Clinical trials: Communication
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
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Reading Disabilities
Neurobiology and Treatment of Reading Disability in NF-1
The goal of this trial is to determine if children with neurofibromatosis type 1 who have reading disabilities respond the same way-both behaviorally and neurobiologically-to specialized treatment programs as children with…
- Trial name
- NCT00624234
- Testing
- Tutoring Program I, Tutoring Program II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Preventive Health Services (PREV HEALTH SERV)
Presumptively Initiating Vaccines and Optimizing Talk With Motivational Interviewing (PIVOT With MI)
The overall goal of this project is to determine whether a novel and innovative provider communication strategy is effective in improving vaccine acceptance among vaccine-hesitant parents (VHPs) and visit experience among VHPs…
- Trial name
- NCT03885232
- Testing
- Experimental: PIVOT with MI, Active Comparator: Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17,446 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer
EL CENTRO: Engaging Latinos in the Center of Cancer Treatment Options
The objective of this study is to improve the chemotherapy decision making process for Latinos with advanced gastrointestinal cancers.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Unresectable Pancreatic Cancer, Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03602885
- Testing
- Usual chemotherapy education (CE), Chemotherapy education intervention (CEI)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Smoking, Tobacco Dependence
Using a Teachable Moment Communication Process to Improve Outcomes of Quitline Referrals
This study will compare the effectiveness of two approaches for delivering smoking cessation advice in the primary care setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02764385
- Testing
- Teachable Moment Communication Process, AAC
- Volunteers
- 15,786 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque
Oral Health Literacy Tailored Communication
The purpose of this study to investigate attitude, oral health literacy and psychological factors in order to evaluate if these factors are important for oral health in adults.
- Conditions
- Periodontal Diseases, Dental Plaque, Dental Calculus, Sialorrhea
- Trial name
- NCT01118143
- Testing
- Tailored oral health literacy instruction
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tromso
Communication, Pain
Visualizations to Improve Pain Communication Between Patients, Interpreters, and Providers
The purpose of this study is to pilot test a pain assessment information visualization (InfoViz) tool to facilitate communication about pain severity, location, and quality to increase mutual understanding between patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT04975789
- Testing
- InfoViz
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
HIV/AIDS
PrEP Communication Intervention for Female Clients of a Needle Exchange
This study will identify perceptions of PrEP in women who inject drugs (WWIDs) and develop and pilot test a targeted intervention that will be embedded in a large, urban syringe exchange program through an extensive formative…
- Trial name
- NCT03541642
- Testing
- Enhanced Intervention, Basic Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Stroke
Speech Therapy for Aphasia: Comparing Two Treatments
This is a behavioral speech therapy trial for individuals who have suffered a stroke on the left side of the brain and have difficulty speaking.
- Trial name
- PMvSFA (NCT02153710)
- Testing
- Semantic Feature Analysis therapy, Phonomotor Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aphasia
Transcranial Direct Stimulation (tDCS) and Behavioral Intervention in Aphasia
We hypothesize patients who have difficulty with word recall (naming pictures) due to a stroke will experience greater benefit in word recall after receiving a combination of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02226796
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Treating Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Using tDCS
This is a double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study in which subjects with the non-fluent/agrammatic and semantic variants of primary progressive aphasia (naPPA and svPPA, respectively) will undergo language testing and…
- Trial name
- NCT04566731
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Modified Contraint-Induced Language Therapy (mCILT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hoarding Disorder, Hoarding
Hoarding Disorder Treatment With Virtual Reality
This study explores whether a facilitated peer support group called Buried in Treasures (BIT) and a virtual reality decluttering practice can help individuals with clutter challenges.
- Conditions
- Hoarding Disorder, Hoarding, Clutter
- Trial name
- HDVR (NCT03828461)
- Testing
- Facilitated group therapy with behavioral practice; 16 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Acute Myeloid Leukemia
A Patient-Centered Communication Tool (UR-GOAL) Versus Usual Care for Older Patients With Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Their Caregivers, and Their Oncologists
The objective of this study is to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the UR-GOAL tool in improving shared decision making and communication between older patients with AML and their oncologists in a pilot randomized trial.
- Trial name
- UR-GOAL 2 (NCT05335369)
- Testing
- UR-GOAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Bone Marrow Transplant, Information Disclosure
Effects of Digital Stories Intervention on Psychosocial Well-being
Patients and caregivers undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation often continue to experience anxiety, depression, isolation, and other psychosocial distress.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Transplant, Information Disclosure, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Psychosocial Health
- Trial name
- NCT03654599
- Testing
- Baseline Surveys, Digital Stories Intervention, Information Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Breast Cancer
Clinician Communication About Sexual Health
The objective of this study is to adapt a previously tested brief intervention aimed at enhancing clinicians communication about sexual health (iSHARE) to a mobile web-based platform showcasing a two-part podcast and to assess…
- Trial name
- NCT04262219
- Testing
- iShare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fox Chase Cancer Center
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Primary Progressive Aphasia
HDtDCS in Logopenic Variant PPA: Effects on Language and Neural Mechanisms
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a therapy called High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) for the treatment of the language deficits experienced by people with a type of Primary…
- Trial name
- NCT03805659
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia
CB3 Pilot (Communication Bridge: A Person-centered Internet-based Intervention for Individuals With Primary Progressive Aphasia)
This study will evaluate evidence-based treatments for adults with mild Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA). The aim of the study is to help identify efficacious communication and quality of life interventions for those with PPA…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Dementia, Communication
- Trial name
- CB3 Pilot (NCT05697380)
- Testing
- Communication Bridge™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Public Speaking, Social Fear
Exposure With Acceptance-Based Versus Habituation-Based Rationale for Public Speaking Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to compare two exposure-based behavioral group treatments for public speaking anxiety. Specifically, exposure within the context of psychological acceptance will be compared to exposure within a…
- Trial name
- NCT00842946
- Testing
- Exposure w/ Acceptance-Based Rationale, Exposure w/ Habituation-Based Rationale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Aging
Preparing Older Veterans With Serious and Chronic Illness for Decision Making
Millions of diverse Veterans live with severe and chronic illness for which they will face complex, ongoing decisions. Although the VHA has been at the forefront of patient-centered chronic care, interventions to prepare Veterans…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT01550731)
- Testing
- PREPARE website, Advance directive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development