Clinical trials: Vision Loss
Low Vision Blindness, Visual Impairment
Development of a Multi-sensory Rehabilitation Program for People With Ultra Low Vision
This research is aimed to address one of the big gaps in the current vision rehabilitation protocols for people with profound visual impairment by evaluating a multisensory approach.
- Conditions
- Low Vision Blindness, Visual Impairment, Quality of Life, Functional Visual Loss
- Trial name
- NCT05028712
- Testing
- Visual Information Training, Multimodal training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York College of Optometry
Stroke, Ischemic, Quadrantanopia
Visual Rehabilitation After Occipital Stroke
This research aims to examine changes in plastic potential of the visual system with time from stroke affecting primary visual cortex.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic, Quadrantanopia, Vision Loss Partial, Visual Field Defect, Peripheral
- Trial name
- NCT04798924
- Testing
- Subacute Training in the intact field, Subacute Training in the blind field, Chronic Training in the blind field
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Depression, Anxiety, Visual Impairment
Developing Evidence-Based Cognitive Approaches to Improve Adjustment to Vision Loss
The goal of this study is to develop and pilot test a therapeutic strategy combining cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) with mindfulness practices tailored for individuals adjusting to vision loss.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Visual Impairment, Adjustment, Adjustment Disorder With Anxious Mood
- Trial name
- NCT07073521
- Testing
- Integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) & Mindfulness Group Intervention for Adjustment to Vision Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- The Chicago Lighthouse
Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty
Project ICOPE Brazil: Assessment of Intrinsic Capacity in Brazilian Older Adults
The ICOPE Brazil study aims to understand aging trajectories in Brazil, especially healthy aging trends based on intrinsic capacity, a collective of mental and physical capacities one may have to maintain their functional ability…
- Conditions
- Intrinsic Capacity, Frailty, Aging, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- ICOPE-BR (NCT06968702)
- Volunteers
- 3,838 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Associated Impairments on Activity and Participation in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study will investigate the effects of associated impairments on the activity levels and social participation of school-aged children with Cerebral Palsy (aged 6-12) and their impact on their families' quality of life and…
- Trial name
- NCT06944171
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Frailty, Vision and Hearing Loss
Health Determinants in Older Adults Living At Home
The observational study will conduct interprofessional assessments by registered nurses, physiotherapists, and occupational therapists of health determinants (i.e., frailty, physical, cognitive, and sensory function, mental and…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Vision and Hearing Loss, Cognitive Function, Social 1, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- NCT05837728
- Testing
- Health promoting assessment of older adults living at home
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Stavanger
Central Vision Loss From Macular Diseases
Training to Modify Fixational Eye Movements for Optimizing Visual Performance in People With Central Vision Loss
People with central vision loss almost all have exaggerated fixational eye movements when compared with people with normal vision (e.g. larger amplitudes of microsaccades and ocular drifts).
- Trial name
- NCT06670989
- Testing
- Fixation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Vision Loss Partial, Vision; Loss, Both Eyes
Understanding Visual Processing After Occipital Stroke
The purpose of this study is to investigate how visual orientation discrimination and metacognition (i.e., perceptual confidence) are affected by occipital stroke that causes hemianopia and quadrantanopia in adults.
- Conditions
- Vision Loss Partial, Vision; Loss, Both Eyes, Hemianopia, Homonymous, Hemianopia
- Trial name
- NCT06352086
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Eye Diseases, Severe Loss of Vision
Holistic Mixed Approaches to Capture the Real Life of Children With Rare Eye Diseases
Rare Eye Diseases (RED) are the leading cause of severe visual impairment/ blindness (SVI/B) in children in Europe. This sensory disability with its accompanying psychological distress hugely impacts their lives and their…
- Conditions
- Eye Diseases, Severe Loss of Vision, Blindness, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- SeeMyLife (NCT06070467)
- Testing
- Mixed Methods Research (MMR) using quantitative (QUAN) and qualitative (QUAL) tools
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium
Safe Brain Initiative, Operationalizing Precision Anaesthesia
Perioperatively, patients experience an unnecessarily high level of side effects associated with their treatment. These side effects include nausea, severe pain, anxiety, and stress.
- Conditions
- Neurocognitive Disorders, Post Operative Delirium, Pain, Nausea
- Trial name
- SBI (NCT05765162)
- Testing
- Patient reported ourcomes
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Vision; Disorder, Loss
The Influence of Prone Position for Spinal Surgery on Visual Acuity
This study investigated the effect of desflurane and propofol anesthesia on visual acuity in patients in prone position for spinal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03644641
- Testing
- Desflurane Group, Propofol Group
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Hradec Kralove
Vision Loss
First-Sight Refractive Error Correction in the Developing World
The aim of this study is to test the efficacy of the First-Sight refractive kit designed to provide refractive correction of simple hyperopia, myopia and astigmatism with autorefraction.
- Trial name
- NCT01598818
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Haiti
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Hearing and Vision Loss
Validating a Self-fitting Hearing Aid
Eargo, Inc. has developed a hearing aid that contains self-fitting gain software that allows adults with mild-to-moderate hearing loss to test their hearing sensitivity and program hearing aids to match their measured hearing…
- Trial name
- NCT05246904
- Testing
- Fitting algorithm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia
Words on the Brain: Can Reading Rehabilitation for Age-Related Vision Impairment Improve Cognitive Functioning?
Age-related vision impairment and dementia both become more prevalent with increasing age. Research into the mechanisms of these conditions has proposed that some of their causes (e.g., macular degeneration/glaucoma and…
- Conditions
- Age-related Macular Degeneration, Dementia, Low Vision, Low Vision Aids
- Trial name
- WOTB (NCT04276610)
- Testing
- Low Vision Reading Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Vision Loss Night
Comparison of Different Refraction Measurements in Adults
The combatant is likely to carry out missions any time, any place, day or night. The very strong degradation of natural vision performance in these conditions justifies the use of visual replacement means, based on optronic…
- Trial name
- REFRACT (NCT04434521)
- Testing
- Questionnaire, Eye examination
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Glaucoma, Glaucoma Suspect
Philadelphia Telemedicine Glaucoma Detection and Follow-Up Study
The goal is to conduct a 5-year prospective, randomized controlled trial to test an innovative, community-based intervention using posterior and anterior fundus photography of the optic nerve and macula and intraocular eye…
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Glaucoma Suspect, Diabetic Retinopathy, Ocular Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT02390245
- Testing
- Free Eye Screenings, Enhanced Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 906 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wills Eye
Healthy, Vision; Disorder, Loss
Associations Between Vision and Brain Function
Case-control studies and meta-analysis have reported that several ocular features, especially the thickness of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer and visual acuity, are related to the brain degeneration and cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT04226729
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Vision; Disorder, Loss, Caregiver Burnout
Virtual Health Education vs Meditation in Irreversible Age-Related Vision Loss Patients and Their Caregivers
Vision loss is common among older adults and leads to an increased risk for depression and difficulties in daily tasks, thus requiring dependence on caregivers.
- Conditions
- Vision; Disorder, Loss, Caregiver Burnout, Quality of Life, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04583748
- Testing
- Sahaj Samadhi Meditation, Health Enhancement Program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Mobility, Depressive Symptoms
Effectiveness of AMICOPE Intervention to Maintain Self-Perceived Health and Intrinsic Capacity in Older People
In their day to day, persons do from simple to more or less complicated tasks and activities (ie: stand from a chair, open a door, shopping, read, drive, play chess, remind an appointment...).
- Conditions
- Mobility, Depressive Symptoms, Nutrition, Healthy, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- EFICIS (NCT05249504)
- Testing
- VIVIFRAIL, Nutrition, Psychology
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacio Salut i Envelliment UAB
Trauma, Infections
Ophthalmological Emergencies and COVID-19 Pandemia
To analyze how the COVID 19 pandemia has affected the patient's accesses to the Ophthalmological Emergency Department of a tertiary referral center in northern Italy, during the lockdown period.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Infections, Vision; Loss, Both Eyes
- Trial name
- NCT05065788
- Testing
- data collection
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria