Clinical trials: Gaming
Childhood Obesity
Evaluation of a Commercial Gaming Impact in a Childhood Obesity Intervention
Recently, researchers have been interested in the use of game play, mechanics and psychology for health-related engagement and behavior change.
- Trial name
- NCT01757925
- Testing
- weight managment program, Active Gaming
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UnitedHealth Group
Sickle Cell Disease
Gaming Technology to Engage Adolescent Sickle Cell Patients in Pain Management
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common genetic disorder characterized by episodes of pain, yet assessments to identify type, intensity, frequency, and phase of pain among SCD adolescents is lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT03291613
- Testing
- Pinpoint App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Therapeutic Gaming for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Children with ADHD play a videogame to test symptom control
- Trial name
- THERAGAME (NCT05067322)
- Testing
- Minecraft
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Spherix Incorporated
Pediatric Cancer, Surgery
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Feasibility of Administering an AR Game to Postoperative Pediatric Cancer Patients
This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of SpellBound's AR (augmented reality)-enabled scavenger hunt use among 20 pediatric cancer patients undergoing surgery.
- Trial name
- GAMING (NCT04674150)
- Testing
- ARISE with AR, ARISE without AR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- ALTality, Inc.
Amblyopia, Anisometropic, Amblyopia Strabismic
Validation of New Virtual Reality Treatment for Children With Lazy Eye Using the Vedea Amblyopia Therapy (VAT)
The purpose of this clinical study is to validate the effectiveness of the Vedea Amblyopia Therapy (VAT) as a treatment for children with lazy eye.
- Conditions
- Amblyopia, Anisometropic, Amblyopia Strabismic, Amblyopia
- Trial name
- VAT (NCT05620173)
- Testing
- Vedea Amblyopia Therapy (VAT), Occlusion therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Vedea Healthware BV
Amblyopia, Ocular Motility Disorders
A New Approach to Vision Therapy Based on Naturalistic 3-D Computer Gaming
The research team will execute two concurrent studies within a common framework. The first will compare iCare to standard of care occlusion therapy (patching) for amblyopia in patients ages 4 to 18 (inclusive).
- Trial name
- ICARE (NCT03066063)
- Testing
- iCare, Amblyopia standard of Care, CI standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Barron Associates, Inc.
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children
PINPOINT: Gaming Technology for SCD Pain
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common genetic disorder characterized by episodes of pain, yet programs to assist SCD adolescents with better identification and communication about pain are lacking.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell Anemia in Children, Sickle Cell Thalassemia, Sickle Cell SC Disease
- Trial name
- Pinpoint II (NCT04579926)
- Testing
- Pinpoint app
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.