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Efficacy of Electrical Micro-current Retinal Stimulation for Treatment of Dry Age-related Macular Degeneration

NCT01600300 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-05-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypothesis: external electrical stimulation of the retina with low level electrical currents improves visual acuity in subjects with age-related dry macular degeneration.

Conditions

  • Macular Degeneration

Interventions

DEVICE

Tesmac

Subjects were treated twice daily for five consecutive days, followed by two days untreated, and then treated twice daily for five more consecutive days.

DEVICE

Sham Tesmac device

Treatment with inactivated Tesmac device on the same schedule as the group treated with the active Tesmac device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Acuity Medical International, Inc.

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Richard Beauchemin, MD · WNC Eye Care Associates PA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-08-31
Primary Completion
2004-04-30
Completion
2004-04-30

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