Clinical trials: Low Cost
Postural Balance, Cerebrovascular Disorders
A Low-Cost Balance Training Platform Using Augmented Reality in Neurorehabilitation: a Usability Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the Usability, adherence, acceptance, and security of an augmented reality platform for balance training in patients with balance disorders due to degenerative injuries or…
- Conditions
- Postural Balance, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Augmented Reality
- Trial name
- NCT06627387
- Testing
- Balance Training Using Augmented Reality
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Sedentary Lifestyle
StandUP UBC: Reducing Workplace Sitting
Research indicates that sedentary behaviours, such as prolonged sitting, have negative health consequences and increases risk for disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03375749
- Testing
- Standing desk intervention, Waitlist control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Premature Birth, Brain Injuries
Adding Motion to Contact: A New Model for Low-cost Family Centered Very-early Onset Intervention in Very Preterm-born Infants
This project is a Randomised Clinical Trial that includes a tactile-kinesthetic somatosensory stimulation or family centred education intervention with families of preterm infants at risk for sensori-motor disorders.
- Trial name
- NTM (NCT05542108)
- Testing
- Multisensory Stimulation and Family Education Group, Family Education Only Group (FEG)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Back Pain, Low Back Pain
A Prospective, Multicenter, Randomized Control Study To Determine Clinical Effectiveness, Patient Wellness and Cost of Pain Related Care of In-Elastic Lumbar Sacral Orthoses Versus Standard Medical Treatment in Patients Presenting With Acute Low Back Pain In Primary Care Centers (The ARREST Study)
The objective of this study is to evaluate sixty male and non-pregnant female patients diagnosed with acute moderate to severe low back pain with the onset of symptoms within 30 days.
- Trial name
- ARREST (NCT03100097)
- Testing
- Aspen Horizon 627 LSO
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Aspen Medical Products
Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Virtual Reality System to Increase Access to Exposure Therapy for Anxiety and OCD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with fear provoking exposures is the most effective therapy for anxiety disorders. Investigators aim to enhance this therapy with the use of virtual reality exposures and to make therapy more…
- Trial name
- NCT02713516
- Testing
- Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain
Evaluating VR Therapy Using Cold Pressor Test
This study is testing whether or not low-cost, virtual reality (VR) headsets for mobile phones can be used as a potential distractor from pain and thus would have clinical applications as a low-cost, non-pharmaceutical method to…
- Trial name
- NCT03268863
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Cold Pressor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janet Vittone
Femoral Fractures, Pelvic Fractures
Tactile Incentiviser Improves Partial Weight Bearing After Lower-Limb Surgery
Background: After lower-limb surgery, many patients are instructed to walk with only a fraction of their body weight on the operated leg (partial weight bearing).
- Conditions
- Femoral Fractures, Pelvic Fractures, Hip Fractures (ICD-10 72.01-72.2), Hip Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT06989554
- Testing
- mechanical feedback insole, Standard physiotherapy without feedback device
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Obesity
Trial of Provider-to-Patient Interactive Voice Response (IVR) Calls to Improve Weight Management in Community Health Centers (CHCs)
This study will test the effect of provider to patient interactive voice response (IVR) calls in local Community Health Centers within a weight management program.
- Trial name
- IVR (NCT01131143)
- Testing
- Provider Voice, Generic Voice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain
Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Virtual Reality-Assisted Hypnotherapy Program on Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: a Multicenter, Randomized, Prospective, Comparative, Open-Label, Parallel-Group Study
This randomized, prospective study aims to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-efficiency of a Virtual Reality (VR)-assisted hypnotherapy program on quality of life in patients with chronic low back pain.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP)
- Trial name
- NCT06698354
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Assisted Hypnotherapy, Standard Physical Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Beykent
Cervical Cancer
Cervical Cancer Screening Study in Brazil
Objectives: Primary Objective: To perform a pilot clinical study to test multi-modal optical imaging for detection of cervical neoplasia in Brazil.
