Clinical trials: Auditory Diseases, Central
Apraxia of Speech, Aphasia
Auditory Masking Effects on Speech Fluency in Aphasia and Apraxia of Speech
Impaired speech production is a major obstacle to full participation in life roles by stroke survivors with aphasia and apraxia of speech.
- Conditions
- Apraxia of Speech, Aphasia, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- NCT02094014
- Testing
- Normal Auditory Feedback, Masked Auditory Feedback, Altered Auditory Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Effects of Auditory Brain Stimulation by "Pink Noise" on Memory Capacities in Alzheimer's Disease: Proof of Concept Study
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disorder affecting almost 6% of the world's population over the age of 65. This disease, in its most typical sporadic form, is characterized by an episodic memory impairment linked…
- Trial name
- PINK-AD (NCT04570761)
- Testing
- Dreem headband
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Headache Disorders, Dizziness
Headache Ear Auditory Dizziness Sinus (HEADS) Registry
The Headache, Ear, Auditory, Dizziness, Sinus (HEADS) Registry is a study over time of individuals living in the United States who experience sinus, vestibular, auditory, and headache symptoms.
- Conditions
- Headache Disorders, Dizziness, Vestibular Diseases, Sinus Disease
- Trial name
- HEADS (NCT07754266)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association of Migraine Disorders
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Traumatic Brain Injury
Combinated Cues and Virtual Spatial Navigation
Many patients suffer from a topographical disorientation after a traumatic brain injury. Virtual Reality settings allow us to develop navigational cues, in order to rehabilitate patients or to help them in daily life.
- Trial name
- CombiVirtual (NCT03534128)
- Testing
- Evaluation of the effect of cues on virtual spatial navigation using a virtual district
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Ressources Francilien du Traumatisme Crânien
Coma, Disorder of Consciousness
Development of a Point of Care System for Automated Coma Prognosis
Electroencephalogram/event-related potentials (EEG/ERP) data will be collected from 50 participants in coma or other disorder of consciousness (DOC; i.e., Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome [UWS] or Minimally Conscious State…
- Conditions
- Coma, Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT03826407
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Auditory Processing Disorders
Contribution of Functional MRI in Assessment of Auditory Processing Disorders
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects 0.5-7% of the pediatric population. This disorder is responsible for a child's low hearing ability.
- Trial name
- IRMf-TTA (NCT03887182)
- Testing
- functional MRI, Automated Cortical Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential, whole exome sequencing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Ecological Rythmic-acoustic Stimulation (E-RAS) on Motor Skills in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
The use of rhythmic auditory stimulation (RAS) has been proven useful in the management of gait disturbances induced by Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT03228888
- Testing
- Administration of rhytmic acoustic stimuli for gait training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari
Epilepsy
Stimulation of Sleep in Patients With Epilepsy
Sleep slow waves (SSW) and the pathophysiological mechanisms of spike generation in patients with epilepsy are tightly linked. SSW are cortically generated oscillations (~1 Hz) alternating between a hyperpolarized down-state…
- Trial name
- NCT04716673
- Testing
- Down-phase targeted auditory stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Central Auditory Disease, Healthy
Testing a Possible Cause of Reduced Ability of Children to Process Speech in Noise
This study aims to increase our understanding of the difficulty people have recognizing the spoken word, especially in noisy situations.
- Trial name
- NCT00001957
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Age-related Hearing Loss, Dementia
Management of Age-Related Auditory Decline and Early Warning of Its Co-occurring Dementia
Against the backdrop of global population aging, age-related hearing loss (ARHL) has reached epidemic proportions and is increasingly recognized as an independent risk factor for cognitive decline and other major…
- Trial name
- AHEAD (NCT07608640)
- Testing
- Not applicable- observational study
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Blast Injuries, Brain Injuries
Central Auditory Processing Deficits Associated With Blast Exposure
The current conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq have resulted in unprecedented rates of exposure to high-intensity blasts and resulting brain injury.
- Conditions
- Blast Injuries, Brain Injuries, Age Factors
- Trial name
- NCT01567020
- Testing
- Diagnostic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Auditory Diseases, Central
Comparing Hearing Aid Fitting Methods in Blast-exposed Veterans
Since 2000, at least 250,000 U.S. Service members have experienced a blast-related mild traumatic brain injury. A retrospective analysis of over 100,000 post-9/11 Veterans shows that blast injury more than doubles the risk of a…
- Trial name
- SBA (NCT06309264)
- Testing
- Phonak Lumina P90
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acoustic Stimulation, Parkinson Disease
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation on Neural Activity During Finger-tapping in PD Patients
Introduction Bradykinesia (i.e., slow movements) is one of the most prominent symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has a negative impact on quality of life.
- Conditions
- Acoustic Stimulation, Parkinson Disease, Electroencephalography
- Trial name
- NCT05839821
- Testing
- noF-noRAS, F-noRAS, noF-100RAS
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Acoustic Stimulation, Parkinson Disease
Effects and Mechanisms of RAS Training on Upper-limb Movements in PD Patients
Introduction Bradykinesia (i.e., slow movements) is one of the most prominent symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) and has a negative impact on quality of life.
- Conditions
- Acoustic Stimulation, Parkinson Disease, Electroencephalography
- Trial name
- NCT05782322
- Testing
- Upper-limb training involving RAS, Upper-limb training without the aid of RAS
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Central Auditory Processing Disorders Associated With Blast Exposure
The incidence of central auditory dysfunction in war fighters who are exposed to high-explosive blasts while serving in combat have not been clearly determined.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Processing Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00554801
- Testing
- Audiological testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Cerebellum
Imaging Speech in Neurotypical Adults and Individuals With Cerebellar Stroke
The goal of this research study is to learn how the brain areas that plan and control movement interact with the areas responsible for hearing and perceiving speech in healthy adults and people who have had cerebellar strokes.
- Trial name
- NCT06458153
- Testing
- Neural responses to speech functional localizer, Neural responses to silent articulation, Neural responses to self vs. externally generated speech
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hearing Impairment, Hearing Aid Fitting
Blast Exposed Veterans With Auditory Complaints
The purpose of this study is to study blast-exposed Veterans who report hearing handicap but show normal or near normal results on standard audiometric testing.
- Trial name
- NCT02122458
- Testing
- mild-gain hearing aids with high-frequency emphasis over 6-months
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Gamma Oscillations, Healthy Adults
Investigating the Effectiveness of Personalized Optimal Gamma Auditory Frequency Stimulation Intervention on Cognitive Function Enhancement
This study aims to evaluate whether personalized gamma-frequency auditory stimulation enhances cognitive function and brain synchronization.
- Conditions
- Gamma Oscillations, Healthy Adults, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Gamma Entrainment Using Sensory Stimuli (GENUS)
- Trial name
- NCT07690865
- Testing
- Personalized optimal gamma auditory frequency stimulation, Non-optimal gamma auditory frequency stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital