Clinical trials: Functional Abilities
Autism
Oxcarbazepine Versus Placebo in Childhood Autism
The proposed study is designed to assess the effectiveness of treatment with Oxcarbazepine vs. placebo in childhood/adolescent autism.
- Trial name
- NCT00467753
- Testing
- Oxcarbazepine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Healthy
Natreon Healthy Skin Study - PrimaVie Supplement
This study will demonstrate the ability of the oral supplement, PrimaVie® to improve skin microperfusion, hydration, elasticity and barrier function.
- Trial name
- NCT02762032
- Testing
- PrimaVie Herbal Supplement 125, PrimaVie Herbal Supplement 250
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of Speech
Video Assisted Speech Technology to Enhance Motor Planning for Speech
Nearly 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a communication disorder that causes skill limitations in the areas of language acquisition, sensory integration, and behavior.
- Trial name
- VAST (NCT04764539)
- Testing
- Video Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iTherapy, LLC
Dry Eye Syndromes
Impairment of Reading Ability in Dry Eye Patients
To assess the reading function impairment in patients with dry eye and to assess the effects of reading on the ocular surface.
- Trial name
- NCT01826812
- Testing
- 30 minutes sustained reading, Dry eye exam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Frailty, Sarcopenia
FrAilty Care and wEll-funcTion in Community Dwelling Older Adults
This study is looking at whether older people could benefit from an online monitoring platform to support their individual ambitions to maintain or improve functional ability.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenia, Aging
- Trial name
- FACET (NCT03707145)
- Testing
- Consultation, Online Support, Empowered
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aberystwyth University
Swallowing Disorder, Aspiration
Predictors of the Ability to Protect the Airway in Long-term Ventilated Patients
First part of a 2 part study with the same IRB protocol #, and labeled 'A'. Investigators hypothesized that clinical muscle strength assessment (manual muscle testing) predicts the ability to protect the airway during swallowing…
- Conditions
- Swallowing Disorder, Aspiration, Long Term Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT01618240
- Testing
- Muscle Strength Measurement, Ventilator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin
A Study to Evaluate the Ability of Lupron Depot to Enhance Immune Function Following Bone Marrow Transplantation
Phase 2 study, conducted in patients with Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, or mantle cell lymphoma undergoing high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation.
- Conditions
- Hodgkin Disease, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin, Multiple Myeloma, Mantle Cell Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00275262
- Testing
- Leuprolide acetate depot (LAD) 11.25 mg 3 Month
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Cognitive Ability, General, High Blood Pressure
Assessing the Impact of Calcium Channel Blockers on COGnitive Function in the Very Elderly (AI-COG)
Older adults are at increased risk of high blood pressure and cognitive decline. High blood pressure itself also increases risk of cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01868165
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Dry Eye Syndrome
The Effect of a New Emulsion in Dry Eye Patients on Tear Layer Aberrometry, Contrast Sensitivity, and Reading Ability
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the addition of a new emulsion artificial tear to the tear layer of dry eye and normal patients affects aberrometry, contrast sensitivity, and reading ability over time.
- Trial name
- NCT01013077
- Testing
- Optive, Soothe, New Emulsion, Soothe, New Emulsion, Optive, New Emulsion, Optive, Soothe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southern California College of Optometry at Marshall B. Ketchum University
Stroke
Development of Walk Assist Device to Improve Community Ambulation
Hypothesis/Specific Aims: The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of training with the Stride Management Assist (SMA) device vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01994395
- Testing
- The Stride Management Assist (SMA) System, Impairment based therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Aging, Healthy
ACTIVE: Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly
The purpose of the ACTIVE study was to test if cognitive training interventions could maintain functional independence in elders by improving basic mental abilities, with follow-up assessments through five years.
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT00298558)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research