Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Optic Neuropathies

NCT05626426 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-07-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall aim of this study is to see whether long-term electrical stimulation with a home-stimulation device works well and is safe for the treatment of open-angle glaucoma. Open-Angle Glaucoma is a disease where the nerves in the back of your eye die off faster than expected regardless of your eye pressure.

Conditions

  • Glaucoma
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Optic Nerve Diseases

Interventions

DEVICE

Repetitive, Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation (rtACS)

Patients receive treatment every other day via a headband that delivers electrical stimulation to the retina

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffrey L Goldberg, MD PhD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-02-27
Primary Completion
2026-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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