Clinical trials: Neglected Diseases
Spatial Neglect, Hemispatial Neglect
A Model to Identify Specific Predictors of Spatial Neglect Recovery
This study examines methods to better predict improvement of a hidden disability of functional vision, spatial neglect, following stroke.
- Conditions
- Spatial Neglect, Hemispatial Neglect, Hemineglect, Unilateral Neglect
- Trial name
- NCT00990353
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Acquired Brain Injury Including Stroke, Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN)
Immersive Functional Virtual Reality in People With Acquired Brain Injury and Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is a common and highly disabling condition following acquired brain injury (ABI), significantly impairing individuals' ability to perform daily activities and reducing their autonomy.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury Including Stroke, Unilateral Spatial Neglect (USN), Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- REVINE (NCT07017140)
- Testing
- Immersive Functional Virtual Reality Intervention using a Head-Mounted Display System for Spatial Neglect Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
Onchocerciasis, Loiasis
Evaluation of the Diagnosis Performances of DEC LTS-2 Skin Patch for Onchocerciasis in Central Africa
This study aims at evaluating the diagnosis performances of the LTS-2 DEC patch for onchocerciasis compared to the gold standard which are the skin snips.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis, Loiasis, Diagnoses Disease, Neglected Diseases
- Trial name
- EOLoa (NCT04035174)
- Testing
- LTS-2 DEC patch, Skin snips
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Research on Filariasis and Other Tropical Diseases, Cameroon
Prostate Cancer
Prevalence of Neglected Side Effects to Radical Prostatectomy
The purpose of this exploratory data collection is to strengthen our knowledge of some of the rarer distresses following surgical removal of the prostate.
- Trial name
- NCT01742962
- Testing
- Radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital at Herlev
Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Suspected, Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Confirmed
Northwell Health Visits: A Family Connects Pilot Implementation at Northwell Health
Northwell Health Visits (NHV) is a three year pilot replication of the evidence-based model, Family Connects, which is a brief universal Nurse Practitioner home visiting program for new mothers and their infants.
- Conditions
- Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Suspected, Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Confirmed, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03887910
- Testing
- Enhanced Intervention, Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Healthy
Safety, Tolerability and PK of Single and Multiple Doses of Oxantel Pamoate Tablets
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of oxantel pamoate tablet after administration of a single and multiple dose in healthy male and female adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- HELP-OXA (NCT06606860)
- Testing
- Oxantel Pamoate
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations
Beneficial or Fostering Future Struggles (B.F.F.s)? Characterizing the Role of Friends in the Development of 13- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how the friendship experiences of maltreated (i.e., abused and/or neglected) and non-maltreated adolescents differentially influence their risk for adverse outcomes.
- Conditions
- Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations, Victimisation, Psychopathology
- Trial name
- BFFs (NCT05893459)
- Testing
- Debrief
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Hemispatial Neglect, Visual Neglect
Cerebellum and Neglect
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a non-invasive brain stimulation method called continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) can improve attention in adults who have hemispatial neglect after stroke.
- Conditions
- Hemispatial Neglect, Visual Neglect, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07580066
- Testing
- Continuous theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Luzerner Kantonsspital
Clubfoot
Percutaneous Achilles Tendon Tenotomy vs Tendo-Achilles Lengthening (TAL) in Neglected Clubfoot Children.
