Status:
COMPLETED
Vision Restoration Training in Glaucoma
Lead Sponsor:
University of Magdeburg
Conditions:
Glaucoma
Eligibility:
All Genders
25-80 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Importance: Visual field loss after retinal damage in glaucoma is considered irreversible and methods are needed to achieve vision restoration. Behavioral vision restoration training (VRT), shown to i...
Detailed Description
Design: Prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled trial. Setting: Ambulatory care and home training Participants: Volunteer sample of glaucoma patients (25-80 yrs old) with stable visu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Visual filed defect caused by glaucoma
- Presence of a reproducible and stable visual field defect inside 30° eccentricity in at least one eye in 2 consecutive ophthalmologic visits during the last 12 months before recruitment
- Well controlled intraocular pressure (IOP), and (iv) age between 25 and 80 years
Exclusion
- History of any medical condition precluding scheduled study visits or completion of the study (e.g. unstable cardiovascular disease)
- History of any chronic degenerative or chronic inflammatory disease that could affect the visual field (e.g. multiple sclerosis, tumor
- History of trauma or any non-glaucoma ocular diseases (e.g. diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, macular detachment, vascular occlusion
- Severe cognitive or motor impairments
- Insufficient fixation ability
- Photosensitivity
- Intraocular surgery or laser treatment performed within the previous 12 months before recruitment; OR
- Scheduled intraocular surgery
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01799707
Start Date
July 1 2004
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
July 9 2019
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