Trials / Completed
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
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |
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.