Clinical trials: Assistive Technology
Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Ergonomic Classroom Furniture on the Printing Legibility of Elementary Students With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this pilot study is to gather the data needed to do a larger research study to determine whether children with cerebral palsy print better sitting at an ergonomically-designed, custom-fitted school desk or at an…
- Trial name
- NCT00465686
- Testing
- ergonomic chair and desk (Q-Learn Classic Chair and Q-Learn Desk), ergonomic desk and chair (Q-Learn Desk)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Blindness
Evaluation of the Efficacy of the BrainPort Vision Pro on the Performance of Daily Activities in the Profoundly Blind French Population
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the BrainPort® Vision Pro, an electronic oral assistive device, in the performance of daily tasks by French persons who have residual vision limited to light…
- Trial name
- NCT04725760
- Testing
- BrainPort Vision Pro
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wicab
Muscular Dystrophies
Wearability, Saefty and Usability Assessment for the Upper Limb Exoskeleton BRIDGE/EMPATIA
The study is a feasibility study or pilot study, that is a clinical investigation to acquire the preliminary information on a motorized exoskeleton (BRIDGE / EMPATIA exoskeleton) for the movement of the upper limb in order to…
- Trial name
- NCT03951844
- Testing
- BRIDGE/EMPATIA exoskeleton
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alessandra Pedrocchi
Amputation, Functional Limitation
Impact Evaluation of Breizh Fabribus Intervention for Personalized Assistive Technology Creation or Adaptation
In France, more than 14 million individuals report severe functional limitations, and nearly 5 million struggle with essential daily activities.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Functional Limitation, Autonomy of Older People, Handicaps Physical
- Trial name
- BFB-IMPACT (NCT07314099)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ildys
Disability Physical, Disabilities Mental
Technology in Play for Children With Physical Disabilities: the Dice Model of Play
Play is an important activity for children. Almost all children play, but what is play? It is not easy to define play. In the past, people believed that children played to burn their energy.
- Trial name
- NCT06319430
- Testing
- robots, conventional
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Myelomeningocele, Spinal Cord Injury
Reciprocating Gait Orthoses for Paraplegia Patients
Ambulation would bring many physiological and psychological benefits and getting up and walking has been a dream for paraplegia patients.The reciprocating gait orthoses (RGOs) for paraplegics particularly draws research…
- Conditions
- Myelomeningocele, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- UPGO (NCT02227407)
- Testing
- RGOs(reciprocating gait orthoses)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Blindness
Sensory Substitution and Brain Plasticity Following Vision Loss
The goal of this clinical investigation is to learn how the brain responds when visual information is converted into patterns of sound or touch in blind and sighted participants.
- Trial name
- SenSubMRI (NCT07450677)
- Testing
- Electrotactile display (BrainPort), Vision-to-sound converter (AI Sight)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Intellectual Disability
Development and Application-Smart Football for Movement Evaluation and Training in the Special Education Population
Children with disabilities are frequently ignored by the general population, hence the development of movement evaluation and training devices for use in special education settings are relatively overlooked.
- Trial name
- NCT02486081
- Testing
- smart soccer ball
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Virtual Reality Based Therapy, Ankle Dorsiflexion
Investigation of the Effect of Virtual Reality Assisted Exercise Program on Physical Parameters in Hockey Players
This single-blind randomized controlled trial investigates the effects of a virtual reality-assisted exercise program added to routine hockey training on balance, functional ankle dorsiflexion, agility, and shooting performance…
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality Based Therapy, Ankle Dorsiflexion, Motor Learning, Agility
- Trial name
- VRHOCKEY (NCT07379346)
- Testing
- Nintendo Wii Balance Board Exergaming
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hitit University
Urinary Catheterization, Device
Positioning Device for Female Urinary Catheterization
In female patients, the dorsal recumbent position is required to visualize the urethral meatus. In female patients, direct visualization of the urethral meatus after providing a suitable position is very important for successful…
- Conditions
- Urinary Catheterization, Device, Nursing, Positioning (Prone, Right Lateral and Semi-Elevated Supine Position)
- Trial name
- NCT07327671
- Testing
- dorsal recumbent positioning device
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi