Clinical trials: Eye Movements
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration
Advancing Understanding of Transportation Options
This Stage II randomized, controlled, longitudinal trial seeks to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and effects of a driving decision aid use among geriatric patients and providers.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Trial name
- AUTO (NCT04141891)
- Testing
- Driving Decision Aid, Older Drivers Website
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Schizophrenia
Effects of Oxytocin Nasal Spray on Social Affiliation
Schizophrenia is a complex and heritable disorder that encompasses several clinical symptom domains and functional impairments. Existing treatments of schizophrenia, although effective against positive symptoms, fail to benefit…
- Trial name
- NCT00663039
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Vision
Eye Movements, Visual Perception and Attention
During visual fixation, small eye movements of which we are usually not aware, prevent the maintenance of a steady direction of gaze.
- Trial name
- NCT03884985
- Testing
- Visual stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Macular Disease
Translation of Eye Movement Reading Training to Clinical Practice
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the most common visual impairment in persons over 50 years of age. It has been estimated that 1 in 3 individuals over 75 years of age and 1 in 30 individuals over 52 years of age are…
- Trial name
- NCT01853930
- Testing
- Platform for Administering Eye-movement Control Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Strabismus
Eye Muscle Needle Electromyogram (EMu) Study
In some cases, strabismus, or squint, is treated with injections of Botulinum toxin (BTX) to temporarily relax the eye muscle responsible for causing the eye to be pulled to one side.
- Trial name
- EMu (NCT03895632)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Focal Dystonia
Acetyl Hexapeptide-8 for Blepharospasm
Background: Blepharospasm is caused by excessive contraction of the muscles that close the eye. One treatment is botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT), which works by weakening those muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT01750346
- Testing
- Topical acetyl hexapeptide-8
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cataract, Ophthalmoplegia
Capsular Tension Rings in Intraocular Lens Rotation
To investigate whether implantation of a capsular tension ring device will affect the degree of rotation of an implanted toric intraocular lens following cataract surgery.
- Conditions
- Cataract, Ophthalmoplegia, Ophthalmologic Complication
- Trial name
- NCT04436198
- Testing
- MORCHER® EYEJET® CTR Types 14, 14A, and 14C, Toric IOL Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Rachel Lieberman
Parkinsonian Syndrome, Parkinson Disease(PD)
A Study to Evaluate the Diagnostic Efficacy of DaTSCAN™ Ioflupane (123I) Injection in Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) for the Diagnosis of Parkinsonian Syndrome (PS) in Chinese Patients
This is a multicenter, open-label, non-controlled, non-randomized, phase 3 clinical study to compare the SPECT findings after a single IV administration of DaTSCAN™ ioflupane (123I) injection for patients with a clinical…
- Conditions
- Parkinsonian Syndrome, Parkinson Disease(PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Trial name
- NCT04193527
- Testing
- DaTSCAN™ Ioflupane (123I) Injection
- Where
- 10 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Septo-Optic Dysplasia
Endocrine Dysfunction and Growth Hormone Deficiency in Children With Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
Hypotheses: 1. The prevalence of endocrinopathies, and growth hormone (GH) deficiency in particular, among young children diagnosed with optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is higher than is commonly thought. 2.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Septo-Optic Dysplasia, Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- NCT00140413
- Testing
- Nutropin AQ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Myopia, Esophoria
Bifocal Soft Contact Lenses and Their Effect on Myopia Progression in Children and Adolescents.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether bifocal soft contact lenses are effective in controlling the progression of myopia in children and adolescents that exhibit a tendency to excessively cross their eyes while…
- Conditions
- Myopia, Esophoria, Fixation Disparity
- Trial name
- NCT00214487
- Testing
- Bifocal Contact Lenses
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aller, Thomas A., OD
Blepharospasm, Torticollis
MDs on Botox Utility (MOBILITY)
The MOBILITY Project is a prospective, non-randomized, observational, multi-centre evaluation of Health Utility via the SF-12® Health Survey Scores and the SF-6D in patients receiving BOTOX® for therapeutic use.
- Conditions
- Blepharospasm, Torticollis, Strabismus, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- NCT00535938
- Testing
- botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,372 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Parkinson's Disease
Visual Function During Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Impact of Cognition and Response to Visual Cues
Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with problems of gait such as veering, difficulty turning, an inability to perceive doorways or obstacles, and negotiate uneven terrain.
- Trial name
- NCT02610634
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
Tau Imaging in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration and Healthy Volunteers
This study will evaluate flortaucipir for brain imaging of tau in subjects with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02167594
- Testing
- Flortaucipir F18, Brain PET scan
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Saccadic Eye Movements
The Effect of Sedation on Eye Movements
The purpose of this study is to determine whether sedation affects saccadic eye movements.
- Trial name
- Eye Movement (NCT00646646)
- Testing
- propofol, dexmedetomidine, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Concussion, Mild, Convergence Insufficiency
Spectacles Lens in Concussed Kids
We will be looking at 3 treatment arms in the form of different type of glasses to see if one is superior to helping kids have sustained a concussion and are symptomatic.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Convergence Insufficiency, Accommodation; Insufficiency
- Trial name
- SLICK (NCT03123822)
- Testing
- Glasses
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Blepharoptosis, Ptosis, Eyelid
Clinical Trial Comparing Two Non-Surgical Treatments for Severe Blepharoptosis
This clinical trial will evaluate two non-surgical devices designed to improve eye lid opening for patients with severe Blepharoptosis (incomplete opening of the eyelids).
- Conditions
- Blepharoptosis, Ptosis, Eyelid, Myasthenia Gravis, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04678115
- Testing
- Magnetic Levator Prosthesis (MLP), Kinesiotape Frontalis Sling (KTFS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Training Attention and Eye Movement in ASD
Current therapies for autism target social and language behaviors, but due to the high-level nature of these skills any improvement rarely extends beyond the targeted behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02403817
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Eye Motor Training, Hand Motor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Macular Degeneration, Central Visual Impairment
Scotoma Perimetry Oculomotor Training
The proposed research is relevant to public health because a greater understanding of plasticity after central vision loss can inform new therapies for treating low vision and has potential to benefit millions of individuals…
- Trial name
- SPOT (NCT05456581)
- Testing
- 'Scotoma awareness' Training, Control Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Convergence Insufficiency
Convergence Insufficiency Treatment Study (CITS)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of home-based computer therapy for symptomatic convergence insufficiency (CI) compared to traditional home-based near target push-ups and placebo treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01515943
- Testing
- Active home-based computer vergence/accommodative therapy, Near target push-ups
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Jaeb Center for Health Research
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Degeneration
A Pilot Trial of Lithium in Subjects With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy or Corticobasal Degeneration
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of lithium in people with progressive supranuclear palsy or corticobasal degeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT00703677
- Testing
- Lithium
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Westat