Clinical trialNCT03188042CompletedInterventional

A Study Using Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation for People With Glaucoma

SponsorNYU Langone HealthEnrollment18Glaucoma

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Summary

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This pilot study will test the preliminary efficacy and feasibility of an intervention protocol for one method of electric current stimulation, repetitive transorbital alternating current stimulation (rtACS), to treat visual impairment in people with glaucoma. We will evaluate a study protocol to use in future clinical trials to test the effectiveness of rtACS to ameliorate the progressive effects of vision loss both structurally and functionally in the eye, the visual pathway, and in regard to people's independence (i.e., functional ability). In this prospective, randomized controlled, double-masked pilot study, we will: 1) determine an effect of rtACS on ophthalmic structure and function (from retina to visual brain), 2) assess the methodology of procedures for assessment of people's functional ability and quality of life (QoL) to determine an effect of rtACS, and 3) assess the feasibility and implementation of the pilot study protocol for a larger multi-site, randomized controlled trial.

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Investigators

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Joel Schuman, MD, FACS
NYU Langone Health
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

New York University School of Medicine
New York, New York, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

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Start: 14 Dec 2017
Primary completion: 20 Oct 2022
Completion: 20 Oct 2022
Last update posted: 9 Feb 2024
Registered enrollment: 18
Registry id: NCT03188042

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