Understanding the brain networks for speaking and listening
Researchers record brain activity to learn how the brain processes speech and produces it.
Testing a treatment or activity · Study reference: NCT04286308
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- Start (reported actual date)
- 2020-10-01
- Main measurements finished (planned)
- 2027-02
- Study finished (planned)
- 2027-02
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Changes we have recorded
- 2026-10-11 — recruiting
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Papers connected to this study
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Who can join?
Ages 18 years to 85 years · Does not accept healthy volunteers
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Sex eligibility reported by registry: all
Full study name & original research details
Official study title
Cortical-Basal Ganglia Speech Networks
Original description
Further description from the registry
Conditions reported: Parkinson Disease; Essential Tremor; Dystonia
Registry records for this study
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- ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT04286308 ↗ — RECRUITING; checked 2026-10-11
- ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT04286308 ↗ — Recruiting; WHO ICTRP processed 2026-04-14; checked 2026-10-11
- Study type
- Interventional
- Interventions
- electrophysiological data collection
- Phases
- NA
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Start date reported by registry
- 2020-10-01 (actual)
Registry updated: 2026-03-25 · Status last verified by the registry submitter: 2026-01
Registry records retrieved 2026-10-11 (UTC). Individual records may have older updates. Recruitment and eligibility must be confirmed with the study team.
Contact the research team
Public study contacts supplied to the registry. Ask whether recruitment is still open and what participation involves.
Mark Richardson, MD, PhD · 617-726-8849 · mark.richardson@mgh.harvard.edu
Erin Donahue, PhD · ekdonahue@mgh.harvard.edu
Study locations
Site status can differ from overall study status. “Status not reported” means local availability needs confirmation. Remote participation and travel arrangements must be checked with the team.
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
RecruitingRobert M Richardson, MD PhD · 617-726-8849 · mark.richardson@mgh.harvard.edu
Erin Donahue, PhD · ekdonahue@mgh.harvard.edu
Facility not reported
United States
Status not reportedThe original descriptions and participation rules come from the registry. Participation is voluntary and does not guarantee benefit.