Clinical trials: Language Disorders
Childhood-Onset Fluency Disorder (Stuttering)
Effects of Ecopipam or Placebo in Adults With Stuttering (Speak Freely)
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 2 exploratory study in adult subjects with childhood onset fluency disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04492956
- Testing
- Ecopipam
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Emalex Biosciences Inc.
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
In-Home Technology for Caregivers of People With Dementia and Mild Cognitive Impairment: Spanish Language Homes
This study aims to develop, evaluate, and commercialize an in-home supportive technology that is designed to alleviate anxiety, burden, and loneliness in spousal and familial caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05159596
- Testing
- In-Home Technology System, Limited In-Home Technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Hearing Loss, Idiopathic Sudden Sensorineural
Efficacy and Safety of AM-111 as Acute Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Treatment
The primary objective of the trial is the confirmation of the efficacy of AM-111 in the recovery of severe to profound idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSNHL).
- Trial name
- ASSENT (NCT02809118)
- Testing
- AM-111 0.4 mg/ml, AM-111 0.8 mg/ml
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Auris Medical, Inc.
Aphasia, Stroke
Post-Stroke Aphasia and Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Treatment Study
In this study the investigators will examine the efficacy of navigated excitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (nerTMS) for the treatment of post stroke aphasia.
- Trial name
- PART (NCT01512264)
- Testing
- Magstim SuperRapid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Language Delay, Language Development Disorders
Vocabulary Intervention for Late Talkers
Most studies regarding word learning have focused on understanding when and how infants learn words. At 24 months, typically developing infants know between 200 and 300 words and add new words to their vocabularies at a rapid…
- Trial name
- NCT03379818
- Testing
- Shape training intervention, Specific word training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Stroke, Aphasia
Evaluating Anodal tDCS Preceding Aphasia Therapy
The purpose of this study is to determine if non-invasive brain stimulation (transcranial direct current stimulation) delivered prior to language therapy will improve word-finding in individuals with aphasia who are 6 months or…
- Trial name
- NCT02249819
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Parkinson Disease
Low Frequency Subthalamic Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation to Improve Verbal Fluency
Rationale: Parkinson's disease patients with deep brain stimulation electrodes represent a unique opportunity to study the influence of basal ganglia on neurocognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT04383665
- Testing
- STN DBS 10Hz, STN DBS 130Hz, STN DBS off
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Hoarding Disorder
Comparison of Treatment for Hoarding Disorder
This study proposes to compare two forms of treatment for Hoarding Disorder (HD), a common and impairing neuropsychiatric syndrome that has a profound impact on the lives and functioning of individuals, families, and society.
- Trial name
- NCT02040805
- Testing
- Group Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Peer Facilitated Support Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Laryngomalacia, Gastro Esophageal Reflux
Initiation of Acid Suppression Therapy Prospective Outcomes for Laryngomalacia
Laryngomalacia (LM) is the most common cause of stridor in infants. Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux (GER) are often seen in the setting of LM; therefore, acid suppression therapy (AST) has been empirically used in the…
- Trial name
- NCT04614974
- Testing
- Famotidine, Speech Language Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Reema Padia
Bibliotherapy
Guided Self-help for Common Mental Disorders
Common mental disorders (CMDs) like depression and anxiety account for a large proportion of disability worldwide. Access to effective treatments like cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) is limited and has not reduced the public…
- Trial name
- DWM (NCT04870099)
- Testing
- Doing What Matters in Times of Stress: An Illustrated Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Aging, Aphasia
Exercise Effects on Word Learning
The aging Veteran population will substantially increase over the next 10 years, as the 24.9% of Veterans who are currently between 55-64 years of age join the 38.5% who are already over age 65.
- Trial name
- NCT03370471
- Testing
- Retrieval Practice + Moderate Intensity Exercise, Retrieval Practice + Gentle Stretching, Study Only + Moderate Intensity Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Depression, Anxiety
Potency and Precision Investigation
The overarching goal of this study is to establish initial proof of mechanism for precision interventions in an adult population.
- Trial name
- PAPI (NCT06240091)
- Testing
- DISC-MA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Woebot Health
Stuttering, Developmental
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Adults Who Stutter
Research studies in stuttering have shown that activity patterns in certain brain areas differ in people who stutter compared to people who do not stutter when speaking.
- Trial name
- NCT03437512
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Fluency training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Aphasia
Rhythm-based Intervention in Aphasia
Every year, approximately 100,000 people are diagnosed with aphasia-a language disorder leading to substantial difficulties in their daily communication.
- Trial name
- NCT04581564
- Testing
- Rhythm-based speech therapy app (i.e., Speech Hero), Non-rhythm based (singing) application (conventional speech therapy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
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
Strategy Training
Strategy Training for People With Aphasia After Stroke
One-third to one-half of acute strokes result in newly acquired cognitive impairments. Approximately 30 to 40% of people in the acute phase of stroke also sustain communication impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT03593876
- Testing
- Strategy Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Stroke, Aphasia
Adapting Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Stroke Survivors With Aphasia
The proposed study is a Stage I successive cohort trial intended to adapt Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to meet the specific needs of stroke survivors with aphasia ("ACT for Aphasia").
- Trial name
- NCT04984239
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for aphasia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Epilepsy, Tumor
High-density EEG in Neurological Disorders
The purpose of the study is to use a new method of high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG) recording to map brain areas important for movement, sensation, language, emotion, and cognition.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Tumor, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT04266041
- Testing
- High-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Critical Illness
Family Satisfaction (FS) in the Intensive Care Unit
There is increasing awareness that high-quality care in the intensive care unit also includes care of visiting family members according to their needs.
- Trial name
- NCT01449734
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Germany