NCT05626491

Electrical Stimulation for the Treatment of Glaucoma

Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Repetitive, Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation (rtACS) for the Treatment of Glaucoma

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 45 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Repetitive, Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation (rtACS)	Patients receive treatment every other day via a headband that delivers electrical stimulation to the retina
DEVICE	Sham Repetitive, Transorbital Alternating Current Stimulation (rtACS)	Patients receive sham treatment (no active stimulation) every other day via a headband.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-02-28
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2022-11-23
• Last updated: 2024-12-04

Locations

4 sites across 2 countries: United States, Germany

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study