Clinical trials: Communication Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease, MCI Due to AD
Language, Speech and Motor Function in MCI Due to AD and Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this observational cross-sectional study is to explore the characteristics of language, speech, and motor function in persons with Mild Cognitive Impairment due to Alzheimer's disease ("MCI due to AD") and persons…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, MCI Due to AD, Dementia Alzheimers
- Trial name
- NCT06508268
- Testing
- GAITRite walkway system OR 4-meter walking speed test, Jamar hand dynamometer, Picture description task
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen
Adult Solid Neoplasm, Lymphoma
Improving Communication in Older Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers
Over 60% of cancers occur in older persons, and the number of older persons with cancer is expected to grow as the population ages.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT02107443)
- Testing
- Geriatric Assessment Summary, Geriatric Assessment Targeted Recommendations, Geriatric Assessment (GA)
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supriya Mohile
Healthy Ageing, Cognitive Decline
Fitness, Ageing, and Bilingualism (FAB): The Benefits of Regular Exercise and Bilingualism for Language Abilities in Healthy Ageing.
This project investigates the relative benefits of regular physical activity and bilingualism for ameliorating cognitive decline in healthy ageing, with a particular focus on language function.
- Conditions
- Healthy Ageing, Cognitive Decline, Cardiorespiratory Fitness
- Trial name
- FAB (NCT07443189)
- Testing
- Home-Based HIIT
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Agder
Anxiety, Parents
Limited-English Proficiency (LEP) Virtual Reality (VR) Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive distracting devices (Virtual Reality headset) are more effective than the standard of care (i.e., no technology based distraction) for preventing anxiety in parental and…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Parents, Language
- Trial name
- NCT03689868
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stroke, Aphasia
Links Between Motor Abilities and Language Ability Deficits in Patients With Post-stroke Aphasia
Aphasia is a language disorder that affects oral and written expression and/or comprehension. It's one of the most disabling consequence of stroke.
- Trial name
- MOTOLANG-AVC (NCT05776368)
- Testing
- Syntactic comprehension battery (BCS), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MOCA), Purdue Pegboard Test
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Osteoporosis
Diagnosis of Decreased Bone Density by Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the role of Dental Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) in assessment of bone density.
- Trial name
- NCT02303340
- Testing
- Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Mental Health Care, Mental Disorders
Using Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Predict Online Therapy Outcome and Engagement
This study is to develop AI-based models for the personalised prediction of treatment engagement and treatment outcomes in patients engaging in digital psychotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT05758285
- Testing
- AI-Based Prediction of Treatment Engagement and Outcomes
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 6,671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Urinary Tract Infections
Reducing Antibiotic Prescriptions for Urinary Tract Infection in Long-Term Care Facilities
This cluster randomized controlled study evaluates the effect of a tailored observation, reflection and communication tool on used by long-term care facility staff on antibiotic prescription for urinary tract infection in…
- Trial name
- NCT03715062
- Testing
- Dialogue tool
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Unit Of General Practice, Copenhagen
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
Child Development, Child Development Disorder
The Indonesian Version of Ages and Stages Questionnaire III Accuracy Compared to Bayley Scales of Infant Development III
This study aimed to evaluate the concurrent validity information of the 24-, 30-, and 36-month Indonesian ASQ-3 with the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development 3rd Edition (BSID-III) in Indonesian children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Development Disorder, Development Delay, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT05408351
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Obesity, Childhood
Improving Childhood Obesity-Related Behavior Change Through Better Risk Communication
One-third of American children are overweight or obese, leading to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), early mortality, and other risks throughout their lifespan relative to normal weight children.
- Trial name
- NCT03074929
- Testing
- Novel risk communication
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Developmental Dyslexia, Reading Problem
Personalization of Visual Characters and Text-to-Speech (TTS) to Support Learning in Students With Reading Difficulties
Previous research has shown the importance of font type, size and spacing to facilitate text reading in dyslexia. A special automatized procedure was designed to select the most favorable parameters for both text visualization…
- Trial name
- NCT06947512
- Testing
- Seleggo Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Aphasia
Based on the Spatio-temporal Coding Characteristics of Frontotemporal Network, This Paper Explores the Mechanism of Five-tone Speech Training in Reshaping Language Fluency Function.
To explore the mechanism of five-tone speech training in reshaping language fluency function and the clinical efficacy of aphasia language function, daily communication ability and communication efficiency based on the temporal…
- Trial name
- NCT07329751
- Testing
- Traditional Chinese Medicine Five-Tone Therapy, Melodic Intonation Training, Standard speech therapy; Routine medical treatment; Health education
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Oral Cancer, Psychological Distress
Develop and Evaluate An Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program for Returning to Work and Cost-effectiveness Analysis in Patients With Oral Cancer
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and evaluate an Artificial Intelligence Assisted Prehabilitation Program (AI APP) for returning to work and cost-effectiveness analysis in patients with oral cancer (OC).
- Conditions
- Oral Cancer, Psychological Distress, Communication Aids for Disabled, Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT07562100
- Testing
- Prehabilitation application, Conventional physiotherapy, Scar management
- Where
- 5 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 650 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Developmental Language Disorders, Language Development
Understanding the Predictive Factors and the Neurocognitive Basis of Developmental Language Disorder
For most children, language acquisition might appear like an effortless phenomenon, mostly arising from informal daily interaction with their surrounding people.
- Trial name
- NCT04253600
- Testing
- Risk profile screening questionnaire, Investigation of the neural correlates of DLD using Magnetic Resonance Imagery (MRI), Online investigation of predictive factors associated with DLD and LANCOM app development
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Communication, Anxiety
Assessing the Impact of Therapeutic Communication on Patients' Anxiety During Elective Cesarean Sections
Background: Anxiety is highly prevalent before elective caesarean sections and can have a negative impact on anesthetic outcomes, postoperative pain and maternal mental health.
- Trial name
- CESARCOM (NCT07137377)
- Testing
- On line teaching CESARCOM teaching programe (immersive podcasts, digital flashcards)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Overweight and Obesity
Weight Loss Goals and Satisfaction Survey
The goal of this observational survey pilot study is to learn how 3D visualization tools (i.e., personalized avatars) influence weight loss goals, satisfaction, confidence, and commitment compared to numerical weight outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT07541872
- Testing
- Personalized 3D Body Visualization
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Learning Disorders, Depression
Move and Feel Good : Effects of Intensive Physical Training on Brain Plasticity, Cognition and Psychological Well-being.
The investigators perform a prospective, randomized, clinical study involving students in education with mood disorders and randomized to an intensive exercise program or a control relaxation activity.
- Conditions
- Learning Disorders, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- Move&FG (NCT02970825)
- Testing
- Exercise, Relaxation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
COPD, Heart Failure
Personalized Experiences to Inform Improved Communication for Minorities With Life Limiting Illness
The purpose of this research is to develop patient-centered palliative care interventions to improve patient-provider communication and Quality of Life (QoL) of ethnic and racial minority patients living with life-limiting…
- Conditions
- COPD, Heart Failure, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03391115
- Testing
- Storytelling Intervention for Patient Participants, Storytelling Intervention for Nurse Participants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver