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CompletedNCT01600300

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

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Feasibility Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of TESMAC™ (Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation of the Macula)

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40 (actual)
Sponsor
Acuity Medical International, Inc. · Industry
Sex
All
Age
50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

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

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICETesmacSubjects were treated twice daily for five consecutive days, followed by two days untreated, and then treated twice daily for five more consecutive days.
DEVICESham Tesmac deviceTreatment with inactivated Tesmac device on the same schedule as the group treated with the active Tesmac device.

Timeline

Start date
2002-08-01
Primary completion
2004-04-01
Completion
2004-04-01
First posted
2012-05-17
Last updated
2012-05-17

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01600300. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.