- Trial name
- NCT02335372
- Testing
- Wide-Field White Light Imaging, Acetic Acid, Proflavine Solution
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram (CTCA) Versus Traditional Care in Emergency Department Assessment of Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
This multi-center, randomized, controlled trial conducted in Emergency Departments (ED) compares computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography with the traditional approach (usual care) for low- to intermediate-risk chest pain…
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00933400
- Testing
- CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA), Traditional Strategy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,392 people
- Sponsor
- American College of Radiology
Healthy, Hand Grip Strength
Low-Cost Handgrip Dynamometer in Healthy Adults
The gold standard device for measuring grip strength is the Jamar® Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer. The Jamar® Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer is a high-priced device. It has an analog reading feature.
- Trial name
- NCT06845072
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
Myopia, Hyperopia
Comparing Low-cost Handheld Autorefractors - a Practical Approach to Measuring Refraction in Low Resource Settings
Study compares four portable vision measurement and eye-imaging technologies in terms of accuracy and time and ease of use with older adult (ages 40-100) participants in a developing-country setting (India).
- Trial name
- NCT03456245
- Testing
- Vision device validation
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior
Children- Sit Less, Move More (C-SLAMM): Increasing Physical Activity and Decreasing Sedentary Behaviour in Children
The Children Sit Less, Move More (C-SLAMM) study aims to test the feasibility and potential effect of a multi-component school and home-based pilot cluster randomized control trial on reducing sedentary behavior and increasing…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentary Behavior, Health Behavior, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05854355
- Testing
- C-SLAMM Study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Anxiety
Clinical and Cost Effectiveness of Alpha-Stim AID CES
This is a single-centre research study in patients seen within an NHS Improving Access to Psychological Interventions (IAPT) service with suspected generalised anxiety disorder (GAD).
- Trial name
- NCT02901080
- Testing
- Alpha Stim AID cranial electrotherapy stimulation, Pregnancy test, Anxiety questionnaire
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Electromedical Products International, Inc.
Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease (ASCVD)
Target-Oriented Strategy of Ultra-Low LDL-C (<1.0 vs. 1.0-1.39 mmol/L) in Extreme-High-Risk ASCVD Patients: Clinical Benefit, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness Assessment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether an ultra-low LDL-C target (<1.0 mmol/L) can improve clinical outcomes compared with a moderately low LDL-C target (1.0-1.39 mmol/L) in Chinese patients with extreme-high-risk…
- Trial name
- TARGET-EXTREME (NCT07615296)
- Testing
- Lipid-lowering therapy targeting LDL-C <1.0 mmol/L, Lipid-lowering therapy targeting LDL-C 1.0-1.39 mmol/L
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Lower Back Pain Chronic, Lumbar Degenerative Disease
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes, Complications Rate and Treatment Costs of Mini-TLIF and MIDLIF in the Treatment of Discogenic Low Back Pain
Background Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is the leading cause of lower back pain and disability, which prevalence increasing with age. When conservative treatment fails, surgical methods of spinal fusion are employed.
- Conditions
- Lower Back Pain Chronic, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Degenerative Disc Disease(DDD)
- Trial name
- MID-MIS (NCT07127380)
- Testing
- Midline Lumbar Interbody Fusion (MIDLIF), Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (mini-TLIF)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copernicus Memorial Hospital
Chronic Heart Failure
A Randomized Trial of Effect of Low-Cost Maintenance Training on Exercise Capacity, Quality of Life and Morbidity
The aim of the study is to determine whether a low-cost home-based training programme can maintain the achieved effect of physical training on exercise capacity and QOL in patients with Chronic Heart Failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00214513
- Testing
- Home-based exercise training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Amager Hospital
Pulmonary Embolism, Thromboembolism
Nadroparin for the Initial Treatment of Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Low-molecular-weight heparin (LWMH) appears to be at least as effective and safe as standard, unfractionated heparin (UFH)for the treatment of patients with deep vein thrombosis(DVT) and may also be so in patients with pulmonary…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Thromboembolism, Vascular Diseases, Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NATSPUTE (NCT00796692)
- Testing
- Nadroparin, Unfractionated heparin(UFH)
- Where
- 39 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Food and Education Effects on Diabetes Study
Low-income adults are disproportionately affected by diabetes, experiencing greater rates of diabetes, diabetes-related complications, and mortality.
- Trial name
- FEED (NCT04034511)
- Testing
- Medically-tailored meal delivery and medical nutrition therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University