Clinical trials: Visual Impairments
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
Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment
Evaluation of Visual - Motor Development in Children With Retinopathy of Prematurity
The aim of this study was to investigate the eye structure, visual impairment, visual motor development and motor coordination of children between 2-6 ages that had applied to diod laser photocoagulation and intravitreal anti …
- Conditions
- Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT03865134
- Testing
- Snellen Test, Autorefractometer, Titmus Stereo Fly Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Visual Impairment, Refractive Error
Frequency of Visual Impairment Among School Children and Effectiveness of mHealth Referral Reminder on Uptake of Referral Services
This study tested whether mobile health (mHealth) tools can affect referral uptake among schoolchildren with vision problems.Visual impairment in children often goes untreated in low- and middle-income countries, even when…
- Trial name
- NCT06616051
- Testing
- Multicomponent SMS reminder
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syed Fawad Mashhadi
Central Visual Impairment
Peripheral Reading
The purpose of this study is to evaluate reading performance in the visual periphery by simulating central vision loss using a computer-controlled gaze-contingent display with an eye tracker.
- Trial name
- NCT03640130
- Testing
- Gaze-contingent text enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Language Impairment, Autism
Pilot Evaluation of the Developed Syntactic-Semantic Visual Configuration Intervention for Children With Language Impairment
This study will pilot a newly developed Syntactic-Semantic Visual Configuration Intervention (SSVCI) designed to help Urdu-speaking children with language impairment improve their ability to understand and produce phrases and…
- Conditions
- Language Impairment, Autism, Hearing Impaired Children, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07786545
- Testing
- Syntactic-Semantic Visual Configuration Intervention (SSVCI)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International 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
Methylmalonic Aciduria and Homocystinuria,Cblc Type, Genetic Disease
EPI-743 in Cobalamin C Defect: Effects on Visual and Neurological Impairment
The aim of the research is to investigate the safety and efficacy of EPI-743 treatment in patients with Cbl-C defect and related visual and neurological impairment.
- Conditions
- Methylmalonic Aciduria and Homocystinuria,Cblc Type, Genetic Disease, Retinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT01793090
- Testing
- Epi-743
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
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)
Refractive Error - Myopia Axial, Astigmatism
Refractive Accuracy of "2WIN" and Portable Autorefractors
Youth and some adults have photoscreening refractions and hand-held auto refraction before cycloplegia refraction during new and follow up eye examinations.
- Conditions
- Refractive Error - Myopia Axial, Astigmatism, Accomodation, Visual Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04249505
- Testing
- "2WIN" Photoscreener, "Plusoptix A12", "Retinomax"
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alaska Blind Child Discovery
Visual Perceptual Weakness (Disorder), Cerebral Visual Impairment
iVision - Development of a Game-based Therapy for Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment
The objective of the present study is to develop a therapeutic, adaptive, and enjoyable game that will be used by children with CVI between the mental age of 3 and 12 years.
- Trial name
- iVision (NCT04051983)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
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
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
Visual Impairment
MRI Screening for Auditory Pathway Malformations in Visually Impaired Children
This pilot study aims to assess the interest to add an auditory pathway morphological analysis during the MRI exploration of visual pathway in visually impaired children.
- Trial name
- DIMAVE (NCT02896738)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Prematurity Complications
Retinopathy of Prematurity - Visual Function and Retinal Structure
Children born prematurely may develop a characteristic retinal disease named retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This disease could lead to retinal detachment and blindness.
- Conditions
- Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Prematurity Complications, Cerebral Visual Impairment, Visual Field Defect
- Trial name
- NCT07427719
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
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
Optic, Atrophy, Hereditary, Leber
Efficacy Study of GS010 for the Treatment of Vision Loss up to 6 Months From Onset in LHON Due to the ND4 Mutation
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effectiveness of GS010, a gene therapy, in improving the visual outcome in participants with Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) due to the G11778A ND4 mitochondrial mutation…
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT02652767)
- Testing
- GS010
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- GenSight Biologics
Low Vision
Design and Clinical Evaluation of a Smartphone-based Low Vision Enhancement System
The primary objective is to compare the effectiveness and adverse side-effects of the virtual bioptic telescope and virtual projection screen in a new head-mounted video-based low vision enhancement system (LVES) with a wide…
- Trial name
- eLVES (NCT03728660)
- Testing
- Virtual bioptic magnification with large field of view, Full field magnification with small field of view
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Loss of Visual Contrast Sensitivity, Near Vision
Visual Performance Following Implantation of Presbyopia Correcting IOLs
The purpose of the current study was to compare the visual performance after bilateral implantation of the Panoptix IOL , or the AT LISA IOL or Tecnis Symfony IOL .
- Conditions
- Loss of Visual Contrast Sensitivity, Near Vision, Visual Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04907955
- Testing
- phacoemulsification with implantation of presbyopia correcting IOL
- Where
- Kuwait
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Dar Al Shifa Hospital
Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Mobility Impairment
Burden and Outcome of Shoulder Disorders in Primary Health Care
Consumption of medical care and outcome of shoulder pain and disability in primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT01300091
- Where
- Finland
- Sponsor
- Central Finland Hospital District