Clinical trials: Play
Compression; Vein, Compression; Artery
Lower Leg Compression in Extended Video Game Play: A Pilot Study
Compression garments are used to exert external pressure on the lower extremities to reduce vascular wall tension and prevent gravity form pooling blood in the lower extremities which will improve venous return and lymphatic…
- Conditions
- Compression; Vein, Compression; Artery, Sedentary Behavior, DVT of Legs
- Trial name
- NCT05212363
- Testing
- Lower extremity compression garments, Active break
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Labral Tear, Glenoid
Return to Play Checklist
This study will try to develop and determine objective and validated criteria for our athletes to safely return to sports after labral repair.
- Trial name
- NCT04278716
- Testing
- Safe return to play checklist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Compliance
Motivating Survey Compliance: Game Play Study 1
Self-reports, especially for patients with chronic physical or mental diseases, are critical for disease research and drug development.
- Trial name
- NCT03738254
- Testing
- The Guardians: A smartphone game, Paper Survey, Electronic Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 232 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Diabetes, Quality of Life
The Impact of Changing to a New Child- and Family-centered Outpatient Diabetes Clinic Focusing on Early Involvement of the Child With Diabetes, Training in Calmness Around Diabetes Management, Healthy Lifestyle, and Creating Peer-to-peer Networks
The goal of StenoChild is to strengthen the treatment of children under 10 years old with diabetes through a multi-component approach.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Quality of Life, Children
- Trial name
- StenoChild (NCT07377266)
- Testing
- Group consultations and peer-to-peer learning, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen
Achalasia
The Role That Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) Could Play in the Treatment of Achalasia
Based on the work of the Doctors at the Mayo Clinic Rochester, a new technique for a less invasive treatment for Achalasia has been developed.
- Trial name
- POEM (NCT01584635)
- Testing
- Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy a less invasive treatment for Achalasia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy
Feasibility & Characterization of Project: EVO Monitor Cognitive Measurements
This is an open-label study in adults to assess at-home Project: EVO Monitor measurements over repeat play cycles. The study has three arms:playing multiple times per day, once daily, and once weekly for 4 to 8 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT02792296
- Testing
- Project: EVO Monitor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
Cerebral Palsy
Goal-Directed Therapist-Guided Play-Based Intervention in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Abstract Objective: This study planned to examine the effect of Goal-Directed Therapist-Guided Play-Based Intervention (GD-TG-PBI) on occupational performance, occupational satisfaction and functional performance in children with…
- Trial name
- NCT06251531
- Testing
- Goal-Directed Therapist-Guided Play-Based Intervention (GD-TG-PBI)
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Ruya Gul Temel
Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Vaccination; Complications
Improving the School Vaccination Experience: What CARDs Are You Going to Play?
Vaccination hesitancy is identified as a threat to global health by the World Health Organization (WHO). For adolescents undergoing vaccination at school, prior studies demonstrate that concerns about pain and/or fear of needles…
- Conditions
- Vaccine Adverse Reaction, Vaccination; Complications, Fear
- Trial name
- NCT03966300
- Testing
- Multi-faceted knowledge translation intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,919 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Child, Overweight
Active Games: Increasing the Attractiveness of Active Video Game Play for Youth
The purpose of this study is to look at the effects of active video game play on youth physical activity.
- Conditions
- Child, Overweight, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT02940431
- Testing
- High Autonomy, Low Autonomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Stress
Mightier Play and Caregiver Stress and Wellbeing
The primary goal of this study is to demonstrate that digital mental health interventions for children, such as Mightier, can have an impact on caregiver functioning, including parenting stress, overall wellbeing, and work…
- Trial name
- NCT05652127
- Testing
- Mightier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Effect of Play on Social and Motor Skills of Children With ASD
In this study, the investigators will compare effects of two types of 8-weeklong interventions: a) multimodal or b) general movement to facilitate social communication and motor skills of school-age children with Autism Spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT04258254
- Testing
- Multimodal, General, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Motor Activity
PLAY (PhysicaL ActivitY) Policy Study
This study examines the effectiveness and appropriateness of a written physical activity policy implemented in licensed centre-based childcare on the physical activity levels of toddlers (1-2) and preschoolers (3-5 years).
- Trial name
- NCT03695523
- Testing
- PLAY (PhysicaL ActivitY) Policy Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 278 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Video Game Play Using Handheld Computer
Effects of Wearing Progressive Addition Lens on Working Distance and Refractive Status in Adult Computer Users
With the increasing reliance on tablet computers and smartphones in daily life, it is important to determine whether and how the prolonged usage of these handheld digital devices influences the working habits and refractive…
- Trial name
- NCT02775396
- Testing
- Spectacle lens
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stroke
Enriched Music-Supported Therapy to Restore Motor Deficits After Stroke
Music-Supported Therapy (MST) is a rehabilitation technique to improve the upper extremity motor function of stroke patients through playing musical instruments.
- Trial name
- HOMEMUSIC (NCT04507542)
- Testing
- Enriched Music-Supported Therapy, Graded Repetitive Arm Supplementary Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Trachea Intubation
Surgical Pleth Index: Predicting the Optimal Timing for Tracheal Intubation During General Anesthesia
Surgical pleth index (SPI) has been widely investigated in assessing the nociceptive level, and tracheal intubation is a noxious stimulus during the induction of anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT04608240
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Pediatric Nursing, Preoperative Anxiety
Reducing Fear and Anxiety in Children Through Free Play
The aim of this study was to determine the effect of free-play activities on preoperative fear and state anxiety in children aged 5-10 years and on parental anxiety. The research was conducted as a randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Nursing, Preoperative Anxiety, Parental Anxiety, Preoperative Fear
- Trial name
- NCT07335458
- Testing
- Child-Directed Free Play
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Osmaniye Korkut Ata University
Atopic Dermatitis, Nature, Human
Sand Play - the Effect of Biodiversity Exposure on Atopic Dermatitis
The prevalence of atopic dermatitis has increased along with urbanization and biodiversity loss. According to biodiversity hypothesis, the main reason is urban lifestyle and reduced contact to microbial diversity.
- Conditions
- Atopic Dermatitis, Nature, Human, Microbial Colonization, Immune System and Related Disorders
- Trial name
- BIWE (NCT06390696)
- Testing
- Microbial intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natural Resources Institute Finland
Preterm Birth, Very Preterm Infant
NICU-to-Home Dyadic Support for Very Preterm Infants and Families
This feasibility study will evaluate delivery of the Supporting Play Exploration and Early Development Intervention after neonatal intensive care unit discharge for very preterm infants and their families.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Very Preterm Infant, Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- MN-SPEEDI (NCT07820462)
- Testing
- Homebased SPEEDI, Telehealth SPEEDI
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
High Blood Pressure, Hypertension
Training in the 21st Century: Using Virtual Role-Plays to Improve Nurse Communication for Medication Adherence
This study will utilize a three-phase approach that is informed by a theory-driven implementation framework to: 1) conduct a needs analysis in order to identify individual-, health care team-, and practice-level barriers and…
- Trial name
- NCT03599050
- Testing
- Audiotaped Counseling Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Return to Sport, Survey and Questionnaire
Return to Play Criteria After Shoulder Dislocation in Upper Limb Athletes: Critical Analysis Between the Habits of Medical Professionals and the Literature
Purpose: Identify the criteria employed by sports medicine specialists in assessing the aptitude/inaptitude of an overhead athlete to return to competition following an antero-internal dislocation of the glenohumeral joint that…
- Conditions
- Return to Sport, Survey and Questionnaire, Shoulder Dislocation
- Trial name
- NCT04387188
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege