Clinical trials: Vision Loss
Low Vision, Orientation
SmartHMD for Improved Mobility
The National Eye Institute estimated about 3 million people over age 40 in the US had low vision in 2010 and projects an increase to nearly 5 million in 2030 and 9 million in 2050.
- Conditions
- Low Vision, Orientation, Mobility Limitation, Navigation, Spatial
- Trial name
- NCT03781583
- Testing
- SmartHMD version 1, SmartHMD version 2, SmartHMD version 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James Weiland
Wolfram Syndrome
AMX0035 in Adult Patients With Wolfram Syndrome
This study is an open label Phase II study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AMX0035 in adults with Wolfram syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT05676034
- Testing
- AMX0035
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Amylyx Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment
Health Intervention for Adolescents With Intellectual Disability
People with intellectual disability die five to twenty years earlier than the general population. They also experience high levels of unrecognised disease and receive inadequate levels of health promotion or screening.
- Conditions
- Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Obesity
- Trial name
- Ask (NCT00519311)
- Testing
- Health Intervention Package
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 732 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Wolfram Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus
Wolfram Syndrome and WFS1-related Disorders International Registry and Clinical Study
In this study, the investigators hypothesize that studying monogenic variants with strong effect associated with severe insulin deficiency of Wolfram syndrome will provide important insights into the more complex type 1 and type…
- Conditions
- Wolfram Syndrome, Diabetes Mellitus, Optic Nerve Atrophy, Deafness
- Trial name
- NCT02841553
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Disabilities, Visual Impairment and Blindness (Excl Colour Blindness)
Study Protocol: The Jerte Valley as an Inclusive Outdoor Classroom. Smart and Active Tourism.
To promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, an outdoor intervention will be conducted involving physical activities with adolescents with and without disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07609459
- Testing
- Rafting, canoeing and kayaking, Divulgation
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Extremadura
Cerebral Visual Impairment
A Computerized, Adaptive Therapeutic Gaming Approach Training Visual Perceptual Skills in Children With CVI
This clinical trial aims to compare the effectiveness of our adaptive, therapeutic game to the effectiveness of the same game, without the adaptive component.
- Trial name
- iVision2_WP3 (NCT05014503)
- Testing
- Adaptive Therapeutic gaming, Non-adaptive Therapeutic gaming
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Wolfram Syndrome, Fecal Incontinence
Mechanisms of Fecal Incontinence in Wolfram Syndrome
In order to clarify the mechanism of fecal incontinence in in Wolfram syndrome and to characterize its risk factors, the examiner will reviewed the files of patients followed in a Reference Center for Rare Diseases in…
- Trial name
- NCT07313085
- Testing
- Retrospective case-control analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Visual Impairment
Evaluation on Visual Outcome of TMS
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve the visual outcomes in patients with visual impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT06612190
- Testing
- TMS, Control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Evidence Based Cataract Study Group
Visual Impairment, Cerebral Visual Impairment
Promoting Psychophysical Well-being in Children and Adolescents With Visual Impairment
Visual impairment (VI) has significant implications not only for visual functioning, but also for the motor development, psychological well-being, and social participation of children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Visual Impairment, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Visual Impairments
- Trial name
- VIPPSTAR_UNITN (NCT07703150)
- Testing
- Adapted Physical Activity Programme
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Trento
Hemianopia, Homonymous, Tunnel Vision
Feasibility Tests for Various Prism Configurations for Visual Field Loss
The investigators will develop and test different configurations of high-power prisms to expand the field of vision of patients with visual field loss to assist them with obstacle detection when walking.
- Conditions
- Hemianopia, Homonymous, Tunnel Vision, Visual Field Defect, Peripheral, Visual Field Constriction Bilateral
- Trial name
- NCT04424979
- Testing
- High power prisms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Homonymous Hemianopia, Homonymous Quadrantanopia
Reminder-cue Scanning Training for Homonymous Visual Field Loss
This study will evaluate a new approach to training people with visual field loss to scan when driving
- Trial name
- NCT06136169
- Testing
- Reminder-cue scanning training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Blindness, Visual Impairment
MySpace: the Role of Vision in Representing Space
My Space aims to identify the ontogenesis of spatial representation through cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in infants, children, and adolescents with typical and atypical development (visual impairments).
- Trial name
- NCT06364605
- Testing
- Rehabilitation with the iReach novel multisensory medical device
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Macular Degeneration, Central Visual Impairment
Remapping Text in Sentence and Word Tasks to Aid Reading With Central Vision Loss
Reading performance in patients with Central Vision Loss will be measured with and without missing text being remapped to different parts of the visual field in a variety of different reading tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT07216924
- Testing
- Personalised Remapping Training, RSVP personalized remappi, Reading text in the wild with remapping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Blindness and Low Vision
V-NAV Usability Study: End Users Trying the Vortant Indoor Navigation Tool
The study will begin with an explanatory/training session where individuals with low vision will learn to use the V-NAV (Vortant NAVigation tool) indoor navigation app, and will have the opportunity to try it for a few…
- Trial name
- NCT05647694
- Testing
- V-NAV indoor navigation prototype
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Vortant Technologies, LLC
Blindness, Visual Impairment
iReach: a Rehabilitative Medical Device
The broad goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate whether a one-month rehabilitative training with our medical device, iReach, can promote the recovery of spatial and sensorimotor abilities and the cortical reorganization…
- Trial name
- NCT06334614
- Testing
- iReach
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Usher Syndrome, Retinitis Pigmentosa
A Genetic Analysis of Usher Syndrome in Ashkenazi Jews
Hearing loss and loss of vision can be very harmful to the well-being and life of people who suffer from them. Usher syndrome is the name of a disease where people have both hearing loss and visual loss.
- Conditions
- Usher Syndrome, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Congenital Hearing Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT00016471
- Testing
- Audiogram, Electroretinogram
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
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
Blindness, Visual Impairment
Physical Activity and Sports for People With Visual Impairments
Purpose of this study was to assess the relationship between the visual impairment degree and the level of children's fundamental motor skills, balance and bilateral coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT06318000
- Testing
- Balance test, bilateral coordination test, fundamental motor skills test
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education
CHARGE Syndrome
A Strategic Approach to Safe and Effective Cochlear Implantation in Patients With CHARGE Syndrome
This retrospective observational study aims to evaluate cochlear anatomy, surgical challenges, and strategic approaches for safe cochlear implantation in pediatric patients with CHARGE syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07320482
- Testing
- No intervention (observational study)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Retinitis Pigmentosa Syndromic, Congenital Deafness
Natural History and Genetic Studies of Usher Syndrome
This study will explore clinical and genetic aspects of Usher syndrome, an inherited disease causing deafness or impaired hearing, visual problems, and, in some cases, unsteadiness or balance problems.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa Syndromic, Congenital Deafness, Usher Syndrome, Retinitis Pigmentosa and Deafness
- Trial name
- NCT00106743
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)