Clinical trials: Reduced Vision
Corneal Transplantation, Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension
Endoscopic Assisted Anterior Hyaloid Peeling in Boston Type 1 Keratoprosthesis (KPro-HP-Endo)
Common complications of the Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 (KPro) surgery include retroprosthetic membrane formation, glaucoma, and retinal detachment.
- Conditions
- Corneal Transplantation, Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension, Postoperative Complications, Vitrectomy
- Trial name
- KPro-HP-Endo (NCT04337944)
- Testing
- Boston keratoprosthesis type 1 and anterior hyaloid membrane peeling assisted by endoscopy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Neurocognitive Deficit
Validation of MoCA-B and MoCA-Blind for Screening Cognitive Decline
The objective of this observational study is to assess the efficacy of two neuropsychological tests (MoCA-B and MoCA-Blind) in detecting cognitive decline in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07846839
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Low Vision in Children
Research and Development of Reading Visual Aids for Low-Vision Individuals Based on Virtual Reality Technology
Low vision substantially impairs reading ability and educational participation in adolescents. Existing assistive technologies, including optical magnifiers and electronic visual aids, are often limited by fragmented system…
- Trial name
- NCT07703449
- Testing
- VR-Based Intelligent Reading Aid, Natural Vision Reading (No Assistive Device)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tongren Hospital
Prospective Cross-sectional Study
Reduced ER-QOL in Families After Congenital Cataract Surgery
Children after congenital cataract surgery experience a lower quality of life and reduced functional vision. Their families have also been seriously affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04824755
- Testing
- Yune Zhao
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yune Zhao
Persons With Visual Disabilities, Breast Neoplasms
Breast and Cervical Cancer Awareness Training in Visually Impaired Women
This quasi-experimental study aims to determine whether a breast and cervical cancer awareness training program can increase participation in cancer screening among women with visual impairments.
- Conditions
- Persons With Visual Disabilities, Breast Neoplasms, Uterine Cervical Neoplasms, Awareness
- Trial name
- GORSEM (NCT07541859)
- Testing
- Cancer Screening Awareness Education for Visually Impaired Women
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Visual Impairment, Refractive Error
Frequency of Visual Impairment Among School Children and Effectiveness of mHealth Referral Reminder on Uptake of Referral Services
This study tested whether mobile health (mHealth) tools can affect referral uptake among schoolchildren with vision problems.Visual impairment in children often goes untreated in low- and middle-income countries, even when…
- Trial name
- NCT06616051
- Testing
- Multicomponent SMS reminder
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Syed Fawad Mashhadi
Visual Impairment, Amblyopia
Developing Better Computerised Vision Tests (CVTV)
Clinical vision measurements usually involve printed charts with an eye care professional interpreting patient responses to generate a score. Those scores determine the need for or outcome of treatment.
- Conditions
- Visual Impairment, Amblyopia, Macular Degeneration, Ophthalmic Disease
- Trial name
- CVTV (NCT06224751)
- Testing
- Near logMAR letter acuity, Near LogMAR word acuity, Red Green Stereoacuity
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Pituitary Adenoma, Visual Impairment
Clinical Study of Structural and Functional Evaluation of the Visual Pathway
Sellar area tumors such as pituitary adenoma, craniopharyngioma and meningioma, etc, commonly lead to visual impairment symptoms.
- Conditions
- Pituitary Adenoma, Visual Impairment, Sellar Tumor, Neuroimaging
- Trial name
- NCT03591315
- Testing
- resting state fMRI, visual tasking state fMRI, diffusion tensor imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Visual Impairment
The Effect of Somatosensory Cue on Postural Stability in Blinded Persons
Blind Adults that willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control using force plate in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at Ben-Gurion University.
- Trial name
- NCT00650676
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Glaucoma
Clinical Effectiveness of Low Vision Rehabilitation in Glaucoma Patients
Our team is interested in what can be done to improve the functioning of patients who suffer from glaucoma, a chronic and irreversible eye disease.
