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Bilateral Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Ocular Occlusion for Adults With Amblyopia

NCT05016830 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 12

Last updated 2021-08-23

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Summary

A prospective interventional study is expected to be conducted, to test a possible new treatment for amblyopia (lazy eye syndrome). Bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a type of noninvasive brain stimulation, which may help in visual function recovery of adult patients with amblyopia. This pilot study will test the feasibility of said therapy, along with the short term effects of bilateral tDCS in visual function.

Conditions

  • Amblyopia

Interventions

DEVICE

Bilateral transcranial direct current stimulation

A direct current is applied with two electrodes (cathode and anode) in specific parts of the skull. In this case the anode was over the occipital area to target the amblyopic cortex, while the cathode was over the contralateral side, targeting the fellow cortex.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Chile

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Romulo A Fuentes Flores, PhD · University of Chile

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-11-05
Primary Completion
2020-01-31
Completion
2020-01-31

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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