Clinical trials: Reading
Whole Genome Sequencing
Ultra Rapid GEnome Sequencing
Next-generation sequencing (NGS) has revolutionized the field of genomics, allowing the detection of genetic abnormalities for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes.
- Trial name
- URGES (NCT06555731)
- Testing
- Ultra rapid genome sequencing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CMC Ambroise Paré
Literacy
Occupational Therapy-based Literacy Intervention and Classroom Based Literacy Intervention
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of a literacy focused occupational therapy intervention program versus standard classroom-based reading intervention on reading engagement and reading achievement in elementary…
- Trial name
- NCT03975972
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy Based Literacy Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Reading Disability
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Reading Comprehension Ability in Adults
The goal of this project is to address the urgent need for effective, scalable adult literacy interventions by integrating breakthroughs in two separate fields: 1.) the brain network science of resilience to reading disorders and…
- Trial name
- NCT05523505
- Testing
- RLN real non-invasive brain stimulation intervention, RLN and CCN real non-invasive brain stimulation intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Dyslexia, Aging Problems
Neuroplasticity of Multisensory Cortical Areas Induced by Musical Training: a Translational Approach (MusicPlast)
Exploiting recent methodological advancements, several neuroimaging studies suggested that multisensory integration emerges from a dynamic interplay of distributed regions operating in large-scale networks.
- Trial name
- MusicPlast (NCT03786185)
- Testing
- MusicPlast, MusicPlast Control
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Parental Infant Bonding, Cardio-respiratory Stability in Preterm NICU Infants
Effects of Reading to Preterm Infants on Baby and Parents' Well Being
Reading to children is believed to be beneficial to cognitive and mental development.This study will examine the response of premature Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) infants to bedside reading by measuring changes in heart…
- Trial name
- NCT02518997
- Testing
- Parental Reading Aloud
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive, Drowsiness
Ocular Parameters in Patients With Sleep Apnea
The aim of this study is to assess the ocular parameters of drowsiness in patients with diagnosed Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome through objective methods of ocular imaging and subjective evaluation methods (questionnaire)
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Obstructive, Drowsiness, Blinking, Concentration Ability Impaired
- Trial name
- NCT05911737
- Testing
- Short video and Questionnaire
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace
Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Adolescent
Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity
There is some evidence about the negative impact of overweight and obesity on reading ability, with negative consequences on quality of life and school success.
- Trial name
- Lettura_evOB (NCT06295406)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Literacy
Enhancing Reading Skills in 1st Grade Children
The purpose of the present study is to assess a reading intervention for first graders who are identified by their teachers as reading below grade level.
- Trial name
- NCT03644914
- Testing
- 10-week Reading Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Developmental Dyslexia
V5/MT Stimulation on Reading and Reading-related Measures in Developmental Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05972200
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS over V5/MT, Active HD-tDCS over V1
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Developmental Delay
Bright by Three (BB3) Effectiveness Study
The Investigators propose to conduct a pragmatic randomized controlled trial of 350 one to four year old children and their caregivers to study the effectiveness of 1) the Bright By Three (BB3) intervention for promoting…
- Trial name
- NCT02717390
- Testing
- Bright By Three (BB3), Texts for Child Safety (TCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Macular Degeneration
Improving Vision in Adults With Macular Degeneration
The purpose of this study is to test whether a kind of brain stimulation called anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (a-tDCS) can improve the ability of people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or juvenile…
- Trial name
- NCT04111068
- Testing
- anodal tDCS Active Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Waterloo
Acute Dyspnea
Evaluation of Rapid Emergency Echography for Acute Dyspnoea
Elderly people constitute the largest proportion of emergency room patients, representing 12% of all emergency room admissions. The need for diagnostic tests or therapeutic interventions is much greater in this patient…
- Trial name
- READ (NCT02531542)
- Testing
- Echocardiography according to the READ method.
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 461 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Sleep
Citizen Science: The People's Trial: A Randomised Controlled Trial
The People's trial is an online pragmatic, randomised controlled trial to determine if reading a book in bed makes a difference to sleep in comparison to not reading a book in bed.
- Trial name
- NCT04185818
- Testing
- Reading a book
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Developmental Dyslexia
Prediction and Intervention in Developmental Dyslexia
The long-term goal of this study is to improve prediction of poor reading outcome at preschool age by using a combination of behavioural and neuroimaging measures and to evaluate a specific computerized training program to…
- Trial name
- LEXI (NCT02217696)
- Testing
- Computerized reading training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Preoperative Anxiety
The Effect of Reading Book on Preoperative Anxiety
Observe the effects of reading an informative story book on preoperative anxiety and maternal anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT03880942
- Testing
- Informative story book, Non Informative Story Book
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital
Ophthalmological Disorder
Effect of Binocular Treatment Using a Dichoptic Reading Application in Children With Convergence Insufficiency.
Convergence insufficiency is a common disorder of binocular vision that can appear as early as childhood after visual effort, and is often associated with a variety of symptoms such as eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision and…
- Trial name
- ALEDICE (NCT06465615)
- Testing
- Self-education with dichoptic reading on tablet, Conventional orthoptic rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Dyslexia, Reading Disorder
Group-based Training for Parents of Children With Dyslexia
Children with dyslexia show a variety of comorbid disorders like behavior and adaptive disorders, hyperkinetic and anxiety disorders. Raising and educating a child with dyslexia is a challenging task for parents.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Reading Disorder, Reading Disability, Developmental Reading Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02107534
- Testing
- parent training (dyslexia)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Heidelberg Medical Center
Child Development, Executive Functions (EF)
Sharing Tales That Teach: Shared Picturebook Reading for Early Childhood Emotional and Cognitive Development
Sharing Tales That Teach is a randomised study of a shared picturebook reading programme for 4- to 5-year-old children and their primary caregivers.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Executive Functions (EF), Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- STTT (NCT07666802)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Shared Picturebook Reading, Standard Dialogic Picturebook Reading
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Dyslexia
Evaluation of the Performance and Safety of a Medical Device Developed to Improve the Reading of Dyslexic Patients
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new medical device on the improvement of reading skills of dyslexic patients.
- Trial name
- DysLight (NCT04157829)
- Testing
- Scintilling lamp, Classic lamp
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- SATT Ouest Valorisation
Cerebellar Ataxias
The Benefits of Long-read High-throughput Genomic Sequencing for the Causal Diagnosis of Cerebellar Ataxias
Cerebellar ataxias are a group of rare neurological disorders that are clinically and genetically heterogeneous, with several hundred genes and diseases known to date.
- Trial name
- ALICA (NCT06467175)
- Testing
- blood sampling for high molecular weight DNA extraction
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon