Clinical trials: Communication Disorders, active
Sickle Cell Disease
Development and Evaluation of an Information Management System and Communication System for Population-wide Point-of-care Infant Sickle Cell Disease Screening
Although over 75% of children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are born in sub-Sahara where the disease highly contributes to under-5 mortality and causes life-long debilitation, evidence-based strategies to control SCD are not…
- Trial name
- SIMCS SCD (NCT06563440)
- Testing
- Digital app and information system
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 24,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Gut-Brain Disorders, GERD Without Erosive Esophagitis
Neuroregulators for the Treatment of Diseases Associated With Esophageal-brain-gut Axis Communication Abnormalities.
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) poses a challenging medical condition to manage, with up to 40% of patients showing refractory to standard medical intervention, which usually begins with a proton pump inhibitor (PPI).
- Trial name
- NCT06778824
- Testing
- Takepron, Zoloft 50Mg Tablet, Imipramine Pill
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 610 people
- Sponsor
- Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital
Locked in Syndrome, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Evaluation of the Feasibility and Efficacy of a Chronic Brain-computer Interface for Speech Rehabilitation in Patients With Locked-in-syndrome (LIS)
Eighteen million people worldwide are affected by speech disorders. Locked-in syndrome (LIS) represents the most extreme form of communication disability resulting from motor impairment.
- Trial name
- SpeechBCI (NCT07698496)
- Testing
- Chronic speech BCI
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment
Somatic and Ear Acupuncture for Dysphagia Rehabilitation and Decannulation After Severe Acquired Brain Injuries
The goal of this interventional, randomized, controlled, double-blind pilot study is to assess the superiority of Acupuncture and Auriculotherapy, in addition to conventional speech therapy rehabilitation, for the treatment of…
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment, Deglutition Disorder
- Trial name
- REDACT (NCT06888219)
- Testing
- Acupuncture and Auricolotherapy, Conventional logopedic rehabilitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Developmental Language Disorder
Syntactic Intervention for Cantonese-speaking Children With DLD
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of explicit vs. implicit intervention on subject relative clause production in Cantonese-speaking children with Developmental Language Disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- NCT06954194
- Testing
- Explicit intervention (Shape Coding+syntactic priming), Implicit intervention (syntactic priming only)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Aphasia
Neural Bases of Vocal Sensorimotor Impairment in Aphasia
Aphasia is the most common type of post-stroke communication disorder characterized by deficits in speech comprehension, production and control.
- Trial name
- NCT04742894
- Testing
- Visual Feedback Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
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
Stuttering
Development and Pilot Testing of Virtually Simulated Intervention for Patients Having Stuttering
This study aims to develop and pilot test a culturally appropriate virtual reality (VR)-based speech restructuring intervention for individuals with stuttering in Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT07833969
- Testing
- Virtually Simulated Intervention
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Metastatic Breast Cancer
Targeted Palliative Care Intervention for Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer
Many people living with metastatic breast cancer face challenging symptoms and frequent medical visits. At the same time, conversations about personal goals, values, and preferences for care may not always happen as early or as…
- Trial name
- TARGET-PC (NCT06795529)
- Testing
- Palliative Care Intervention, "TARGET-PC", Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stroke, Aphasia
Combined Exercise and Targeted Therapy for Post-Stroke Reading Deficits
The goal of the proposed project is to test the effectiveness of a novel hybrid approach to treatment of reading disorders after stroke, in which exercise training will be used in combination with a targeted reading treatment.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Reading Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06213272
- Testing
- Phono-Motor Therapy, Aerobic Exercise Training (AET), Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Cardiovascular Diseases
Visualization of Asymptomatic Atherosclerotic Disease for Optimum Cardiovascular Prevention
The purpose of VIPVIZA is to assess the impact of pictorial information about asymptomatic atherosclerotic disease to both physician and patient, for improving physicians' adherence to prevention guidelines and patient perception…
- Trial name
- VIPVIZA (NCT01849575)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,532 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Stroke, Ischemic Stroke
Detecting and Predicting Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment Using the Oxford Cognitive Screen
Cognitive problems are common after a stroke and must be identified early so that rehabilitation can be initiated to improve outcome.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke, Intracerebral, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- OCS-PRECISE (NCT07897916)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Pediatric ALL, Respiratory Insufficiency
Multicenter HomeVENT: Home Values and Experiences Navigation Track
This is a multicenter study to test a decision-making support process for families and clinicians facing decisions about chronic home ventilation for a child.
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Respiratory Insufficiency, Communication
- Trial name
- HomeVENT (NCT06102330)
- Testing
- HomeVENT decision support tool
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Language Disorders
Neurophysiological Mechanisms of Language Comprehension
First, in a recording-only self-paced reading experiment, patients with epilepsy undergoing intracranial monitoring for clinical purposes will read or listen to sentences presented to them one word at time while the investigators…
- Trial name
- NCT05283265
- Testing
- Sentence Type, Direct brain stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke, Dyslexia, Acquired
Acquired Dyslexia Modeling and Treatment
This study is a low-risk, early phase 1, multicenter trial to test the use of a computational (neural network) cognitive model of reading to simulate acquired dyslexia and its treatment.
- Trial name
- AMT (NCT07209488)
- Testing
- Phono-Motor Therapy, Semantic Feature Analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Expressive Aphasia, Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction
BrainGate2: Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Neural Interface System for Persons With Aphasia (BG-Aphasia-01)
The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate proof of principle (feasibility) of the ability of people with aphasia to generate text on a computer screen and audible…
- Conditions
- Expressive Aphasia, Aphasia Following Cerebral Infarction, Aphasia Following Nontraumatic Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Aphasia Non Fluent
- Trial name
- BG2-Aphasia-01 (NCT07791459)
- Testing
- BrainGate Neural Interface System
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Autism Sibling
Sibwatch: Optimizing Intervention Options for Infants and Toddler Siblings of Autistic Children
This rigorous randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy and acceptability of a preemptive, telehealth intervention (tele-ImPACT) in a large, representative sample of infant siblings of autistic children, who are…
- Trial name
- Sibwatch (NCT07069413)
- Testing
- tele-ImPACT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Subjective Cognitive Complaints (SCCs)
The Signature of Alzheimer's Disease in Subjective Cognitive Decline
This study focuses on improving early detection of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in patients with subjective cognitive decline (SCD), a preclinical stage of cognitive impairment, in the context of emerging disease-modifying therapies…
- Conditions
- Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Subjective Cognitive Complaints (SCCs), Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Concerns
- Trial name
- SIGN-AL (NCT07402161)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato