Clinical trials: Communication Disorders
Care Giving Burden, Dementia
E-Tailored Pain Management Support for Dementia Family Caregivers: Feasibility of the PACE-app
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a web-based application called the Pain Control Enhancement App (PACE-app) can support family caregivers in managing pain for their care recipients with dementia.
- Conditions
- Care Giving Burden, Dementia, Chronic Pain, Pain Management
- Trial name
- PACE-app (NCT07032350)
- Testing
- Web-based pain management support tool, Usual Pain Management Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Teacher Help for Children and Youth With Mental Health Disorders
Currently, Canadian school systems are struggling to meet the needs of children with mental health disorders. It is particularly challenging to meet the needs of students with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) within the…
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- TeacherHelp (NCT02919215)
- Testing
- Teacher Help Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Apical Periodontitis
Effect of Coronal Extent of Obturation on Endo-perio Lesions
Increased incidence of apical periodontitis was reported where root filling was found coronal to the marginal bone due to communication between pulp and periodontal space.
- Trial name
- NCT03171376
- Testing
- Root canal treatment and coronal restoration
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Postgraduate Institute of Dental Sciences Rohtak
Specific Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language, Specific Learning Disorder
Ambulatory Screening for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
To evaluate, in primary care, the sensitivity of Heterophory-Vertical-Labile (HV-Labile) in ambulatory screening for Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD) and Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD).
- Conditions
- Specific Developmental Disorders of Speech and Language, Specific Learning Disorder, Dyslexia, Developmental, Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Trial name
- TDys (NCT04122820)
- Testing
- Diagnostic of specific learning disabilities or of Developmental Coordination Disorder
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people
- Sponsor
- CNGE IRMG Association
EEG
Behavioural and Physiological Measures of Young Students With Dyslexia
The proposed is reading intervention study to track neural changes in the brain. Students with dyslexia will participate in a reading study.
- Trial name
- NCT05376696
- Testing
- Set For Variability, Current Best Practices
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Malignant Glioma
Prognostic Awareness and Patient-Physician Communication in Malignant Glioma
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the understanding patients with brain tumors have of their disease and their communication with their physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02023346
- Testing
- surveys and cognitive tests
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
MIRAA - Implementation of Intensive Rehabilitation of Aphasia and/or Apraxia of Speech in Swedish Healthcare
Positive outcomes have been shown following intensive treatment of speech and/or language impairment post stroke, but how to design intensive treatment programs to achieve optimal recovery and neuroplasticity changes needs to be…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech, Stroke
- Trial name
- MIRAA (NCT04957225)
- Testing
- MIRAA (Multimodal Intensive Rehabilitation of Aphasia and Apraxia of speech)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Stuttering, Childhood, Executive Dysfunction
Executive Function Performance in Children Who Stutter
The study aims to asses the executive function in children who stutter for better management of those children
- Trial name
- NCT05640440
- Testing
- Executive function testing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag 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
Sickle Cell Anemia, Children, Only
Shared-Decision Making for Hydroxyurea
The goal of the study is to understand how best to help parents of young children with sickle cell disease and their clinicians have a shared discussion about hydroxyurea (one that takes into account medical evidence and parent…
- Trial name
- ENGAGE-HU (NCT03442114)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea SDM Toolkit, Clinician Pocket Guide
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Nutrition
Testing Message Modality of Culturally Appropriate Nutrition Communication for Mexican American Women
A randomized controlled trial to test the effects of culturally appropriate nutrition communication delivered via different modalities for Mexican American women.
- Conditions
- Sugar Sweetened Beverage Consumption, Nutrition, Lifestyle-related Condition, Lifestyle Risk Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT04710108
- Testing
- Health Communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Merced
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Long Term Effect of Brain Stimulation in PPA
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques in the progression of primary progressive aphasia for 6 months.
- Trial name
- RECONNECT-PLUS (NCT07158216)
- Testing
- TMS, tDCS
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital San Carlos, Madrid
Sickle Cell Disease
Improving Self-Management in Adolescents With Sickle Cell Disease
The objective of this study is to determine the feasibility and acceptability of SCThrive, a an innovative, technology-enhanced, group self-management intervention that uses a mixed in-person and online format and supported by a…
- Trial name
- SCThrive (NCT02851615)
- Testing
- SCThrive Intervention for Adolescents with SCD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hearing Loss
Assessment of the ACE Program for Rehabilitation in Hearing Loss
Introduction: Hearing loss is a prevalent condition in elderly population. However, the low adherence to hearing aids is a fact, with an estimation of use of 50 per cent.
- Trial name
- NCT01846676
- Testing
- Active Communication Education Program, Control
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effectiveness of a Parent-mediated Intervention With PACT on Children With ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorders. There are different types of interventions. Among these interventions Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) and Preschool Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) have…
- Trial name
- IFPAD (NCT04244721)
- Testing
- Preschool Autism Communication Therapy (PACT), Treatment As Usual (TAU)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay
Aprepitant for the Treatment of CLIFAHDD
There are no drug treatments for individuals with Congenital Contractures of the Limb and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay (CLIFAHDD), an ultra-rare and severe neurodevelopmental disease.
- Conditions
- CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay, NALCN Channelopathy, Ataxia - Other
- Trial name
- NCT07845825
- Testing
- Aprepitant Powder for Oral Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Speech Disorders
Visual Feedback of Tongue by Ultrasound Echography for Speech Trouble Rehabilitation
Speech is a privileged means of communication for humans: its trouble can thus prove being extremely handicapping. Standard speech therapy is limited in some cases by the lack of sensory feedback available to the patient…
- Trial name
- REVISON (NCT02752425)
- Testing
- Visual feedback
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Transmagnetic Stimulation Pilot in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a non-Alzheimer's dementia that is the 2nd most common cause of dementia in the United States.
- Trial name
- TMS in PPA (NCT05860647)
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neurone Disease
Measurement and Impact of Physical Impairment in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Use of Digital Technologies - A Precision ALS Project
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), the most common form of Motor Neuron Disease (MND), is a neurodegenerative disease. At present there are limited treatment options for this disease which progressively affects physical…
- Trial name
- TechnicALS (NCT06820008)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Human Papilloma Virus, Cervical Cancer
Integrating a Health Information Technology System for Primary and Secondary Cervical Cancer Prevention
The project aims to increase HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening through a web-based mobile health education program called, Wheel of Wellness (WoW) and a brief negotiated interview (BNI).
- Conditions
- Human Papilloma Virus, Cervical Cancer, Human Papillomavirus Infection, Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03346915
- Testing
- WoW and BNI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center