Clinical trials: Child Language
Language Development Disorders, Speech Sound Disorder
Manipulating Linguistic Complexity to Improve Child Language Treatment Outcomes
Phonological disorder (PD) and specific language impairment (SLI) directly impact a child's ability to communicate and are among the most prevalent developmental disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03977701
- Testing
- Phonological treatment, Morpheme treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
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
Language Disorder
Efficacy of AMALS in Treating Language Impairment in Children
The goal of this proposal is to examine the efficacy of a manualized treatment intervention, AMALS: Addressing Multiple Aspects of Language Simultaneously, which is designed to remediate semantic, morphological, and syntactic…
- Trial name
- AMALS (NCT00840060)
- Testing
- AMALS, DTA
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Lamar University
Selective Mutism
What Treatment Works for Children With Selective Mutism?
The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the outcome of a manual based treatment for children with Selective Mutism
- Trial name
- NCT00554749
- Testing
- Interventions at home, in the kindergarten/school
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Regionsenter for barn og unges psykiske helse
Language Disorders in Children
Training Grammar With Meaning
This study will enroll children between the ages of 4 and 6 years of age who exhibit significant difficulty developing language skills without any other handicapping conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT06250101
- Testing
- Enhanced Conversational Recast treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Dyslexia
Treatment of ADHD With Atomoxetine in Children & Adolescents With ADHD & Comorbid Dyslexia
This study will evaluate the effect of atomoxetine in treating Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children and adolescents with ADHD and comorbid reading disability (dyslexia)
- Trial name
- NCT00607919
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 209 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Disabilities
Interventions for Children With Attention and Reading Disorders
The objective of this randomized clinical trial is to address unanswered questions about the relative effectiveness of treatments for children with both Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and significant reading…
- Trial name
- ICARD (NCT01133847)
- Testing
- Methylphenidate, Intensive reading instruction, Parent Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Hearing Loss
Littlears Auditory Questionnaire: Validation Study in CI Children
The LittlEARS Auditory Questionnaire is designed to assess the development of the auditory behavior in children during the first two (hearing) years.
- Trial name
- LittlEars (NCT00785707)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Med-El Corporation
Specific Language Impairment
Accelerating Word Learning in Children With Language Impairment
This research attempts to adapt and optimize a word learning treatment, specifically interactive book reading, for use with Kindergarten children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI).
- Trial name
- NCT01829360
- Testing
- Treatment (interactive book reading, dialogic reading, shared book reading)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
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
Peer Influence
Penetrating the Classroom Social Network for Children With Language Impairment Via Peer Mediated Intervention
This exploratory experiment is designed to determine the extent to which the socialization experiences and social, behavioral, and linguistic skills of preschoolers with language impairment (LI) can be improved.
- Trial name
- PEERS (NCT06182033)
- Testing
- Peer-mediated pivotal response training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Language Development, Behavior, Child
Literacy Promotion for Latinos Study
This study tests the extent to which tailored outreach text messages that provide a cue to action and an intervention that enhances access to poverty-reducing resources, in combination with standard primary care literacy…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Behavior, Child, Parenting, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT04609553
- Testing
- Usual care including ROR, Text messages, Connection to community resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Fragile X Syndrome
AFQ056 for Language Learning in Children With FXS
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of AFQ056 on language learning in 3-6 year old children with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS).
- Trial name
- FX-LEARN (NCT02920892)
- Testing
- AFQ056, Language Intervention
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Berry-Kravis
Dyslexia, Developmental
Neural Mechanisms of Successful Intervention in Children With Dyslexia
Dyslexia, an impairment in accurate or fluent word recognition, is the most common learning disability affecting roughly ten percent of children.
- Trial name
- NCT04323488
- Testing
- Lindamood-Bell Seeing Stars
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autistic Disorder, Autism
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) - an Early Intervention Computerized Language Training Program for Children With ASD
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a unique, early-intervention application for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Autism, ASD
- Trial name
- NCT02708290
- Testing
- MITA Prefrontal Synthesis exercises - each activity adapts to deliver the exercise that is at the exact level of difficulty appropriate for a child at any given point in time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,454 people
- Sponsor
- ImagiRation, LLC
Language Development, Literacy
Digital Literacy Promotion
This study evaluates the effects of digital versus standard literacy promotion, as well as dialogic language behaviors and reading comprehension among infants when comparing the use of e-books to standard board books.
- Trial name
- DLP (NCT03121365)
- Testing
- Digital/E-Book Arm, Standard/Board Book Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Disorder
Comparison of Atomoxetine and Placebo in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and/or Reading Disorder (RD)
To test the hypothesis that a 4 week treatment with atomoxetine is more effective than placebo in patients with combined type Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), patients with only Reading Disorder, and patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00191906
- Testing
- Atomoxetine Hydrochloride
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Language Development Disorders
Kindergarten Children Acquiring Words Through Storybook Reading
Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) are slower to learn new words than their peers, placing them at risk for academic failure.
- Trial name
- KAWStory (NCT03586479)
- Testing
- Interactive storybook reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes, Language Problems
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for BECTS
Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome. Affected children typically have a mild seizure disorder, but yet have moderate difficulties with language, learning and attention…
- Conditions
- Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes, Language Problems, Learning Disorders
- Trial name
- TMS4BECTS (NCT04325282)
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism
Autologous Cord Blood Stem Cells for Autism
Evaluate the efficacy of one infusion of stem cells from autologous umbilical cord blood in patients with autism over six months after infusion as measured by changes in expressive and receptive language.
- Trial name
- NCT01638819
- Testing
- Autologous Cord Blood Stem Cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sutter Health