Clinical trials: Language Disorders
Aphasia
Determining Learning Ability in People With Aphasia
Aphasia is an impairment in the expression or comprehension of language that results from stroke, traumatic brain injury or progressive neurological disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05119023
- Testing
- SRT Observational Learning, AGL Observational Learning, AGL Rule-based Learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Autism
Project VOICES: Vocal Optimization in Children Elevating the Spectrum
Thirty percent of children with autism barely talk or do not talk at all despite years of intervention. This study aims to address this important and long-standing challenge by developing a novel intervention to increase the…
- Trial name
- Project VOICES (NCT06875843)
- Testing
- Contingent responses, Contingent responses plus vocal elicitation strategies, Non-contingent control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aphasia, Acquired
Effects of rTMS on Brain Activation in Aphasia
This study will investigate the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a non-invasive brain stimulation method, to improve word-finding abilities in Veterans and non-Veterans with chronic language problems…
- Trial name
- NCT03292471
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Aphasia
Study of the Participation of People With Aphasia Post Stroke and Their Caregivers in Valladolid Region (Spain)
The objective of this study is to determine the level of community participation of people with post-stroke aphasia and their caregivers, as well as the factors that facilitate or interfere with this participation in the…
- Trial name
- SPART-A (NCT06948721)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Integral de Rehabilitación
Aphasia, Acquired, Language Disorders
Enhancing Language Function in Aphasia
Aphasia is an acquired impairment of language, that commonly results from damage to language areas in the brain (typically the left side of the brain).
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Acquired, Language Disorders, Primary Progressive Aphasia, Stroke, Cerebrovascular
- Trial name
- NCT05443633
- Testing
- individualized speech-language training, standard language intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Dyslexia
VAlidation of an Educational Technological Tool for Dyslexic Adolescents: an Open Controlled Study
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are gaining importance in the rehabilitation programs for learning disabilities.
- Trial name
- FORDYS (NCT05028647)
- Testing
- Virtual reality training, Augmented reality training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Asperger's Syndrome, Dyslexia
My Scrivener® - Measuring Effectiveness and Dose Response in Children
This study will assess whether a computer haptic peripheral device programmed to provide repetitive motion training is as effective as the same repetitive motion training provided by a human being.
- Conditions
- Asperger's Syndrome, Dyslexia, Cerebral Palsy, Attention Deficit Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00919906
- Testing
- My Scrivener(R)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Obslap Research LLC
Critical Illness, Sepsis
Point-of-Care AI Assistance and Critical Care Outcomes: A Randomized Trial
This is a prospective, unmasked, randomized, multicenter clinical trial evaluating the impact of point-of-care large language model (LLM)-based decision support on diagnostic accuracy and clinical outcomes in adult medical…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF), Multi-organ Failure
- Trial name
- POC-AI-ICU (NCT07293078)
- Testing
- Point-of-care large language model decision support (ChatGPT-5)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- MetroWest Artificial Intelligence Research Workgroup
Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech
Treatments of Acquired Apraxia of Speech
This study was designed to examine the effects of speech therapy on ability to produce speech sounds in persons with acquired apraxia of speech.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Apraxia of Speech, Stroke
- Trial name
- Apraxia (NCT01483807)
- Testing
- Sound Production Treatment - Blocked, Sound Production Treatment - Random
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Central Auditory Disease, Auditory Processing Disorder, Central
taVNS Effect on Central Auditory Processing
The behavioral effects of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) and observed activation in the auditory cortex with transcutaneous auricular VNS (taVNS) raise questions about their potential impact on auditory processing.
- Conditions
- Central Auditory Disease, Auditory Processing Disorder, Central, Auditory Processing Disorders, Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT06970444
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Aphasia, Autism
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Cognitive Processing
This research is being done to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve certain mental abilities.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Autism, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT01602263
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Aphasia, Stroke
Escitalopram and Language Intervention for Subacute Aphasia
In this project, the investigators will investigate the effects of a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), escitalopram, on augmenting language therapy effectiveness, as measured by naming untrained pictures and…
- Trial name
- ELISA (NCT03843463)
- Testing
- Escitalopram 10mg, Computer-delivered naming treatment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children
The overall objective of this research is to determine whether parentese delivered in the video format (Aim 1) and in live interaction (Aim 2) facilitates novel word learning in autistic children and to investigate if there are…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06649916
- Testing
- Parentese Speech, Adult Registered Speech
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Aphasia, Chronic Stroke
A Trial Investigating Telerehabilitation as an add-on to Face-to-face Speech and Language Therapy in Post-stroke Aphasia.
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of high-frequency short duration tablet-based speech and language therapy (teleSLT) mixed with cognitive training (teleCT) in chronic stroke patients.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Chronic Stroke, Post Stroke Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03228264
- Testing
- teleSLT, teleCT
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Colorectal Cancer
Evaluating AI and Human Expert Decisions in Colorectal Cancer
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the decision-making consistency between large language models (LLMs) and expert multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) in adult patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer who underwent…
- Trial name
- NCT07045207
- Testing
- LLM-MDT
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Developmental Language Disorder
Optimizing Feedback-based Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
This project aims to optimize a critical but understudied ingredient of language intervention provided to children with developmental language disorder (DLD) - feedback.
- Trial name
- NCT05678634
- Testing
- Declarative learning with immediate feedback, Declarative learning with delayed feedback, Probabilistic learning with immediate feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal, Parkinson Disease
Benefit From the Chin Down Maneuver in the Swallowing Performance and Self-perception of Parkinson's Disease Patients
Objective: To verify the effectiveness of chin-down posture maneuver in swallowing therapy for Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Conditions
- Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal, Parkinson Disease, Speech Therapy, Orientation
- Trial name
- NCT02973698
- Testing
- chin-down posture maneuver, Orientations about swallowing, Control
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Autism Spectrum Disorders
A Trial of the Drug Donepezil for Sleep Enhancement and Behavioral Change in Children With Autism
Background: Some children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) do not have normal sleep cycles. Some of these children spend very little time in the rapid eye movement (REM) stage of sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT01887132
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Asthma
A Study for the Assessment of the Words Used by Patients and Physicians to Express Asthma Symptoms
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the concordance of the most frequently used words by the patients and the physicians to express asthma symptoms and the limitations of daily activities caused by asthma.
- Trial name
- NCT00986219
- Where
- 40 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 696 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Alzheimer's Disease, Primary Progressive Non-fluent Aphasia
A Medium Chain Triglyceride Intervention for Patients With Alzheimer Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics/dynamics of a ketogenic dietary supplement containing medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) in patients with Alzheimer disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Primary Progressive Non-fluent Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- MINT-01 (NCT02912936)
- Testing
- Ketogenic medium chain triglyceride drink (MCT drink)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia