NCT07145073

Repetitive Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (rtACS) for the Treatment of Optic Neuropathies

Repetitive Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation(rtACS) for the Treatment of Optic Neuropathies

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 188 (estimated)
• Sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this study is to see whether repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation can activate impaired retinal ganglion cells and improve both structural and functional outcomes in patients with glaucoma.

Conditions

• Glaucoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	DC-Stimulator MC	Experimental：Participants will receive 10 days of repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation treatment in hospital.
DEVICE	DC-Stimulator MC	Sham Comparator：Participants will receive 10 days of repeated transcranial alternating current stimulation treatment (no active stimulation) in hospital.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-01-26
• Primary completion: 2027-12-31
• Completion: 2028-12-31
• First posted: 2025-08-28
• Last updated: 2026-01-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan