Clinical trials: Vision Loss
Visual Impairments
Effects of Reformer Pilates and Vestibular Exercise Programs on Balance and Gait in Children With Visual Impairment
This study looks at whether Reformer Pilates can help children and adolescents with visual impairment improve their balance, walking patterns, and muscle strength. Participants are between 10 and 17 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT07789691
- Testing
- Equipment-Based Pilates Exercise (Reformer), Vestibular Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Choroideremia
The Dark-Adapted Retinal Function Response in Choroideremia (DARC) Study
Choroideremia (CHM) is an inherited retinal disorder that causes progressive vision loss, ultimately leading to complete blindness.
- Trial name
- DARC (NCT05045703)
- Testing
- Vitamin A palmitate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Diabetic Retinopathy, Sickle Cell Trait
Diabetic Retinopathy and Sickle Trait
To more clearly ascertain the relationship between ocular manifestations of sickle cell disease and diabetes, specifically; whether the presence of sickle cell trait exacerbates the disease progression of diabetic retinopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT00720317
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Vision Impairment, Blindness
Assessment of the Validity, Reliability, and Feasibility of Two Smartphone Applications for Testing the Visual Acuity
Visual acuity (VA) is the most common measure of visual function globally. In clinical settings and during screening events, VA is an important measure to quantify changes in vision over time.
- Trial name
- NCT04936100
- Testing
- Assessment of distance and near visual acuity using "Vision Screening module" of "Easy Vision" application, Assessment of distance and near visual acuity using "Test Yourself module" of "Easy Vision" application, Assessment of distance and near visual acuity using "Peek Acuity" application
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Oral Proprioceptive Sensitivity and Upper Limb Kinesthetic Acuity
Oral Proprioceptive Sensitivity and Upper Limb Kinesthetic Acuity: A Pilot Study
The goal of this observational study is to investigate whether differences in oral proprioceptive sensitivity are associated with differences in kinesthetic acuity of the upper limbs in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07854314
- Testing
- Upper-Limb Kinesthetic Acuity Assessment, Effect of Auditory Stimulation on Visual Perception, Oral Proprioceptive Sensitivity Assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sophie Román Richon
Retinal Dystrophies, Color Vision Defects
Natural History Study of Inherited Retinal Diseases
This prospective, observational investigation seeks to delineate the interplay between chromatic vision deficits and both functional visual outcomes and anatomical retinal biomarkers in individuals affected by Inherited Retinal…
- Conditions
- Retinal Dystrophies, Color Vision Defects, Vision Disorders, Macular Degeneration
- Trial name
- MojiLVCDT (NCT07085533)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongmou Therapeutics
Macular Edema (ME)
To Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Intravitreal Ranibizumab in People With Vision Loss Due to Macular Edema
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of 0.5 mg Ranibizumab intravitreal injections in adult patients with visual impairment due to macular edema (ME).
- Trial name
- NCT01846299
- Testing
- Ranibizumab
- Where
- 61 sites in Australia, Belgium and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Cerebral Palsy, Cortical Visual Impairment
Cortical Visual Impairment and Visual Attentiveness
This study will investigate the effect of enhanced visual and cross-modal environments upon the visual attentiveness of multiply handicapped children diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI).
- Trial name
- NCT00342108
- Testing
- cross-modal sensory stimulation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Low Vision Blindness, Visual Impairment
Development of a Multi-sensory Rehabilitation Program for People With Ultra Low Vision
This research is aimed to address one of the big gaps in the current vision rehabilitation protocols for people with profound visual impairment by evaluating a multisensory approach.
- Conditions
- Low Vision Blindness, Visual Impairment, Quality of Life, Functional Visual Loss
- Trial name
- NCT05028712
- Testing
- Visual Information Training, Multimodal training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York College of Optometry
Usher Syndrome
Natural History of Photoreceptor Degeneration in USH1B: Clinical Parameters and Validation of Functional Vision Tests in MYO7A
Inherited retinal diseases (IRDs) are a group of degenerative disorders that cause progressive vision loss. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is the most common form, with a global prevalence of approximately 1 in 4,500.
- Trial name
- MYO7A (NCT07278843)
- Testing
- Vision tests, Retinal imaging, Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Associated Impairments on Activity and Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study will investigate the effects of associated impairments on the activity levels and social participation of school-aged children with Cerebral Palsy (aged 6-12) and their impact on their families' quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT06944171
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Visual Impairment and Blindness (Excl Colour Blindness)
A Trial of Tai Chi Intervention for Youngsters with Visual Impairments
Investigators conducted a single-blind, randomized trial of Taijiquan exercise as compared with a control intervention consisting of wellness education and jogging for youngsters with visual impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT06450340
- Testing
- Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise refers to rhythmic and long-lasting exercise with increased heart rate, slight sweating and slight wheezing.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yanyun Zhang
Visual Impairment in Children
Highlighting the Benefits of a Screening Protocol Delivered by Orthoptists to Identify Visual Impairment in Children Aged 3 to 4
Visual developmental abnormalities affect 10 to 15% of the population under 6 years of age and leads to amblyopia in 30% of cases if left untreated.
- Trial name
- ORTHOPHTALMO (NCT04395560)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Clinique Rive Gauche
Retinal Degeneration, Retinitis Pigmentosa
Molecular Genetics of Retinal Degenerations
This multinational study will investigate the inheritance of genetic retinal degeneration in families of different nationalities and ethnic backgrounds in order to identify the genes that, when altered, cause retinal…
- Trial name
- NCT00231010
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, China and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 3,549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Amblyopia, Anisometropia
Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) Treatment Study
The purpose of this study is to compare the results of two standard treatments for amblyopia in order to find out if one is more effective than the other.
- Conditions
- Amblyopia, Anisometropia, Strabismus
- Trial name
- NCT00001864
- Testing
- Atropine, Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Diabetic Retinopathy, Blindness
Diabetic Retinopathy Study (DRS)
To determine whether photocoagulation helps prevent severe visual loss from proliferative diabetic retinopathy. To determine whether a difference exists in the efficacy and safety of argon versus xenon photocoagulation for…
- Trial name
- NCT00000160
- Testing
- Xenon Photocoagulation, Argon Photocoagulation, Photocoagulation
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Hearing Disorder
Genetic Analyses of Nonsyndromic and Syndromic Deafness in Pakistan
Objective: One objective of this study is to genetically map and identify mutated genes for human hereditary hearing loss. A second objective is to study the function of these genes in the auditory system using mouse models.
- Trial name
- NCT00341874
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 18,009 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Study With Idebenone in Patients With Chronic Vision Loss Due to Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
The objective of the study is to determine whether administration of idebenone can shorten the time to improvement of visual acuity in patients with chronic vision loss due to LHON.
- Trial name
- NCT01495715
- Testing
- Idebenone
- Sponsor
- Santhera Pharmaceuticals
Age Related Macular Degeneration, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Ziv-aflibercept in Eyes With Retinal Diseases and Poor Vision-phase I
Aflibercept is FDA approved and the same molecule is available as hyperosmolar for oncology (cost 800 USD for 4ml) and isoosmolar for Ophthalmology (cost 1,770 USD for 0.05ml injection).
- Trial name
- ZIV (NCT02173873)
- Testing
- ziv-aflibercept drug
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Rafic Hariri University Hospital
Preterm Less Than 32wks With IVH, WMI/PVL, Late Preterm or Term (37-42wks) With Neonatal Encephalopathy Treated With Hypothermia for HIE
Cerebral/ Cortical Visual Impairment: Screening, Identification and Outcome Prediction in Neonates
Cerebral/Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) is the leading cause of childhood visual impairment in the United States and other industrialized countries.
- Trial name
- CVI (NCT07275021)
- Testing
- Prospective Clinical and Neurodevelopmental Data Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital