Clinical trials: Blindness
Hearing Disorder
Genetic Analyses of Nonsyndromic and Syndromic Deafness in Pakistan
Objective: One objective of this study is to genetically map and identify mutated genes for human hereditary hearing loss. A second objective is to study the function of these genes in the auditory system using mouse models.
- Trial name
- NCT00341874
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 18,009 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Cerebral Visual Impairment
joyVision: The Superiority of Co-design in the Development of a Serious Game for Children With Cerebral Visual Impairment
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the superiority of the through codesign redesigned game joyVision over the iVision game for children with a cognitive age between 3 and 12 with CVI.
- Trial name
- NCT07893379
- Testing
- serious game
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Hemianopia, Homonymous, Cortical Blindness, Unspecified Side of Brain
Ameliorating Stroke-induced Hemianopia Via Multisensory Training
This study seeks to determine the extent of the visual capabilities that can be restored in hemianopic stroke patients by a multisensory training technique and evaluate changes in the brain that the training induces.
- Trial name
- NCT05894434
- Testing
- Multisensory Training, Unisensory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Chronic Venous Disease, Chronic Venous Insufficiency, CVI
The ReCAna for Lower ExtremIty Venous OBstructions and In-StEnt Restenosis Registry
The goal of this observational study is to gather additional safety and performance (effectiveness) data on the device for the treatment of symptomatic lower extremity venous obstructions and occlusions.
- Conditions
- Chronic Venous Disease, Chronic Venous Insufficiency, CVI, Venous Thrombosis, Thrombosis (Stent Thrombosis)
- Trial name
- CALIBER (NCT07529756)
- Testing
- Recanalization and debulking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Intervene, Inc.
Leber Congenital Amaurosis 10, Blindness
Study to Evaluate Sepofarsen in Subjects With Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) Type 10 (HYPERION)
The purpose of this double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled, paired-eye study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Sepofarsen in subjects with Leber Congenital Amaurosis (LCA) due to the c.2991+1655A>G…
- Conditions
- Leber Congenital Amaurosis 10, Blindness, Leber Congenital Amaurosis, Sensation Disorders
- Trial name
- HYPERION (NCT06891443)
- Testing
- sepofarsen
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Laboratoires Thea
Glaucoma, Vision Impairment and Blindness
Manhattan Vision Screening and Follow-Up Study (NYC-SIGHT)
The investigators are conducting a 5-year prospective, 2:1 cluster-randomized controlled trial, funded by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), which provides vision screenings to underserved New York City residents living in…
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Vision Impairment and Blindness, Cataract, Diabetic Retinopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04271709
- Testing
- Enhanced Intervention Using Patient Navigators, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 749 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Macular Degeneration, Wet Macular Degeneration
Aflibercept After Ranibizumab in Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration
The purpose of the current study is to evaluate the ability of Eylea to induce a regression of PED height on patients previously extensively treated by Lucentis.
- Conditions
- Macular Degeneration, Wet Macular Degeneration, Retinal Degeneration, Retinal Diseases
- Trial name
- ARI2 (NCT02157077)
- Testing
- Aflibercept
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Oral Proprioceptive Sensitivity and Upper Limb Kinesthetic Acuity
Oral Proprioceptive Sensitivity and Upper Limb Kinesthetic Acuity: A Pilot Study
The goal of this observational study is to investigate whether differences in oral proprioceptive sensitivity are associated with differences in kinesthetic acuity of the upper limbs in children.
- Trial name
- NCT07854314
- Testing
- Upper-Limb Kinesthetic Acuity Assessment, Effect of Auditory Stimulation on Visual Perception, Oral Proprioceptive Sensitivity Assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sophie Román Richon
Homonymous Hemianopia, Stroke
Anatomical and Functional Predictions of Blindsight Capabilities in Patients With Lateral Hemianopsia
Homonymous lateral hemianopia (HLH) is characterized by loss of vision in half the visual field, and is the most common neurovisual disorder following stroke.
- Conditions
- Homonymous Hemianopia, Stroke, Cortical Blindness, Hemianopia
- Trial name
- PRE-SIGHT (NCT06636994)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Macular Degeneration, Central Visual Impairment
Scotoma Perimetry Oculomotor Training
The proposed research is relevant to public health because a greater understanding of plasticity after central vision loss can inform new therapies for treating low vision and has potential to benefit millions of individuals…
- Trial name
- SPOT (NCT05456581)
- Testing
- 'Scotoma awareness' Training, Control Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Low Vision
Wearable Echolocation Aids Using Parametric Sound
The objective of this study is to study a novel device designed to aid patients with impaired vision to safely navigate their environment.
- Trial name
- NCT07218991
- Testing
- Wearable Echolocation Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (nAMD), Wet AMD
Efficacy and Safety Study of Ixoberogene Soroparvovec (Ixo-vec) in Participants With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (AQUARIUS)
This is a multi-center, randomized, double-masked, active-comparator-controlled, Phase 3 study in a broad participant population (treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced) with neovascular (wet) age-related macular degeneration…
- Trial name
- AQUARIUS (NCT07482176)
- Testing
- Ixo-vec, Aflibercept
- Where
- 79 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people
- Sponsor
- Adverum Biotechnologies, Inc.
Visual Field Defect, Stroke
Vision Improvement Through Behavioral Rehabilitation And Neuroplasticity Training
The VIBRANT (Vision Improvement through Behavioral Rehabilitation And Neuroplasticity Training) study is a prospective, double-blind, crossover design (within-subject) in participants with homonymous hemianopia-a type of visual…
- Conditions
- Visual Field Defect, Stroke, Hemianopia, Quadrantanopia
- Trial name
- VIBRANT (NCT07105358)
- Testing
- transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS), Perceptual learning-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Visual Field Defect, Stroke
Home-based Vision Rehabilitation Guided by Brain Imaging
The BRIGHT (Behavioral Rehabilitation Through Image-Guided Home-based Training) study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of image-guided, home-based perceptual training at improving visual performance in individuals with visual…
- Conditions
- Visual Field Defect, Stroke, Hemianopia Homonymous, Quadrantanopia
- Trial name
- BRIGHT (NCT07635329)
- Testing
- High-level perceptual learning-based training, Low-level perceptual learning-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown 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
Lower Extremity Edema, Lower Extremity Edema Chronic
Pedal Pump Clinical Trial on Edema V2
Previous research on the osteopathic manual technique entitled "Pedal Pump" has shown health benefits, specifically increasing lymphatic flow, decreasing lower extremity edema, and decreasing serum lactic acid after maximal…
- Conditions
- Lower Extremity Edema, Lower Extremity Edema Chronic, CHF - Congestive Heart Failure, CHF Exacerbation
- Trial name
- NCT07809516
- Testing
- Pedal Pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hillcrest
Vision Impairment and Blindness, Glaucoma
Developing and Testing a Model to Identify Preventive Vision Loss Among Older Patients in General Practice
In this cohort study, the investigators will test vision screenings in Danish general practice for patients over 70 years of age with minimum one chronic condition.
- Conditions
- Vision Impairment and Blindness, Glaucoma, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Cataract
- Trial name
- DETECT (NCT07015034)
- Testing
- focus on vision impairment in older patients in general practice
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Chronic Venous Insufficiency, CVI
Structured Home-Based Exercise and Education for Chronic Venous Insufficiency
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a structured home-based exercise and education program can improve quality of life and leg symptoms in adults with chronic venous insufficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT07777978
- Testing
- Structured Home-Based Exercise and Education Program, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Cortical Blindness
Multisensory Rehabilitation of Vision Loss After Cortical Damage
Damage to visual cortex on one side of the brain frequently produces a profound and permanent blindness in contralesional space (hemianopia), a debilitating condition that causes enormous suffering for patients and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT07659691
- Testing
- Multisensory Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cortical Blindness, Stroke Ischemic
Mechanisms of Visual Restoration After Occipital Stroke
This project will collect brain imaging data to quantify the effects of early visual cortex damage and visual training interventions on the structure and function of the residual visual system.
- Conditions
- Cortical Blindness, Stroke Ischemic, Vision Loss Partial, Visual Fields Hemianopsia
- Trial name
- MOVROS (NCT07134777)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester