Clinical trials: Child Language
Developmental Language Disorder and Language Impairment, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading II
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 and Language Impairment, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT07048392
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children
The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06649916
- Testing
- Parentese Speech, Adult Registered Speech
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Congenital Hearing Loss, Bilateral Cochlear Implants
Investigating the Neural Oscillatory Features for Limited Access to Oral Language in Deaf Children With Early Bilateral Cochlear Implantation
Children with severe-to-profound congenital hearing loss often experience significant language development challenges. While cochlear implants (CIs) can restore auditory input, outcomes vary widely, even among those who receive…
- Trial name
- ICO (NCT07739433)
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Autism Spectrum Disorder
How Simplified Language Affects Comprehension and Learning in Young Autistic Children
The long-term study goal is to experimentally evaluate the components (and likely active ingredients) of early language interventions for young children with ASD.
- Trial name
- PALS (NCT05707923)
- Testing
- Linguistic simplification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Hearing Loss, Speech and Language Development Delay Due to Hearing Loss
Teletherapy in Children Who Are Deaf and Hard of Hearing
This study seeks to determine the effectiveness of speech/language teletherapy to address disparities in speech and language outcomes in children who are deaf or hard-of-hearing (D/HH).
- Trial name
- NCT04928209
- Testing
- Speech-Language Teletherapy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stuttering, Childhood
Correlation of Family History, Age at Onset & Severity of Stuttering
The aim of this study is to Detect the influence of the family history of stuttering (distance of relative) on the onset and severity of stuttering in children in these families.
- Trial name
- NCT04412213
- Testing
- Stuttering severity instrument for school-age children (SSI-3 Arabic version)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Hearing Loss
Maximizing Language Development in Children With Hearing Loss
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of early intervention on language skills for children with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01963468
- Testing
- Early language intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Developmental Dyslexia
Brain Stimulation With Combined Reading and Motor Training for Children With Dyslexia
This study examines whether combining non-invasive brain stimulation (tDCS) with an integrated reading-and-motor training program improves reading and phonological processing in 9-year-old boys with developmental dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT07781761
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Phonological awareness training, Non-targeted fine motor training
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Role of GABAergic Transmission in Auditory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome. Researchers think brain development may be controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- Trial name
- NCT04798274
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Down Syndrome
Oral Language in Children With Down Syndrome
The objective of this research is to verify the language of children with Down syndrome concerning lexical, syntactic and semantic aspects using MLU.
- Trial name
- NCT00952354
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
FOXP1, Mental Retardation With Language Impairment and With or Without Autistic Features
FOXP1 Syndrome: The Seaver Autism Center for Research and Treatment is Characterizing FOXP1-related Neurodevelopmental Disorders Using Genetic, Medical, and Neuropsychological Measures.
FOXP1, also known as Forkhead-box Protein P1, is a transcription factor protein belonging to the FOX gene family. Disruptions in the FOXP1 gene cause a phenotype characterized by global developmental delay, speech deficits, mild…
- Conditions
- FOXP1, Mental Retardation With Language Impairment and With or Without Autistic Features, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03718923
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Parenting, Development
Primary Care-based Program to Enhance Positive Parenting Practices
The objective of this research is to conduct a small randomized pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of Sit Down and Play (SDP), a brief, low-cost program delivered in the primary care setting to enhance parent-child…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Development, Language, Children
- Trial name
- NCT02871973
- Testing
- Sit Down and Play, Handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Depression
Using the LENA System in Early Intervention
This project will determine whether an intervention to enhance communication between infants and toddlers with developmental disabilities and their depressed mothers can be integrated into federally-funded Early Intervention (EI)…
- Trial name
- NCT03164642
- Testing
- LENA with Feedback, LENA no feedback
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Preterm Children
Study on the Phenotype of Language in Preterm Born Children at 5 Years of Age
In recent years, several studies confirm that some of preterm children have language developmental disabilities, in production, in comprehension, or in written language. These language impairments lead to learning disabilities.
- Trial name
- EPILANG2 (NCT02988570)
- Testing
- computer-evaluation of the language
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Development
HR-EEG Contribution in Prognostic Evaluation of Language Development in Children With ASD
The goal of this prospective observational multicentric cohort study is to evaluate the clinical prognostic value of the speech tracking score of language development in children with ASD aged from 3 years to 4 years and half at…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Development, Neurocognitive Disorders, Child Language
- Trial name
- EE-TSA-LANG (NCT05586672)
- Testing
- EEG-HR, ADI-R, ADOS-2
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Etablissement Public de Santé Barthélemy Durand
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Inner Speech in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The complex and unclear relationship between language and executive function (EF) creates barriers to developing effective interventions for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) whose language difficulties often…
- Trial name
- NCT06880731
- Testing
- Modeling with Verbal Mediation, Modeling Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Typically Developing Children Ages 3 to 6
Language Learning and Language Experience
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if text can support children in learning new verbs in healthy children ages three through six.
- Trial name
- NCT06645145
- Testing
- Orthographic facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montclair State University
Literacy-language Intervention
Literacy and Language Interventions Via Telepractice for School-Age Children
Telepractice refers to the application of telecommunication technology (e.g., Skype, Webex, Zoom) to the delivery of speech-language and audiology services.
- Trial name
- NCT03878641
- Testing
- Children in Grade 1 to 5 with literacy and language needs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Social Cognitive Development in Young Children With Autism
Through the development of a novel treatment targeting core Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) social deficits and studying the efficacy of this intervention, the investigators hope to provide a means for children with ASD to more…
- Trial name
- NCT01425918
- Testing
- Social Enhancement Intervention, Parent Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Language Development Disorders
Improving STEM Outcomes for Young Children With Language Learning Disabilities Via Telehealth
In this study the investigators focus on a subset of at-risk students who find the language of science to be a barrier to the learning of science. These are the nearly 3 million children in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT04775199
- Testing
- Language Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Karla McGregor