Clinical trials: sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital
Cognitive Enhancement, Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)
The Efficacy of an IADL-based Non-immersive Virtual Reality Training Program to Enhance ADL Performance and Cognitive Function for Persons at Risk of Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a touchscreen-based virtual reality (VR) training program that simulates everyday life tasks works to improve daily living skills and thinking abilities in adults aged 50 and older…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Enhancement, Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Mild Cognitive Impairmen
- Trial name
- NCT07895979
- Testing
- Daily Life VR Training, Non-Conditional Game VR Training, Traditional Cognitive Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Ultrasound Performance
The Evaluation of the Ultrasound-guided Clinical Procedure Simulation Curriculum
Ultrasound is a non-radiated diagnostic tool that can be performed at the bedside in emergency departments and critical care settings. Traditionally, junior residents learn from patients by performing sonography on them.
- Trial name
- NCT04792203
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Acute Stroke
Evaluating Potential Risk of Choking by Laryngeal Ultrasound in Patients With Acute Stroke
The investigators evaluate the vocal cord movement in patients with acute stroke by ultrasound. The occurrence of choking or aspiration pneumonia will be collected in one year after the index stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT04874454
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Ultrasound Image Interpretation
Artificial Intelligence-aimed Point-of-care Ultrasound Image Interpretation System
This proposal is for an one-year project. In this project, we aim to investigate the feasibility of using AI for sonographic image interpretation.
- Trial name
- NCT04876157
- Testing
- Artificial intelligence-aimed point-of-care ultrasound image interpretation system
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hepatitis B, Vaccination; Infection
The Immune Responses After Hepatitis B Revaccination Doses in a Young Cohort
This prospective cohort study aims to provide the evidence-based clinical guide to help decide the revaccination doses of hepatitis B vaccine that the high-risk young adults without hepatitis B seroprotective antibodies (anti-HBs…
- Conditions
- Hepatitis B, Vaccination; Infection, Preventable Disease, Vaccine
- Trial name
- IRHBRVD (NCT04970836)
- Testing
- recombinant hepatitis B vaccine
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Sport Injury
Intelligent Sports Injury Prevention and Training System
Sports injuries are a very important issue for baseball players. Previous studies have found that the incidence of sports injuries faced by baseball players is continuously increasing.
- Trial name
- NCT05644704
- Testing
- Lower extremity and core muscle training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Immediate and 3-month Assessment of PoCUS Performance
The Core Ultrasound Applications for Nurse Practitioners
This project aims to establish point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) training course for nurse practitioners in Taiwan, and standardized evaluation modules. The study subjects are nurse practitioners across different hospital levels. I
- Trial name
- NCT06543693
- Testing
- ultrasound training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hamstring Muscle Strain, Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity
Correlation Between Soft Tissue Displacement and Functional Performance in Orthopedic Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the correlations between dynamic soft tissue displacement, mechanical properties, and functional recovery across three studies: biceps femoris long head (BFlh) muscle injury…
- Conditions
- Hamstring Muscle Strain, Adult Acquired Flatfoot Deformity, Ulnar Collateral Ligament Sprain After Reconstruction
- Trial name
- NCT07870408
- Testing
- Nordic Hamstring Exercise Training, Custom Foot Orthoses and Exercise Therapy, Forearm Blood Flow Restriction Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Human Intention, Exoskeletons
A Digital Twin for Exoskeleton Pilot
Although exoskeletons have been studied for many years, actual products have been sold on the market. However, there are still many limitations in the practical application of exoskeletons, and the control logic is also limited…
- Trial name
- NCT05650255
- Testing
- A Digital Twin for Exoskeleton Pilot
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Automatic Ventilation in Prehospital Resuscitation on OHCA
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare prehospital ventilation strategies in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The intervention group is automatic ventilation and the control group is manual ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT06067204
- Testing
- Automatic ventilation, Manual ventilation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke, Spasticity, Muscle
FlexWave Trial: Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Post-Stroke Upper Limb Spasticity
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) has emerged as an effective therapeutic intervention for addressing post-stroke limb spasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT06365476
- Testing
- focused extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hypotension During Cesarean Delivery, Blood Pressure Monitoring
Comparison of HPI-guided Norepinephrine Boluses, ClearSight-guided Norepinephrine Infusion, and Oscillometric-guided Norepinephrine Infusion for Blood Pressure Stability During Cesarean Delivery
Background: Post-spinal hypotension occurs in 50-80% of cesarean deliveries and causes maternal nausea, vomiting, and reduced neonatal vigor; norepinephrine (NE), as boluses or prophylactic infusion, is the mainstay of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT07883265
- Testing
- Hypotension Prediction Index derived from the noninvasive arterial waveform, Continuous noninvasive arterial pressure monitoring (HPI blinded), Norepinephrine intermittent bolus
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Vision Disorders
Unmet Needs, Barriers and Facilitators to Vision Services for Children and Adolescents With Special Vision
Children and adolescents with special needs, compared to those with general development, have a much higher incidence of visual impairments (10.5% vs. 0.16%).
- Trial name
- NCT05921240
- Testing
- observational study, no intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy of Upper Limb, Stroke
Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Patient With Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome
Shoulder-hand syndrome is a common complication following stroke, constituting of excessive pain, swelling, heat, limited range of motion, and trophic change of the affected limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT05112094
- Testing
- peripheral magnetic stimulation, physical therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO)
TRIO CTO (Taiwan Research Initiative on Coronary Total Occlusion)
Coronary chronic total occlusions (CTO) present a significant challenge in the field of interventional cardiology. These complex lesions, characterized by complete blockage of a coronary artery for a prolonged duration, often…
- Trial name
- NCT06917378
- Testing
- Percutaneous coronary intervention of coronary chronic total occlusion
- Where
- 3 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Epilepsy in Children, Epilepsy
Sleep, Music, And Research Trial 2.0
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a music-based intervention works to improve sleep and health in children with epilepsy and their parents.
- Trial name
- SMART-2 (NCT07696442)
- Testing
- Music-based intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Integrated Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Hemodynamic Monitoring for Cerebral Autoregulation in Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Neuroprognostication
Neurological outcome is the primary outcome for post-cardiac arrest patients. Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury is a key element in post-cardiac arrest syndrome, and remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in…
- Trial name
- NCT07875348
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Epilepsy in Children
Getting SMART for Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of melatonin for improving sleep in pediatric epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT05439876
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Curative Therapy After Atezolizumab and Bevacizumab Treatment for Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Combination immunotherapy is currently the standard first-line systemic treatment for unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
- Trial name
- NCT07091942
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Neurologic Dysfunction
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter, Carotid Duplex and Transcranial Duplex as a Prognostic Factor
Optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) had been proved to be associated with increased intracranial pressure and can be used as one of the prognostic factors in cardiac arrest patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04510363
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital