Electro-acupuncture and Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation (TES) for Retinitis Pigmentosa (NCT02086890) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Electro-acupuncture and Transcorneal Electrical Stimulation (TES) for Retinitis Pigmentosa
United States21 participantsStarted 2014-08-13
Plain-language summary
Measures of vision in RP patients receiving promising therapy using transcorneal electrical stimulation.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18+
* Diagnosis of retinitis pigmentosa (RP)
* Best-corrected visual acuity better than 20/400 in at least one eye
* More than 20% loss of Goldmann Visual Field area (III4e test target) in at least one eye
* Able and willing to participate in all study visits for a \~4-6 month period
* Provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
* Very severe vision losses in both eyes (e.g., hand motions or light perception only) with difficulty performing the proposed vision tests
* Vision loss due to ocular diseases other than RP, cystoid macular edema, or cataracts
* Schedules do not permit participation in all study visits
* Previous acupuncture or TES treatment for RP
* Inability to understand study procedures or communicate responses to visual stimuli in a consistent manner (cognitive impairment)
* Dementia; Long or short-term memory loss
* Unable to read or speak English
* Smoking, excessive alcohol, or illegal drug use
* Receiving current psychiatric care (i.e. unstable emotional and mental health status)
* History of excessive bleeding
* Reduced general health and/or systemic medications that may diminish the potential response to the electroacupuncture treatments
* Implanted cardiac pacemaker
* Pregnancy
What they're measuring
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Significant changes from baseline in Goldmann visual field area in both eyes
Timeframe: twice at baseline, then 2 weeks, 6 weeks and 12 weeks post-intervention initiation