- Trial name
- LOVIT (NCT01262209)
- Testing
- portable CCTV, Telescopes, telemicroscopes and microscopes, Absorptive filters
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Low Vision Aids
Comparative Effect of Cylindrical Lenses Verses Spherical Equilient on Contrast Sensitivity
the concept of spherical equivalent plays a pivotal role in simplifying the prescription and enhancing communication between eye care professionals and patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06407336
- Testing
- Contrast sensitivity, Refraction
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Superior University
Healthy
Effectiveness of the Serious Game 'Broodles' for Siblings of Children With Visual Impairment and/or Intellectual Disability
The support for siblings of children with disabilities is scarce and fragmented, even though studies have shown that these siblings can benefit from support.
- Trial name
- NCT05376007
- Testing
- Serious game 'Broodles'
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Overweight and Obesity
Accessible Weight Loss for Adults With Low Vision: A Feasibility Study
This study will examine the feasibility of an all-remote approach to enrollment in and implementation of an 8-week weight loss program for adults with low vision.
- Trial name
- NCT05419063
- Testing
- weight loss strategies, text-based and email feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Towson University
Low Vision
Community Access Through Remote Eyesight (CARE) Study
Study is a randomized clinical trial evaluating the efficacy of novel mobile application technologies (including Seeing AI, Aira, and Supervision+) to improve quality of life in older adults with low vision by expanding community…
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT04926974)
- Testing
- Low Vision Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New England College of Optometry
Blindness, Visual Impairment
iReach: a Rehabilitative Medical Device
The broad goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate whether a one-month rehabilitative training with our medical device, iReach, can promote the recovery of spatial and sensorimotor abilities and the cortical reorganization…
- Trial name
- NCT06334614
- Testing
- iReach
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Myopia, Quality of Life
Functional Vision and Quality of Life in a Modern Society - With Emphasis on Myopia and Cerebral Visual Impairment Among Youth
Society has become increasingly digital, and many everyday services have been replaced by digital self-service solutions. This puts greater demands on our vision and our ability to interpret what we see.
- Trial name
- NCT07653074
- Testing
- ophthalmological examination
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Visual Impairment
Environmental Localization Mapping and Guidance for Visual Prosthesis Users
This study is driven by the hypothesis that independent navigation by blind users of visual prosthetic devices can be greatly aided by use of an autonomous navigational aid that provides information about the environment and…
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Visual Impairment, Visual Prosthesis
- Trial name
- SLAM (NCT04359108)
- Testing
- Navigation system mode: Argus Vision, Navigation system mode: Depth Vision, Navigation system mode: Depth Vision with Haptic / Audio
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Visual Impairment
Measuring of Neuro-visual Functionality With Ocusweep
The aim of this study is to measure visual acuity, contrast sensitivity and visual field by SAP-method using a novel device Ocusweep compared to currently widely used methods.
- Trial name
- NCT02258113
- Testing
- Ocusweep, Ocusweep OcuRT
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ocuspecto Oy
Physiology, Ocular, Microcirculation
Role of Nitrogen Oxide (NO) in the Control of Choroidal Blood Flow During a Decrease in Ocular Perfusion Pressure
Autoregulation is the ability of a vascular bed to maintain blood flow despite changes in perfusion pressure. For a long time it had been assumed that the choroid is a strictly passive vascular bed, which shows no autoregulation.
- Conditions
- Physiology, Ocular, Microcirculation, Regional Blood Flow, Autoregulation
- Trial name
- NCT00810927
- Testing
- Suction cup application, Laser Doppler flowmetry, Measurement of intraocular pressure
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Visual Impairment
Cell Phone Application for Vision Assessment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how visual acuity assessed with Peek Acuity (a cell phone application to check visual acuity) among preschool and school-aged children 3 to less than18 years of age (1) compares to the…
- Trial name
- NCT03212222
- Testing
- Peek Acuity, Standard Visual Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University