needs, frustration and agitation are frequent responses, often resulting in poor optimization of post-stroke function.
- Trial name
- PCCI (NCT01654029)
- Testing
- Patient-Centred Communication Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Cleft Lip and Palate, Speech Disorders in Children
High and Low Intensity Speech Intervention in Children With a Cleft Palate: Perceptions of Children, Their Caregivers and Speech-language Pathologists
A cleft (lip and) palate (CP±L) is the most common congenital abnormality of the face and skull with a significant social impact, affecting speech, hearing, feeding, oral behavior, dentition and satisfaction with appearance.
- Trial name
- NCT06895395
- Testing
- High intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention, Low intensive combined phonetic-phonological intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Speech Sound Disorder
Effectiveness of Ultrasound-Aided Articulation Therapy for Children With Speech Sound Disorders
This prospective randomized controlled trial investigates the effect of ultrasound visual biofeedback as an adjunct to articulation therapy in children with speech sound disorders involving lingual targets.
- Trial name
- NCT06831396
- Testing
- Ultrasound-aided articulation therapy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Speech Disorders
Effect of Hearing Aid Versus Cochlear Implant on Hearing and Speech Recognition in Children
This study examines the comparative effects of hearing aids and cochlear implants on hearing and speech recognition in children with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT06913517
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Superior University
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Preventing Language Decline in Dementia
This study will establish factors fundamental to the improvement in communication and quality of life for people with dementia known as primary progressive aphasia (PPA).
- Trial name
- NCT02541097
- Testing
- Language therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Baycrest