Clinical trials: Vision Impairment
Low Vision, Orientation
SmartHMD for Improved Mobility
The National Eye Institute estimated about 3 million people over age 40 in the US had low vision in 2010 and projects an increase to nearly 5 million in 2030 and 9 million in 2050.
- Conditions
- Low Vision, Orientation, Mobility Limitation, Navigation, Spatial
- Trial name
- NCT03781583
- Testing
- SmartHMD version 1, SmartHMD version 2, SmartHMD version 3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James Weiland
Corneal Astigmatism
Treatment of Vision Disturbances Due to Corneal Irregularities by Trans-epithelial Optical Phototherapeutic Keratectomy (TE-oPTK)
This study sets out to evaluate the EpiMaster application software for use in predicting the refractive change induced by a trans-epithelial phototherapeutic keratectomy (TE-PTK) procedure in eyes with irregularly irregular…
- Trial name
- NCT03841253
- Testing
- Trans-epithelial PTK, Trans-epithelial PTK (retrospective data collection), EpiMaster Application Software
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Vision Clinic
Visual Impairment
Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an Incentive-based Community Eye-care Programme
Elderly with visual impairment (VI) who undergo community eye screening often do not attend tertiary follow-up even if significant eye diseases are detected.
- Trial name
- NCT03264885
- Testing
- Incentive Care
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore National Eye Centre
Cerebral Visual Impairment
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Cerebral Visual Impairment
Cerebral visual impairment (CVI) is one of the leading causes of pediatric visual impairment and negatively impacts the development of motor, language, and cognitive skills.
- Trial name
- CVI-ND (NCT07212010)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Visual Impairment
Validity of at Home Visual Acuity Measurements for Telemedicine During Corona Virus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Prompted by the current COVID-19 pandemic, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has recommended the use of telemedicine to continue ophthalmic care while maintaining patient and provider social distancing.
- Trial name
- NCT04391166
- Testing
- Non invasive visual acuity testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Age-Related
Sight and Hearing Investigation Into Effects on Delirium
The goal of this observational study is to learn about sensory loss in hospital patients with delirium. The main questions it aims to answer are: Are hearing and vision loss related to increased risk of having delirium? Do…
- Conditions
- Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Age-Related, Hearing Disability, Delirium
- Trial name
- SHIELD (NCT06176625)
- Testing
- Communication Signage, Amplifier Use
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,543 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Glaucoma, Retinal Disease
The EASE Study - Human Factor and Usability Testing of a Binocular OCT System
Ophthalmology is among the most technology driven of all medical specialties, with advanced medical imaging devices - and specialised computer software - increasingly adopted for routine clinical use.
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Retinal Disease, Strabismus, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- EASE (NCT02822612)
- Testing
- Binocular OCT prototype
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Vision Disorders, Vision, Low
Viewing Strategy Training in Children With (Cerebral) Visual Impairment
Viewing strategies are strategies used to process visual Information. Many children with visual impairment seem to lack systematic viewing strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT05600140
- Testing
- Viewing strategy training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Dutch Visio
Sensory Loss (Impairment of Sight and/or Hearing)
In It Together: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Treat Distress Among Older Adults With Sensory Loss and Their Spouses
Impairments in hearing and/or vision are common in older age. Having lived one's life as a fully sighted and hearing individual, older adults with sensory loss must come to terms with their declining capacity to interact with…
- Trial name
- SoS (NCT04781608)
- Testing
- English: In It Together (IIT)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Alzheimer's Disease, Cortical Basal Syndrome
18F-PM-PBB3 PET Study in Tauopathy Including Alzheimer's Disease, Other Dementias and Normal Controls
This is an open-label study to evaluate the performance of a novel tau imaging ligand in up to 36 subjects (12 AD, 3 FTD, 3 PSP, 3 CBS, 3 VCI and 12 HV).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Cortical Basal Syndrome, Frontotemporal Dementia, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT03625128
- Testing
- F-18
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
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
Endothelial Dysfunction, Sublingual Capillary Glycocalyx and Density
Prematurity as Predictor of Children's Cardiovascular-renal Health
Extreme preterm birth interferes with the development of the cardiovascular system. Both macro- as well as microvasculature undergoes extensive, organ specific maturation.
- Conditions
- Endothelial Dysfunction, Sublingual Capillary Glycocalyx and Density, Visual Disturbances and Blindness, Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
- Trial name
- PREMATCH (NCT02147457)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Macular Degeneration
Investigating Optical and Neural Causes of Vision Loss
With the aging of the population, the prevalence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) eye disease has resulted in a large number of people suffering from central vision loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00926913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Vision Loss Partial, Vision; Loss, Both Eyes
Effect of Visual Retraining After Stroke
This project is intended to collect data using standard clinical tests and psychophysics to quantify the effect of visual cortical damage on the structure of the residual visual system, visual perception, spatial awareness, and…
- Conditions
- Vision Loss Partial, Vision; Loss, Both Eyes, Hemianopia Homonymous, Hemianopia
- Trial name
- urochester (NCT06121219)
- Testing
- Training in the Blind Field
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
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
Cannabis Intoxication
Cannabis Impairment Detection Device Study
The goal of this study is to develop a cannabis impairment detection device in adult cannabis users. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: Is the investigational device accurate and reliable at detecting cannabis…
- Trial name
- NCT07122349
- Testing
- Cannabis Impairment Test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 362 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaize
Cataract, Traffic Accident
Validation of Mesopic and Photopic Contrast Vision Tests With Respect to Nighttime Driving Ability
A) The main purposes of this study are (i) to develop a related virtual reality (VR) environment in order to judge the nighttime driving ability under mesopic and under glare conditions (ophthalmologically healthy subjects and…
- Conditions
- Cataract, Traffic Accident, Vision Disorders, Driving Impaired
- Trial name
- ContrastVal (NCT03169855)
- Testing
- Slit lamp (LOCS III Score)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalen University
Cognition Disorders
Impact of Glasses for Vision Problems on Cognitive Function in Rural Older Adults
The aim of this project is to explore whether vision correction can effectively slow cognitive decline in older adults. The primary question it seeks to answer is: Can providing free near and/or distance vision correction glasses…
- Trial name
- CLEVER (NCT06836440)
- Testing
- Free Prescription Glasses
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 964 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuju Wu
Blindness, Visual Impairment
MySpace: the Role of Vision in Representing Space
My Space aims to identify the ontogenesis of spatial representation through cross-sectional and longitudinal studies in infants, children, and adolescents with typical and atypical development (visual impairments).
- Trial name
- NCT06364605
- Testing
- Rehabilitation with the iReach novel multisensory medical device
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia