Clinical trials: Assistive Technology, open to volunteers
Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
The Impact of Back-supporting Exoskeletons for Manual Order Picking in Danish Warehouses - The RELAX Project
This study investigates the long-term effects of implementing a passive back-support exoskeleton during manual order-picking work in a real-world warehouse environment.
- Trial name
- RELAX (NCT07561112)
- Testing
- Use of an occupational passive back-exoskeleton
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Motor Disorders, Healthy
Non-invasive BCI-controlled Assistive Devices
Injuries affecting the central nervous system may disrupt the cortical pathways to muscles causing loss of motor control. Nevertheless, the brain still exhibits sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) during movement intents or motor imagery…
- Conditions
- Motor Disorders, Healthy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Muscular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05183152
- Testing
- NMES Feedback, Visual Feedback, TESS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Alzheimers Disease Related Dementias
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Health App Recommendation Tool (HART), an evidence-based tool that evaluates app features and matches them to the needs, abilities, and preferences of individuals with…
- Trial name
- HART (NCT07216716)
- Testing
- Health App Recommendation Tool (HART)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
MyHand-SCI: An Active Hand Orthosis for Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to develop and test the hardware and software components of the MyHand-SCI device to assist with hand function for individuals with C6-C7 spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05553457
- Testing
- Testing of MyHand-SCI Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cataract
A Study on the Application of Smart Bed-Exit Alert Assistive Devices for Detecting Preoperative Bed Exits in Ophthalmic Surgery Patients in the Operating Room
This prospective, randomized interventional study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a smart bed-exit alert system for patients undergoing cataract surgery during the preoperative waiting period.
- Trial name
- NCT07693829
- Testing
- Smart Bed-Exit Alert System
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Chronic Stroke Patient, Motor Impairment
Multifocal Theta-Burst Stimulation to Enhance Upper Limb Motor Recovery After Stroke (INSPIRE)
Stroke is one of the leading causes of long-term disability worldwide. Many individuals who survive a stroke continue to experience weakness and reduced control of one arm, even months or years after the event.
- Conditions
- Chronic Stroke Patient, Motor Impairment, Neurorehabilitation, Theta Burst Stimulation
- Trial name
- INSPIRE (NCT07439367)
- Testing
- Active iTBS, Tablet-based upper limb training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Motor Function
Feasibility Study of the Flash-Sole: A Wearable Midsole With Soft Actuators for Walking Assistance
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new shoe device called Flash-Sole. The Flash-Sole is designed to help support the ankle while walking. It was developed by researchers at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
- Trial name
- FLASHSOLE (NCT07507006)
- Testing
- Flash-Sole midsole device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Limb Loss, Limb Weakness
Analysis of Human Movement With Assistive Devices
The purpose of this research is to evaluate how people move about in different settings with different assistive devices or components, and to understand how people interact with different assistive technologies.
- Conditions
- Limb Loss, Limb Weakness, Limb Paralysis, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05729061
- Testing
- Assist-Knee, Prosthetic Knee, Prosthetic Ankle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orthocare Innovations, LLC
Amputation, Functional Limitation
Impact Evaluation of Breizh Fabribus Intervention for Personalized Assistive Technology Creation or Adaptation
In France, more than 14 million individuals report severe functional limitations, and nearly 5 million struggle with essential daily activities.
- Conditions
- Amputation, Functional Limitation, Autonomy of Older People, Handicaps Physical
- Trial name
- BFB-IMPACT (NCT07314099)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ildys
Disability Physical, Disabilities Mental
Technology in Play for Children With Physical Disabilities: the Dice Model of Play
Play is an important activity for children. Almost all children play, but what is play? It is not easy to define play. In the past, people believed that children played to burn their energy.
- Trial name
- NCT06319430
- Testing
- robots, conventional
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Radio-frequency (RF) Bladder Monitor
The goal of this pilot feasibility study is to evaluate a wearable microwave (MW)-based bladder monitoring system in adult volunteers and those with spinal cord injury (SCI) who use self-catheterization for bladder management.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, Neurogenic Bladder (NB)
- Trial name
- NCT07639541
- Testing
- Wearable microwave Bladder Monitoring System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Spinal Cord Injury (=3 Years), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients
Evaluation of a Voice-Activated Call Light System for Clients With Limited Upper-Extremity Mobility
The goal of this study is to evaluate whether a voice-activated call light system enables people in a rehabilitation facility who have limited use of their arms and hands to call for help more independently and reliably than with…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury (=3 Years), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients, Healthy Adult Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07873151
- Testing
- voice-activated call light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quality Living, Inc.
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
Audio Processing Delay
Effects of Delay in Hearing Assistive Technology
Wireless assistive listening systems can dramatically improve intelligibility in noisy environments, but they are cumbersome to use.
- Trial name
- NCT07533071
- Testing
- Audio delay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Spinal Cord Injury, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Clinical Outcome Assessment for AT & BCI
Many individuals with severe motor impairments rely on Assistive Technologies (ATs) or Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) to interact with digital devices such as their computers.
- Trial name
- NCT07407725
- Testing
- Eye Tracker, Mouth Operated Joystick, Non-invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) Headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Automated, Assistive, Non-Contact Sleep Quality Monitor for Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease
This study seeks to evaluate the utility and efficacy of the Non-Contact Sleep Quality Monitor System when used to monitor the sleep quality of individuals living in long-term care (LTC) with either Alzheimer's Disease (AD) or…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Sleep Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT06045988
- Testing
- Non-Contact Sleep Quality Monitor System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hearing Loss, Adult-Onset, Hearing Aids
Use of Airpod Pros as Assistive Technology
The goal of this study is to investigate the suitability and effectiveness of the AirPod Pro 2nd and 3rd generation (AP) as hearing assistive technology for individuals with mild-to-moderate hearing loss when listening in noisy…
- Trial name
- NCT06840015
- Testing
- Airpod Pro as hearing assistive technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas