Clinical trials: Visual Impairments
Vision, Low, Mobility Limitation
Evaluating Stairway Designs for Individuals With Vision Impairment
The goal of this study is to learn if contrast frequency on step tread-edges influences foot clearance measures, a marker of fall risk, in older adults with and without visual impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT07337317
- Testing
- Frequency of contrast marking on stair steps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Alabama in Huntsville
Cortical/Cerebral Visual Impairment, Cerebral Palsy
Examining the Effect of Eye Gaze Technology on Children With Cortical Visual Impairment
The goal of this study is to learn about eye gaze technology's use as an assessment and intervention of visual skills and the impact on occupational performance in children with cortical/cerebral visual impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT06067607
- Testing
- eye gaze technology
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockhurst University
Amblyopia
Early Detection and Prevention of Amblyopia and Visual Impairment Through Systematic Pediatric Vision Screening
Amblyopia, characterized by reduced visual acuity, develops in childhood due to insufficient sensory stimulation of the affected eye.
- Trial name
- FALSSE (NCT07112560)
- Testing
- Standard screening procedure for amblyopia, New amblyopia screening method using a virtual reality headset.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Nature, Human, Microbial Colonization
Biodiversity Interventions for Assisted Living Centers
Biodiversity is essential for nature and human well-being. Land use has reduced biodiversity in cities, which weakens the functionality of the urban ecosystems and the well-being of citizens.
- Conditions
- Nature, Human, Microbial Colonization, Well-Being, Psychological, Immune System and Related Disorders
- Trial name
- BIWE (NCT06390683)
- Testing
- Rewilding
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natural Resources Institute Finland
Sleep Disturbance, Stress
Yoga for Persons With Severe Visual Impairment
This study aims to provide novel information on the feasibility of yoga interventions for secondary symptoms related to severe vision loss, such as sleep disturbances, negative mood states, fall risk and balance.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- RPY (NCT01366677)
- Testing
- Yoga Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 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
Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment
Perceptual-vision Training and Intellectual Disabilities
Physical activity for healthy ageing is an important feature and the possibility to detect practical solutions to solve the need for feasible health promotion interventions to reduce health disparities and wellbeing in…
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Activity, Motor, Sports Physical Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT06628999
- Testing
- Visual Training, Control Group, Visual Training-detraining
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Visual Impairment
Development and Validation of an Automated Self-administered Visual Acuity System
Visual acuity tests, commonly conducted in clinics and used for health screenings, are becoming more in demand due to an aging population.
- Trial name
- AutoVA (NCT06540001)
- Testing
- Automated visual acuity
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tan Tock Seng Hospital
Vision Loss Partial, Hemianopia
Effect of Visual Retraining on Visual Loss Following Visual Cortical Damage
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, Hemianopia, Hemianopia Homonymous, Quadrantanopia
- Trial name
- NCT05098236
- Testing
- Training in the Blind Field, Training in the Sighted Field
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Vision Impairment
Providing Access to the Visual Environment
Providing Access to the Visual Environment is a pediatric low vision grant which has the ability to provide comprehensive, interdisciplinary low vision rehabilitation services to every child in Tennessee with a vision impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT00341744
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 795 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
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
Visual Impairment, Healthy
Touching the World With a Cane: Cognitive and Neural Processes
The use of tools is ubiquitous in our lives and allows us to expand the sensorimotor capacities of our body. Much research has been done on the subject in sighted people over the past decades.
- Trial name
- TOOL_TOUCH (NCT05199896)
- Testing
- Behavioral protocol, EEG protocol, fMRI protocol
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Perception of Affordances and Obstacle Crossing in People With Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Adults
This study aims to explore how young adults, older adults and people with Parkinson's disease (PwP), perceive their abilty to cross obstacles while walking, and how this perception is related to their actual performance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06932679
- Testing
- Assessment of Gait and Visual Exploration
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders
Performances of a Brief Assessment Tool for the Early Diagnosis of Geriatric Syndromes by Primary Care Physicians
The AGE (Active Geriatric Evaluation) aims to develop a brief assessment tool adapted to the primary care setting.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Mood Disorders, Urinary Incontinence, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01816087
- Testing
- brief geriatric assessment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne
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
Blindness, Spinal Cord Injury
Use of "Smart Wheelchairs" to Provide Independent Mobility to Visual and Mobility Impairments
The goal of this project is to evaluate the Smart Wheelchair Component System (SWCS) for power wheelchairs and the Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM) for manual wheelchairs in realistic indoor environments with target users…
- Trial name
- NCT00333762
- Testing
- Smart Power Assistance Module (SPAM), Smart Wheelchair Component System (SWCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Visual Impairment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
A Virtual Reality Platform Simulating Visual Impairment for Testing of Electronic Travel Aids and Performing Orientation and Mobility Training
In this study, the study team utilize virtual reality (VR) to simulate visual impairments of different types and severity in healthy subjects.
- Conditions
- Visual Impairment, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Retinopathy, Glaucoma
- Trial name
- NCT05135195
- Testing
- In-House Developed VR Platform - AMD, DR, Glaucoma, In-House Developed VR Platform - Glaucoma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Relative Afferent Pupil Defect (RAPD)
Measuring Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect
The goal of this prospective reliability study is to test the effectiveness of a commercially available, off-the-shelf virtual reality head-mounted display (VR HMD) and machine learning (ML) algorithms in detecting Relative…
- Trial name
- RAPD (NCT05799066)
- Testing
- Swinging Light test, Virtual Reality Head-Mounted Display (VR HMD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Central Visual Impairment
Peripheral Reading
The purpose of this study is to evaluate reading performance in the visual periphery by simulating central vision loss using a computer-controlled gaze-contingent display with an eye tracker.
- Trial name
- NCT03640130
- Testing
- Gaze-contingent text enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston