Clinical trials: Goals
Hearing Loss
Real-World Benefit From Directional Hearing Aids
Directional microphone hearing aids have been shown to provide benefit for individuals with hearing loss in a number of laboratory experiments.
- Trial name
- NCT00438334
- Testing
- Programmable directional/omni-directional hearing aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Asthma, Bronchospasm
Virtual Teach-to-Goal Education vs. Brief Education for Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of two different ways to teach hospitalized children how to use a metered dose inhaler and to follow-up after discharge home from the hospital to determine durability of…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Bronchospasm, Shortness of Breath
- Trial name
- V-TTG vs BI (NCT04373499)
- Testing
- Virtual Teach to Goal, Brief Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Anorexia Nervosa
Influence of Reward and Punishment on Goal-directed and Habit Learning in Adolescent Anorexia Nervosa
The proposed study of adolescents with anorexia nervosa (AN) will examine the association of behavioral differences in constructs of decision making, brain structure and connectivity, and eating disorder (ED) symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04051879
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Airway Management, Intubation, Intratracheal
The Difficult Airway Management Trial: "The DIFFICAIR-Trial"
In general anesthetic the patient is deprived of his awareness and ability to breathe. It is therefore one of the most important tasks in anesthesia to ensure the patient's airway and breathing.
- Trial name
- DIFFICAIR (NCT01718561)
- Testing
- SARI
- Where
- 28 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 76,058 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillerod Hospital, Denmark
Pediatric Obesity, Weight Loss
Our Lifestyles Our Lives
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of step goals with pedometers to improve children's weight loss, physical activity, and psychosocial health during behavioral treatment.
- Trial name
- OLOL (NCT02965729)
- Testing
- Family-based weight management, Pedometer, Individualized step goals
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Convergence Insufficiency
Objective Assessment of Disparity Vergence After Treatment of Symptomatic CI in Children
This study is designed to evaluate changes in objective measures of disparity vergence after office-based vergence/accommodative therapy (OBVAT) for convergence insufficiency (CI) in children 12-17 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT03248336
- Testing
- office-based vergence/accommodative therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salus University
Multicomponent 16-week Program Comprised of a Goal Setting, Wearable Activity Tracker Feedback, Physical Exercising, and Motivating Students to be Active
A Multicomponent Physical Activity Intervention Effect on Weekly Steps and Physical Fitness in Preadolescents
This study examines the effects of a 16-week structured physical activity program on physical fitness, steps number, and body mass index in children aged 8 to 10 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07393789
- Testing
- Multicomponent Physical Activity Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Serbia
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Belgrade
Rheumatic Heart Disease
A Long-term Follow up Study for Patients Who Participated in the GOAL Trial (GOAL-Post)
GOAL-Post is comprised of two studies that will help refine recommendations for the duration of secondary prophylaxis for children diagnosed with latent RHD, which is currently not known
- Trial name
- NCT05211024
- Testing
- Penicillin G Benzathine
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
HIV, HIV Linkage to Care
Implementation Trial to Evaluate a Population Health Combination Intervention to Meet HIV Testing, Linkage, and Viral Suppression Goals in Alabama
The purpose of this study is to adapt and evaluate a combination intervention that includes: (1) a data-driven approach to directed community-based HIV testing to areas with high need, (2) Project Connect to expedite linkage to…
- Conditions
- HIV, HIV Linkage to Care, HIV Testing, HIV Treatment
- Trial name
- COAST-AL (NCT05384145)
- Testing
- COAST-AL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Concussion, Brain
Objective Concussion Assessment Using MRI and Metabolomics
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also referred to as concussions, affect millions of people around the world and can cause harmful long term effects.
- Trial name
- NCT05993351
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), Urine and saliva samples, Questionnaires
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Ametropia
Optimization of a Photoretinoscopy Method for Determining the Objective Refraction of Children With a Smartphone/add-on Device in India
The objective is to compare the refractive parameters of the photorefraction prototype device without cycloplegia with the refractive parameters of reference device, an autorefractometer with and without cycloplegia.
- Trial name
- NCT06524115
- Testing
- Comparator device, Closed-field autorefractometer without cycloplegia, Distance visual acuity check using objective refraction without cycloplegia, Comparator device, Closed-field autorefractometer with cycloplegia
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Essilor International
Teaching Method
Live-streaming Vs Face-to-face Teaching Method Effectiveness in Training Surgical Clerkship
The goal of this observational study is to assess objectively whether teaching for simple wound sutures via Live-Streaming (LS) using Go-pro® has the same effectiveness as the traditional Face-to-face (FTF) teaching.
- Trial name
- LS vs FTF (NCT06221917)
- Testing
- Face-to-face, Live-streaming
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pelita Harapan University
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
A Quick and Reliable Eye Movement Test to Help Diagnose ADHD in Children.
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) affects more than 5 % of children and adolescents, with a globally increasing prevalence.
- Trial name
- ADHDin15? (NCT07136259)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Onovis Augenpraxis
Breast Cancer
The Use of 3D Surface Imaging in the Objective Assessment of Breast Conserving Therapy
3D surface imaging has been used in the objective evaluation of cosmetic outcome of oncoplastic procedures such as breast reconstruction and lipofilling, however there is only one article published relating to Breast Conserving…
- Trial name
- 3DBCT (NCT02304614)
- Testing
- 3D surface imaging using a non portable and portable camera, Patient reported outcome measure (PROM): BREAST-Q, 2D photography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust
Objective Pain and Discomfort, Subjective Pain and Discomfort
The Effect of Virtual Reality Distraction on Pain and Discomfort Associated With Bitewing Radiographs in Pediatric Patients
This study will be conducted at King Abdulaziz University Dental Hospital (KAUDH). Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Dentistry at King Abdulaziz University (32-03-25).
- Conditions
- Objective Pain and Discomfort, Subjective Pain and Discomfort, Behavior, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT07376941
- Testing
- virtual reality device goggles
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Abdulaziz University
Glaucoma
Does Lowering Eye Pressure Affect the Results Obtained From Objective Visual Field Testing?
A study to determine whether a patient's range of vision test results improve after their eye pressure is lowered by 30% or more by testing on a new machine called the Accumap and how to learn how much the Accumap's results…
- Trial name
- NCT00799994
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wills Eye
Macula; Degeneration, Congenital or Hereditary, Retina Disorder
Objective Assessment of Macular Function at Retinal and Cortical Levels
Research questions/hypotheses: About 15% of the population over 40 years of age are affected by diseases of the retina. Accurate measurement of the extent of visual field impairment is of highest importance for disease subtype…
- Trial name
- NCT03517241
- Testing
- functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), Microperimetry (MP), Optical coherence tomography (OCT)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Asthma (Diagnosis)
First-Line Diagnostic Investigations for Suspected Adult Asthma
Asthma is a common long-term condition that can be difficult to diagnose accurately. Symptoms such as breathlessness, wheeze and cough can vary over time and may be caused by other conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT07792213
- Testing
- Spirometry, Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide, bronchodilator response
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Eliot Hospital
Orthodontic Retention Compliance
Compliance After Orthodontic Treatment Using Thermoplastic or Hawley Retainers
This study aims to assess adolescent's compliance after the end of orthodontic treatment using either thermoplastic or Hawley retainers in the upper arch, with the aid of TheraMon microsensor (MC Technology GmbH).
- Trial name
- OrthoComply (NCT03683862)
- Testing
- orthodontic appliance
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Cost, Problem-based Learning
Efficacy of Near-Assisted Learning (NAL) in Improving Students' Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) Grades
This study aims to evaluate the impact of near-assisted learning (NAL) on first-year medical students' objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) grades in a problem-based learning (PBL) environment.
- Conditions
- Cost, Problem-based Learning, Peer Group
- Trial name
- SRMC (NCT04177979)
- Testing
- Near-assisted learning through trained peers
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sulaiman AlRajhi Colleges