Clinical trials: Hearing and Vision Loss
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Dystrophy
Phenotype Correlates Genotype of Inherited Retina Dystrophies, Retinitis Pigmentosa, Con>Rod Dystrophies.
Patients with retina dystrophies (retinitis pigmentosa, cone>rods dystrophies, Usher and syndromic) will be correlated with genotype and validate inheritance mode by segregation analysis.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Cone Dystrophy, Usher Syndromes, Retina; Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03990727
- Testing
- Retina Analysis-mosaic, Autofluorescence, OCT- 1 micra
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MejoraVisionMD
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degeneration/glaucoma and…
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia, Low Vision, Low Vision Aids
- Trial name
- WOTB (NCT04276610)
- Testing
- Low Vision Reading Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Determinants of Cognitive Impairment Among Geriatrics
This study aims to explore the determinants of cognitive impairment among Indonesian geriatrics in an Old Age Home.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Hearing Impairment, Vision Impairment and Blindness
- Trial name
- NCT03669536
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tarumanagara University
Visual Impairment, Hearing Loss
Survey of Sensory Impairment Indicators Among Adults Aged 65 Years and Older in Xinxing County
This cross-sectional population-based survey will be conducted among residents aged 65 years and older in Xinxing County, Yunfu, Guangdong Province, China.
- Conditions
- Visual Impairment, Hearing Loss, Dual Sensory Impairment, Cataract
- Trial name
- NCT07694505
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,854 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Age-Related
Sight and Hearing Investigation Into Effects on Delirium
The goal of this observational study is to learn about sensory loss in hospital patients with delirium. The main questions it aims to answer are: Are hearing and vision loss related to increased risk of having delirium? Do…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Age-Related, Hearing Disability, Delirium
- Trial name
- SHIELD (NCT06176625)
- Testing
- Communication Signage, Amplifier Use
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,543 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Rare Fetal Genetic Diseases, Congenital Malformation
Characterization and Contribution of Genome-wide DNA Methylation (DNA Methylation Episignatures) in Rare Diseases With Prenatal Onset
It is necessary to define reference DNA Methylation Episignatures from fetal DNA. The hypotheses are: It is possible to define reference DNA Methylation Episignatures from fetal DNA extracted from amniotic fluid or frozen tissues…
- Trial name
- FOETEPISIGN (NCT06475651)
- Testing
- Methylation analysis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment
Health Intervention for Adolescents With Intellectual Disability
People with intellectual disability die five to twenty years earlier than the general population. They also experience high levels of unrecognised disease and receive inadequate levels of health promotion or screening.
- Conditions
- Vision Impairment, Hearing Impairment, Obesity
- Trial name
- Ask (NCT00519311)
- Testing
- Health Intervention Package
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 732 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Delirium
Improve the Patients' Recovery With Family- Caregivers to End Delirium
This research is being done to find out if patients and caregivers who use the iPREPARED mobile health technology experience less delirium, a type of acute confusion, and if they do experience delirium, the delirium will be less…
- Trial name
- iPREPARED (NCT05118867)
- Testing
- iPREPARED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), NF2-related Schwannomatosis
How Can the Experience of Hospital Outpatient Departments be Improved?
This project aims to improve outpatient departments by working with patients and staff to make these spaces more inclusive for people with sensory challenges (it focuses on people with nerve tumour conditions as they are more…
- Trial name
- NCT07818213
- Testing
- Qualitative data collection activities
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) maintains a patient contact registry and tissue biorepository for patients with mitochondrial disorders.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders, Mitochondrial Diseases, Disorder of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complexes
- Trial name
- NAMDC (NCT01694940)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Monogenic Diabetes
Monogenic Diabetes Misdiagnosed as Type 1
The study has two aims: 1. To (1a) determine the frequency of monogenic diabetes misdiagnosed as type 1 diabetes (T1D) and (2) to define an algorithm for case selection. 2.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Monogenic Diabetes, Neonatal Diabetes, Maturity-onset Diabetes in the Young (MODY)
- Trial name
- ADDAM (NCT03988764)
- Testing
- None AHT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Sensory Loss (Impairment of Sight and/or Hearing)
In It Together: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Treat Distress Among Older Adults With Sensory Loss and Their Spouses
Impairments in hearing and/or vision are common in older age. Having lived one's life as a fully sighted and hearing individual, older adults with sensory loss must come to terms with their declining capacity to interact with…
- Trial name
- SoS (NCT04781608)
- Testing
- English: In It Together (IIT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension Treatment Trial
Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH), also called pseudotumor cerebri, is a disorder of elevated intracranial pressure of unknown cause [Corbett, et al., 1982; Wall, et al., 1991].
- Trial name
- IIHTT (NCT01003639)
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, Formal weight loss counselling program
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center
Usher Syndrome Type 3
BF844 Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Volunteers
First-in-Human Phase-1 Clinical Trial to Assess Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Food Effect of Single and Multiple Ascending Doses of BF844 when Administered Orally to Healthy Adult Participants.
- Trial name
- NCT06592131
- Testing
- BF844
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EyeXCel Pty. Ltd.
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)
Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus
Tracking Neurodegeneration in Early Wolfram Syndrome
The goal of this study is to determine the pattern of early neurodegenerative changes in WFS (Wolfram Syndrome). The investigator will perform cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of youth with WFS, targeting sensitive…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Wolfram Syndrome
- Trial name
- TRACK (NCT02455414)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium
Safe Brain Initiative, Operationalizing Precision Anaesthesia
Perioperatively, patients experience an unnecessarily high level of side effects associated with their treatment. These side effects include nausea, severe pain, anxiety, and stress.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium, Pain, Nausea
- Trial name
- SBI (NCT05765162)
- Testing
- Patient reported ourcomes
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders
Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) aims to develop a brief assessment tool adapted to the primary care setting.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01816087
- Testing
- brief geriatric assessment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease
Inherited Retinal Degenerative Disease Registry
The My Retina Tracker® Registry is sponsored by the Foundation Fighting Blindness and is for people affected by one of the rare inherited retinal degenerative diseases studied by the Foundation.
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases Hereditary, Retinal Disease, Achromatopsia, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
- Trial name
- MRTR (NCT02435940)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation Fighting Blindness