Clinical trials: Spatial Navigation
Isolation, Social, Virtual Reality
Brain Changes in Response to Long-Duration Isolation and Confinement
This study investigates the time course and magnitude of eight months of isolation and confinement in a spaceflight analog facility on brain changes and cognitive performance.
- Conditions
- Isolation, Social, Virtual Reality, Spatial Navigation
- Trial name
- BRAIVE (NCT04532866)
- Testing
- Isolation and Confinement
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Spatial Navigation
Modulating Goal-directed Navigation Using Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Our specific aim is to examine the effects of TMS on spatial processing during goal-directed navigation. In these experiments the investigators will utilize a scalp-recorded brain oscillation called right posterior theta that is…
- Trial name
- NCT05801861
- Testing
- Active 10-Hz TMS to the parietal cortex, Active single pulse TMS to the parietal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Ability, Spatial
Evaluation and Optimization of Hearing Devices in 3-D Complex Audio Environments
A methodical evaluation of novel sound changing principles in CE-labelled Sonova brand hearing instruments (e.g. Phonak hearing instruments) is intended to be conducted on hearing impaired participants.
- Trial name
- NCT03514758
- Testing
- several virtual 3-D complex audio environments
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Blindness, Visual Impairment
The Impact of the Years of Blindness on Sleep and Dreaming Processes and the Relationships With Spatial Abilities
This study aims to assess the impact of blindness on sleep and dreaming processes and the relationship with spatial perceptual performance, examining the link with clinical and psychological indices, neurobiological features, and…
- Trial name
- NCT06631807
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Cortical Correlates of Spatial Navigation Skills in an Immersive Virtual Reality Environment
The goal of this study is to investigate the neural mechanisms that undergoes spatial navigation skills in children/adolescents aged between 8 and 17 years.
- Trial name
- NCT06710301
- Testing
- Preliminary assessment, Navigation task with EEG recording
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Spatial and Ocular Trajectories for the Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease.
Spatial navigation is a high-level cognitive function that enables humans to orientate themselves and move around in space by constructing a mental representation of the environment.
- Trial name
- ACTSOMA (NCT06213766)
- Testing
- Cognitive assessment, Questionnaires, Spatial navigation task with eye-tracking.
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Epilepsy Lobe Temporal, Healthy
Spatial Memory and Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) can cause memory disorders, including long-term forgetfulness due to a failure to consolidate verbal but also spatial information.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy Lobe Temporal, Healthy, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- EPINAVIG (NCT06847152)
- Testing
- spatial memory test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Metropole Savoie
Inner Ear Disease, Equilibrium; Disorder, Labyrinth
Unilateral Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction: Reeducation and Spatial Orientation.
Motor control includes postural control and voluntary movement. For an optimal motor control it is necessary that brain integrates vestibular, visual and somatosensorial inputs properly, in a nonlinear way.
- Conditions
- Inner Ear Disease, Equilibrium; Disorder, Labyrinth, Spatial Navigation
- Trial name
- NCT03171181
- Testing
- Vestibular reeducation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Traumatic Brain Injury
Combinated Cues and Virtual Spatial Navigation
Many patients suffer from a topographical disorientation after a traumatic brain injury. Virtual Reality settings allow us to develop navigational cues, in order to rehabilitate patients or to help them in daily life.
- Trial name
- CombiVirtual (NCT03534128)
- Testing
- Evaluation of the effect of cues on virtual spatial navigation using a virtual district
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Ressources Francilien du Traumatisme Crânien
Epilepsy, Autobiographical Memory
Capturing Autobiographical Memory Formation in Real World Spaces Using Multimodal Recordings
The goal of this observational study is to develop novel methods for integrating multimodal data streams with invasive neural recordings to study autobiographical memory (AM) formation in individuals with implanted…
- Trial name
- CAPTURE (NCT06883981)
- Testing
- Free and Cued Recall Memory. Temporal Sequence and Spatial Memory
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Ability, Spatial
Evaluation and Optimization of Hearing Devices in 3-D Complex Audio Environments Study 3 (HEAR3D_CE3)
A methodical evaluation of novel sound changing principles in CE-labelled Sonova brand hearing instruments (e.g. Phonak hearing instruments) is intended to be conducted on hearing impaired participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04180254
- Testing
- Effect of several processing on the auditory distance perception
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Spatial Navigation Using Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation
Remembering how to travel from one location to another is critical in everyday life, yet this vital ability declines with normal aging and can be further affected by conditions that disproportionately affect the elderly, such as…
- Trial name
- NCT01958437
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Aging, Anxiety
Neurobiological Mechanisms of Aging and Stress on Prospective Navigation
Two hallmarks of both healthy aging and age-related disease are 1) memory and navigational deficits, particularly in orienting towards goal locations and planning how to navigate to them, and 2) increased susceptibility to stress…
- Conditions
- Aging, Anxiety, Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03896529
- Testing
- Anticipatory psychological stress
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia Institute of Technology
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Spatial Navigation for the Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease.
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia and may contribute to 60-70 % of all cases. An early, accurate diagnosis of AD will become increasingly important with disease-modifying therapies.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- ALLO-task (NCT06385951)
- Testing
- Procedure for patients, Procedure for healthy controls
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Designing a Spatial Navigation Intervention Protocol Informed by Region-specific Brain Activation for Mild Cognitive Impairment
The goal of this one-arm clinical trial is to determine whether participants with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) can successfully navigate a virtual reality (VR) maze.
- Trial name
- SNav (NCT07225400)
- Testing
- Spatial Navigation training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Aging
The Entorhinal Cortex and Aerobic Exercise in Aging
The overall goal of this study is to examine how regular exercise affects brain function, spatial memory, and virtual navigation. Participation in this research study will take approximately 4 months.
- Trial name
- ECE (NCT02775760)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular endurance, Strength, balance, and flexibility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Spatial Navigation
Exploring to Remediate Behavioral Disturbances of Spatial Cognition
Spatial navigation (SN) has been reported to be one of the first cognitive domains to be affected in Alzheimer's disease (AD), which occurs as a result of progressive neuropathology involving specific brain areas.
- Trial name
- BDSC-MCI (NCT05944601)
- Testing
- Virtual and computer-based cognitive remediation training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Memory, Delayed
Neural Correlates of Real World Spatial Navigation in Humans
The purpose of this study is to understand the neural mechanisms that support real world spatial navigation in humans using deep brain recordings and stimulation during virtual reality (VR), augmented reality, and real world…
- Trial name
- NCT04874220
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation, Memory and spatial navigation tasks, Physiological Signals
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cerebral Palsy, Healthy Volunteers
Assessment of Navigation Abilities in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Their Peers
Spatial navigation skills are very important in everyday activities and quality of life but spatial navigation abilities are not part of the standard process of assessment and rehabilitation of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06320106
- Testing
- Virtual Reality baseline assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
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