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Eye DiseasesWiSLONCT06177639

Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging

An observational study of Eye Diseases, run by Duke University at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The goal of this observational study is to test the use of a novel Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (WiSLO) Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging in pediatric and adult subjects who are undergoing clinical evaluation for eye disease or are healthy adult volunteers. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 days and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Eye Diseases
What is being tested?
WiSLO and Volk Pictor Plus™
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
18 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
1 Oct 2025to 22 Apr 2026
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 days and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Patients eligible for this research study may have eye conditions requiring clinical evaluation. Participants will be recruited from the patient population of Duke Eye Center. Healthy adult volunteers will be recruited from the patient population of Duke Eye Center, visitors attending clinical visits with Duke Eye Center patients, Duke Employees and Duke Students. No employees or students will be enrolled if under the direct supervision of the PI.

Who may be able to join

  • Adults (≥18 years) that may or may not have eye pathology
  • Infant/child undergoing clinically-indicated examination that may or may not have eye pathology. NOTE: We will not enroll inpatient pre-term infants or neonates. The youngest age at enrollment will be 30 days adjusted age using the NICH NRN Web-based Adjusted Age Calculator.
  • Adults and infant/child with or without prior pupil dilation for clinical eye care visit
  • Adult participant is able and willing to consent to study participation
  • Parent/Legal Guardian is able and willing to consent to study participation for the minor
  • Pediatric participant >12 years is able and willing to assent to study participation

Who cannot join

  • Participant or Parent/Legal Guardian unwilling or unable to provide consent
  • Participant has a health or eye condition that would preclude eye examination or retinal imaging (e.g. evidence of inflammation or infection of ocular surface or eyelids, or corneal opacity or cataract)

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Duke University Eye Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27710

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About this study

The goal of this observational study is to test the use of a novel Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (WiSLO) Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging in pediatric and adult subjects who are undergoing clinical evaluation for eye disease or are healthy adult volunteers.

The main questions to answer are:

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  • Whether WiSLO will be more comfortable and satisfactory in experience for the patient and operator than commercial alternatives.
  • If the quality of WiSLO near infrared images will be comparable to color fundus camera imaging across population of different ages and fundus pigmentation.

Participants will have the following research procedures:

  • Imaging of both eyes with a research noncontact WiSLO
  • Imaging of both eyes with a commercially available non-contact hand held fundus camera (Volk Pictor Plus)
  • Likert scales for adults
  • Pediatric Likert scales for children
  • CRIES scales for infants.
Read the detailed description

The Widefield Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscope (WiSLO) Optimized for Pediatric and Neonatal Imaging study brings together a cross-disciplinary team of biomedical engineers and ophthalmologists to obtain feedback about and evaluate image quality of a handheld scanning laser ophthalmoscope (SLO) device designed and developed at Duke Biomedical Engineering under this grant specifically for portable pediatric and neonatal imaging applications which are not accessible by these populations. The expected outcome of the grant work is a validated design for a cost-scalable, dual-mode, widefield SLO (WiSLO) that produces NIR images comparable to existing color fundus cameras. The goal of this human subjects research is to gather initial supporting clinical data. Positive results from this initial study will motivate future technological refinement and clinical validation, ultimately leading to the commercialization of a technology that will greatly improve the standard of care in pediatric retinal imaging.

The investigators will recruit up to 42 participants into this study. This study will include enrollment of both pediatric and adult subjects who are undergoing clinical evaluation for eye disease or are healthy adult volunteers. Adult patients from Duke Eye Center Clinic with retinal findings will include for example, diabetic retinopathy, macular lesions, peripheral retinal lesions; Pediatric patients will have retinal findings including, for example: ROP, Coats disease, retinoschisis, familial exudative vitreoretinopathy, retinal detachment, retinal hemorrhages, retinoblastoma, and other lesions, or may have a normal retinal exam.

Participants will have the following research procedures: imaging of both eyes with (1) a research noncontact WiSLO and with a commercially available non-contact hand held fundus camera (Volk Pictor Plus), pen light evaluation of pupil size, sterile single use lubricating tear drops may be used, and Likert scales for adults, pediatric Likert scales for children and CRIES scales for infants. The adult cohort will complete imaging and analysis prior to start of pediatric imaging. Milestones of acceptable comfort with WiSLO imaging must be met from the adult analysis prior to imaging in pediatric participants.

Descriptive statistics will be computed for all retinal imaging variables (medians, means, standard deviations and ranges for continuous variables, and frequencies and percentages for categorical and binary variables). The significance of difference between imaging devices by eye for continuous variables (e.g. field of view, extent of each respective feature [from overlay with conventional image as reference standard], time to image), categorical variables (e.g. quality ratings) and binary variables (e.g. visualized yes or no) will be assessed using paired statistical tests (t-test or Wilcoxon signed rank test or McNemar's test, respectively). Comfort milestone prior to pediatric use: At least 8 of 10 adult participants must rate WiSLO imaging of equal or better comfort, and at least 5 of the participants must rate WiSLO better than the commercial handheld fundus camera. Further, the variabilities of results in use of the WiSLO versus commercial imaging systems will be contrasted. The relationships between WiSLO image findings vs color photograph findings and fundus pigmentation, age and other biological variables will be assessed graphically with scatterplots. Corresponding correlations will be computed to probe any associations between these biological measures and imaging outcomes.

