Clinical trials: Serious Games
Depressive Symptoms
Investigating the Effect of a Smartphone-based Serious Game on Depressive Symptoms.
The objective of the present project is to study the effect of a smartphone-based serious game intervention for depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT04988529
- Testing
- Smartphone-based serious game intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Children, Preoperative Anxiety
Effectiveness Study "HospiAvontuur":
Preoperative anxiety is frequently experienced by children undergoing anaesthesia and surgery and being separated from parents during the operation.
- Conditions
- Children, Preoperative Anxiety, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03671057
- Testing
- HospiAvontuur, Midazolam
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- PXL University College
Stroke
Xbox Kinect™ Training for Stroke Rehabilitation
Commercial interactive game consoles including the Nintendo Wii™ and the Sony Playstation Eyetoy™ have been used in stroke rehabilitation with variable success and seemed to be safe, feasible and effective treatment options.
- Trial name
- NCT02759328
- Testing
- Xbox Kinect™ training, Conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
The Impact of a "Serious Game" on Improving Patient's Medication Knowledge
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of an interactive educational program delivered through a patient portal on patients' medication knowledge and medication adherence.
- Trial name
- NCT01786044
- Testing
- MasterMed, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Ovarian Cancer Stage III, Ovarian Cancer Stage IV
Self-Advocacy Serious Game in Advanced Cancer
Self-advocacy, defined as the ability of a patient to get her needs and priorities met in the face of a challenge, is an essential skill but not all women with advanced cancer are able to do it.
- Conditions
- Ovarian Cancer Stage III, Ovarian Cancer Stage IV, Breast Cancer Stage IV, Cervical Cancer Stage IIIB
- Trial name
- NCT03339765
- Testing
- Strong Together serious game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sexual Health, Sexual Consent
Boys Sexual Health
Sexual health among young people is an important issue for healthcare professionals, educators, and society. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of a mobile application on emerging adult men's sexual knowledge…
- Conditions
- Sexual Health, Sexual Consent, Intervention Effectiveness, Mobile Application
- Trial name
- boys (NCT07915180)
- Testing
- Boy's serious game
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Serious Games for Training in Oral Rehabilitation
Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) dramatically changed the learning conditions of dental students, with restricted access to training sessions and clinical practice.
- Trial name
- Playdent (NCT05348018)
- Testing
- Playing Serious Games during a four-week test period in addition to conventional lectures
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Rothschild
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Telerehabilitation Through Serious Games in Virtual Reality in a Stroke Population (AutoRReVi)
After a stroke, individuals present with motor and/or cognitive impairments. These impairments limit activity, restrict participation and affect quality of life.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis, Cognitive Impairment, Healthy Subjects
- Trial name
- AutoRReVi (NCT04694833)
- Testing
- Motor and cognitive virtual reality-based assessments, Motor and cognitive virtual reality-based serious games
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Tablet-based Cognitive Training
Today the therapy options for dementia due to Alzheimer's disease (AD) are limited. One recommended intervention is cognitive stimulation.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04452864
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Training, Documentaries with delayed Computerized Cognitive Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Nursing Teaching Pedagogy, Conversational AI Nursing Education Serious Game
Artificial Intelligence-Based Emergency Triage Education Tool in Enhancing Clinical Critical Thinking and Triage Practice
The study aims to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) based emergency triage education tool for providing critical thinking and questioning skills training to nursing students.
- Trial name
- NCT06811987
- Testing
- Instructor-led AI-Triage educational serious game, Self play AI-Triage educational serious game
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Effectiveness of the Serious Video Game MOON in Emotional Regulation in ADHD
Introduction: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most common neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood and adolescence (5%) with associated difficulties and worse prognosis if undetected.
- Trial name
- MOON (NCT06006871)
- Testing
- The Secret Trail of Moon (MOON): Cognitive training with Serious Video Game, Usual treatment for ADHD
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives
Project Talk Trial: Engaging Underserved Communities in End-of-life Conversations
Compared to the general population, individuals from underserved communities are more likely to receive low quality end-of-life care and unwanted, costly and burdensome treatments due in part to a lack of advance care planning…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Advance Directives, Terminal Illness, Chronic Illness
- Trial name
- NCT04612738
- Testing
- Hello (serious game), The Conversation Project (CP) Starter Kit, Table Topics (general conversation game)
- Where
- 79 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
Growing up With the Young Endocrine Support System (YESS!)
Transition from paediatric to adult endocrinology is a challenge for adolescents, families and doctors. Up to 25% of young adults with chronic endocrine disorders are lost to follow-up ('drop-out') once the young adult moves out…
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- YESS (NCT04252001)
- Testing
- YESS! game, Snake '97, Transition-toolkit
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility
Targeting Muscle Strength Loss Due to Hospitalization in Older Adults by Blood-flow Restriction Combined With an Electromyography-driven Serious Game.
This study investigates a new training method designed to help older adults preserve their muscle strength during hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Hospital Associated Disability, Immobility, Older Adults (65 Years and Older)
- Trial name
- GHOSTLY+ (NCT07294131)
- Testing
- Gamified isometric strength training with blood flow restriction, Standard Physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
First Aid
Serious Game Simulation and Comics in School Students
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of first aid training for injuries given to secondary school students through serious game simulation and comic books on knowledge, skills and motivation.
- Trial name
- NCT06279702
- Testing
- SERIOUS GAME, COMICS
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Dysexecutive Syndrome, Serious Game
Implementation of the S'TIM Serious-Game for Rehabilitation of Dysexecutive Disorders (S'TIM)
This study proposes to improve the management of dysexecutive syndrome by a serious game (SG) in addition to the usual management including work in occupational therapy and neuropsychology.
- Trial name
- S'TIM 1 (NCT05122923)
- Testing
- Serious Game S'TIM
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Cognitive Disorder
Virtual Reality Training for Inhibitory Control in Neurocognitive Disorders
Executive function disorders, such as inhibitory control (IC) difficulties, are very common in older adults with neurocognitive disorders (NCD).
- Trial name
- VR4IC (NCT06597591)
- Testing
- VR headset, Tablet
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
HIV Infections
Efficacy of Serious Game Interventions on HCV Education for HIV Patients
Hepatitis C transmission has a high rate of infection and re-infection among PLWH men who have sex with men (MSM), and co-infection increases liver and HIV morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT05497388
- Testing
- Serious Game
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Autism
Using Serious Game Technology to Improve Sensitivity to Eye Gaze in Autism
The investigators hypothesize that this serious game (designed to provide a learning environment that maximizes opportunities for adolescents with autism to discover the functional utility of eye gaze) will improve sensitivity to…
- Trial name
- SAGA (NCT02968225)
- Testing
- Computer Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Educational Problems
Comparison of Three Modalities to Assess Clinical Competence of Medical Students
This study, focusing on the management of pediatric asthma exacerbations, assesses the clinical skills of medical students using three different evaluation tools: (i) the simulation game "Effic'Asthme" developed to train…
- Trial name
- SIMEVAL (NCT03884114)
- Testing
- High-fidelity simulation, Simulation game, Multiple choice questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ilumens