Clinical trials: Serious Games
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
SCGs as a Proxy for Determining the Cognitive Status of Older Adults
Detecting memory problems early is crucial for treating conditions like Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which often leads to dementia. Currently, doctors use tests in clinics to check for these issues.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06367231
- Testing
- VibrantMinds
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION
Development and Evaluation of Hygie, a New Serious Game for Continuing Medical Education of General Practitioners
We produced a prototype video game called Hygie on the 5 most common reasons of consultation in general practice using 9 articles from independent journals based on evidence (reviews by Prescrire and Minerva).
- Trial name
- NCT03486275
- Testing
- Hygie, Source articles
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hygie
Neck Pain
Therapeutic Exercise Through Exergames on Mobile Devices for Cervical Rehabilitation
The objective of this study is to determine whether performing cervical therapeutic exercises using a serious game through a mobile application enhances treatment adherence compared to performing the same exercises at home…
- Trial name
- RehbeCa (NCT06794528)
- Testing
- RehbeCa mobile application, Home exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat de les Illes Balears
Pain, Anxiety
Effect of Virtual Reality and Serious Games on Pain, Fear, Anxiety, and Satisfaction During Skin Prick Testing in Children
This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) and serious gaming (SG) in reducing pain, fear, and anxiety, and improving satisfaction during skin prick testing (SPT) in children aged 6-12…
- Conditions
- Pain, Anxiety, Fear, Allergy
- Trial name
- NCT06993259
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Serious game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Eating Disorders
"Maze Out": A Serious Game to Improve Self-efficacy and Mutual Understanding in Eating Disorders.
Eating Disorders (EDs) are mental disorders with long recovery time and high mortality. Despite the importance and extensive research in the field, an effective treatment for EDs has yet to be found.
- Trial name
- NCT05621018
- Testing
- Maze Out
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Echocardiography, Education, Medical
A Novel Serious Game as an Alternative for Teaching Basic Point-of-Care Transthoracic Echocardiography Skills
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare different digital learning methods for teaching basic skills in point-of-care transthoracic echocardiography to medical students.
- Trial name
- SLOPE (NCT06106178)
- Testing
- Simulator for Basic Ultrasound Skills, Serious Video Game
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Trauma Injury, Physician's Role
Testing the Effectiveness of Night Shift, a Theory-based Customized Video Game
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of a video game on the implementation of clinical practice guidelines in trauma triage.
- Trial name
- NCT06063434
- Testing
- Night Shift, Usual education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cerebral Palsy
Serious Games for Serious Outcomes: Enhancing Cognition, Balance, and Quality of Life in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Children with cerebral palsy (CP) often face challenges with balance, movement, and skills such as memory, problem-solving, and attention. These difficulties can affect not only daily activities but also their quality of life.
- Trial name
- Games4CP (NCT07158424)
- Testing
- Serious games, Intensive rehabilitation, Physical therapy
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nataliya Hrabarchuk
Hemodialysis, Game-Based Learning
A Story-Based Game to Reduce Anxiety and Improve Compliance in Hemodialysis Patients: RCT
This clinical study is testing whether a short, story-based digital game played during dialysis can help improve the health and well-being of patients receiving hemodialysis.
- Conditions
- Hemodialysis, Game-Based Learning, Adherence, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07156942
- Testing
- Story-Based Digital Game
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Afra ÇALIK
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Gaming Open Library for Intervention in Autism at Home (GOLIAH /MICHELANGELO)
To meet the required intensive intervention hour for treating children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the investigators developed an automated serious gaming platform (11 games) to deliver intensive intervention at home…
- Trial name
- MICHELANGELO (NCT02560415)
- Testing
- Experimental, Comparator
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Depressive Symptoms, Emotion Regulation
Making SPARX Fly in Nunavut: Pilot Testing an E-intervention for Boosting Resilience Against Youth Depression
The goal of this pilot trial was to test SPARX with Inuit youth in Northern Canada. SPARX is an educational video game designed to teach cognitive behavioural therapy strategies and techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT05702086
- Testing
- SPARX (Smart, Positive, Active, Realistic, X-Factor thoughts)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- York University
Neurologic Disorder
Effect of Using an Object Handling Serious Game on Upper Limb Rehabilitation for Children with Neurological Disorders
Cerebral palsy, and more broadly neurological disorders, can lead to significant motor impairments that impact individuals' daily lives.
- Trial name
- NCT06866730
- Testing
- Serious game
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ellen Poidatz
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Serious Game Rehabilitation and Brain Plasticity in MS
This prospective, interventional, longitudinal, multicentre study aims to evaluate the impact of the "Serious game", an innovative cognitive remediation tool on brain reorganization in Multiple sclerosis patients, using…
- Trial name
- REVEILLE (NCT07474129)
- Testing
- Serious Game
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Effects of an Adapted Physical Activity With an Interactive Gaming Platform on Fear of Falling and Risk of Falling
This study evaluates the effects of an adapted physical activity with an interactive gaming platform on fall apprehension and risks.
- Trial name
- NCT04134988
- Testing
- Medimoov, Standard psychomotor therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Joel Belmin
Cerebral Palsy, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Serious Game-based Intervention in Gait Rehabilitation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a group of movement and posture disorders that cause activity limitation due to brain damage during fetal development or in the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04837105
- Testing
- Serious game ARROW CP, Treadmill
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ellen Poidatz
Amblyopia, Healthy
Amblyopia and Stereoptic Games for Vision
Amblyopia is the most common developmental vision disorder in children, caused by abnormal visual experience in early life, especially a difference in refraction between the eyes, a misalignment of the eye axes, a combination of…
- Trial name
- AMBER (NCT05114252)
- Testing
- Vivid Vision Home, Refractive error correction
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pawel Matusz, PhD
Basic Life Support Training Course, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
Serious Game vs Traditional BLS Training in Adolescents
This randomized controlled trial aimed to compare the effects of a serious video game and traditional training on adolescents' basic life support (BLS) knowledge and skills.
- Trial name
- NCT07286708
- Testing
- Lifesaver Video Game CPR Training, Traditional Instructor-Led CPR Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Burcu SELVI CALSIKAN
Educational Problems, Augmented Reality
Augmented Reality Serious Game Design for Promoting Children's Science Education Cognition
Background：The process of constructing knowledge in the context of children's science education plays a significant role in fostering the development of early scientific literacy.
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Augmented Reality, Serious Game
- Trial name
- NCT06184022
- Testing
- Augmented reality serious game design for promoting children's science education cognition:
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Opioid Overdose
Serious Game to Teach Opioid Overdose Response
This study evaluates the efficacy of a serious game to teach students how to recognize and respond to opioid overdose
- Trial name
- NCT06727786
- Testing
- Serious game training
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Reno
Multiple Sclerosis, Memory
Remediation Program Via a "Serious Game" for the Cognitive Functions of Multiple Sclerosis Patients
The main goal of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a cognitive remediation program based on a "serious game" on the information processing speed evolution and the process of learning via episodic memory in multiple…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Memory, Learning
- Trial name
- E-SEP (NCT04694534)
- Testing
- Serious game, Usual HAS care
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Lille Catholic University