Risks: There are no additional risks to participants beyond what is normal for standard ocular visualization and photographic procedures. Pharmacological pupil dilation will not be performed for research purposes.

Conditions
Eye Diseases
Being tested
WiSLO, Volk Pictor Plus™
Medical subject headings
Eye Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • WiSLODevice

    Also called Widefield scanning laser ophthalmoscope

    Imaging with the research WiSLO device in non-contact mode (4 images from each eye)

  • Volk Pictor Plus™Device

    Imaging with the commercial handheld fundus camera, Volk Pictor Plus™ (4 images from each eye)

Study groups in NCT06177639
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Adult (≥18 years) cohortAdults that may or may not have eye pathology
Receives: Device: WiSLO; Device: Volk Pictor Plus™
Minor cohortInfant/child undergoing clinically-indicated examination that may or may not have eye pathology. We will not enroll inpatient pre-term infants or neonates. The youngest age at enrollment will be 30 days adjusted age using the NICH NRN Web-based Adjusted Age Calculator.
Receives: Device: WiSLO; Device: Volk Pictor Plus™

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Presence of microanatomy as measured by WiSLO image reading

    Presence (Yes/No) of retinal anatomy as measured from WiSLO and commercial OCT grading

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  2. Presence of abnormal microanatomy as measured by WiSLO image reading

    Combination of presence (Yes/No) and severity (e.g., mild, moderate, severe) of abnormal retinal structures as measured from WiSLO images and commercially available fundus images.

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  3. Presence of microanatomy from retinal photo imaging

    Presence (Yes/No) of retinal microanatomy from commercially available fundus imaging (Volk Pictor Plus™) and WiSLO images.

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  4. Severity of abnormal microanatomy from retinal photo imaging

    Combination of presence (Yes/No) and severity (e.g., mild, moderate, severe) of abnormal retinal structures from commercially available fundus imaging (Volk Pictor Plus™) and WiSLO images.

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  5. Time of image capture from WiSLO and commercially available fundus imaging

    Assessment of time of image capture from both WiSLO and commercially available fundus imaging.

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  6. Patient comfort as measured by Likert Scales

    Determining subjective patient comfort and satisfaction using age appropriate Likert Scales for adults and minors (Likert scores 1 - 5)

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  7. Patient satisfaction as measured by Likert Scales

    Determining subjective patient comfort and satisfaction using age appropriate Likert Scales for adults and minors (Likert scores 1 - 5)

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  8. Patient comfort as measured by CRIES evaluation

    Determining subjective patient comfort and satisfaction CRIES evaluation (crying 0-4; facial expression 0-2; heart rate beats per minute; change in respiratory support).

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  9. Patient satisfaction as measured by CRIES evaluation

    Determining subjective patient comfort and satisfaction CRIES evaluation (crying 0-4; facial expression 0-2; heart rate beats per minute; change in respiratory support).

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  10. Operator comfort as measured by Likert Scales

    Determining subjective operator comfort and satisfaction using Likert Scales (Likert scores 1-5)

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

  11. Operator satisfaction as measured by Likert Scales

    Determining subjective operator comfort and satisfaction using Likert Scales (Likert scores 1-5)

    Measured: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted20 Dec 2023
  2. Study start1 Oct 2025
  3. Primary completion22 Apr 2026
  4. Study completion22 Apr 2026

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
18 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06177639
Sponsor's protocol ID
Pro00111358
Other IDs
R21EY033515
Acronym
WiSLO
Status last verified
Sep 2026
First submitted
11 Dec 2023
Last updated
3 Sep 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
Individual data sharing
Yes: We are committed to prompt publication of research results as the optimal means for scientific advancement as well as career advancement for our students and trainees. All findings resulting from the proposed studies will be prepared for publication in peer-reviewed journals and posted on PubMed Central once accepted. Further, we are strong advocates of open-access publishing and are supportive of efforts by publishers and professional societies to develop technologies for on-line publishing of entire experimental datasets, although the technology for doing so in biomedical imaging research is still evolving. We have published such datasets using OSA's Interactive Science Publishing technology (http://midas.osa.org/midaspub/item/view/1123) and as supplementary data in OSA journals (https://www.osapublishing.org/submit/style/multimedia.cfm). We plan to either publish datasets from this study or make the datasets available upon request.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Eye Diseases, run by Duke University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Sep 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Presence of microanatomy as measured by WiSLO image reading (time frame: Standard of care clinic visit - day 1). The study lists 11 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 3 Sep 2026.

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