Achilles tendon tenotomy is the established worldwide gold standard for correcting idiopathic clubfoot. However, in neglected cases, surgical interventions such as percutaneous Achilles tendon tenotomy (PAT) and open…
- Trial name
- NCT07561697
- Testing
- Tenotomy of Achilles Tendon, Tendo-Achilles Lengthening
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Aamir Latif
Substance Abuse, Substance Use
Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families
The Enhancing Permanency in Children and Families (EPIC) program is a collaborative effort between the Ohio State University College of Social Work, two county offices of the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, two…
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse, Substance Use, Child Abuse, Neglect, Child
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT04700696)
- Testing
- Peer Recovery Support, Family Treatment Drug Court with Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (MOUD), Relational Skill Building based on the Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Stroke, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
MORbidity PRevalence Estimate In StrokE
Information regarding the likely progress of post-stroke symptoms is vitally important to stroke survivors to allow them to plan for the future and to adjust to life after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident), CVA; Sequelae, Stroke, Ischemic
- Trial name
- MORe PREcISE (NCT03605381)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Aneurin Bevan University Health Board
Trachoma, Yaws
Safety of Co-administration of IDA and Azithromycin for NTDs ( ComboNTDs )
This is a cluster randomised trial evaluating the safety of co-administering Azithromycin alongside the new IDA (Ivermectin, Diethylcarbamazine, Albendazole) combination treatment for LF.
- Conditions
- Trachoma, Yaws, Lymphatic Filariases, Scabies
- Trial name
- NCT03676140
- Testing
- Albendazole on Day 1, Ivermectin on Day 1, Diethylcarbamazine on day 1
- Where
- Papua New Guinea
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Lihir Medical Centre
Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Rural Health
Reducing Parental Substance Use and Enhancing Family Resilience Among Rural Families Through Ohio START
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the roles played by parental activity spaces and social networks in reducing parental substance use and promoting child and family health outcomes in the context of Ohio…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Rural Health, Family Resilience, Child Maltreatment
- Trial name
- Ohio START (NCT07278427)
- Testing
- Ohio START (Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cerebrovascular Accident, Perceptual Disorders
Effectiveness of Rehabilitation on the Recovery of Patients Post Right Stroke With Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Unilateral spatial neglect (USN) is believed to be a disorder of attention, characterized by impairment in the ability to perceive or respond to stimuli presented to the contralesional space, and which is not attributable to…
- Trial name
- NCT00305513
- Testing
- The phasic alerting treatment
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Stroke, Motor Disorder
Kinesio-Taping in Stroke Patients With Visuospatial Neglect
Stroke is the second leading cause of death worldwide and the third most common cause of disability. The effects of stroke are variable and may include impairments in motor and sensory systems, emotion and neuropsychological…
- Trial name
- k-neglect (NCT03263455)
- Testing
- Kinesio taping group
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Substance Use, Child Abuse
A Regional Partnership to Improve Outcomes Through Fatherhood Engagement
Montefiore will engage fathers in families at risk of substance misuse in the Bronx and neighboring communities. Families will be referred from Bronx and neighboring community-based child welfare systems, substance use disorder…
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Fathers
- Trial name
- NCT05562557
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement, HERO Dads Fatherhood Program, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Substance Abuse, Child Abuse
Relational Parenting Group for Opioid-addicted Mothers
This study is a randomized trial of interventions to improve parent-child relationships of drug-dependent mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT00319241
- Testing
- Parenting Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Perceptual Disorders, Unilateral Spatial Neglect
Optokinetic Stimulation for Hemineglect
Hemineglect is a sequel to stroke, which appears more frequently when the injury occurs in the right cerebral hemisphere. Hemineglect refers to those patients who do not pay attention to their left side, presenting movement…
- Trial name
- NCT04663646
- Testing
- Optokinetic stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Hemispatial Neglect
Evaluating the Feasibility and Usability of Exergames in Stroke Patients With Visuo-spatial Neglect
The aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and usability of newly developed exergames on exploring the hemineglected space of left neglected stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02353962
- Testing
- Neglect Exergames
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Onchocerciasis
Emodepside Phase II Trial for Treatment of Onchocerciasis
The trial evaluates safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, dose-response, and efficacy of emodepside tablets, administrated as a range of dose regimens, in adults infected with Onchocerca Volvulus.
- Trial name
- NCT05180461
- Testing
- emodepside, ivermectin
- Where
- 3 sites in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 578 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases