Clinical trials: Optic Atrophy
Cardiovascular Diseases, Coronary Heart Disease
Meta-analysis of Oat Fiber and Cardiovascular Risk Reduction
Oat fibre has been shown to lower cholesterol and may have cardioprotective effects. However, whether this translates to actual cardiovascular risk reduction is unclear, as there is a lack of controlled human trials.
- Trial name
- NCT05171283
- Testing
- Oats or Oat Fibre
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Geographic Atrophy, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Evaluation of Kamuvudine-8 in Subjects With Geographic Atrophy
This interventional study is a single-center, open label, 26-week study, designed to evaluate the safety and treatment efficacy of K8 in patients with geographic atrophy (GA) due to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- Trial name
- K8 for GA (NCT06164587)
- Testing
- K8
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Inflammasome Therapeutics
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism
VisMemoPD Protocol: an Observational Pilot Study on Spatial and Topographical Memory in Patients With Parkinson's Disease and Parkinsonism
VISMEMO-PD is an observational pilot study aimed at investigating visuospatial memory in reaching space and topographical memory in navigational space in patients with Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- VISMEMO-PD (NCT07827963)
- Testing
- Multimodal visuospatial and topographical memory assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
Myopia, Refractive Errors
Effect of Peripapillary Atrophy to Diagnose Glaucoma in High Myopia
This study intends to analyze the characteristics between peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness and peripapillary area in high myopia with or without glaucoma
- Conditions
- Myopia, Refractive Errors, Eye Diseases, Glaucoma, Primary Open Angle
- Trial name
- NCT05964634
- Testing
- OCT imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus
Tracking Neurodegeneration in Early Wolfram Syndrome
The goal of this study is to determine the pattern of early neurodegenerative changes in WFS (Wolfram Syndrome). The investigator will perform cross-sectional and longitudinal assessments of youth with WFS, targeting sensitive…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Diabetes Insipidus, Diabetes Mellitus, Wolfram Syndrome
- Trial name
- TRACK (NCT02455414)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Geographic Atrophy, Macular Degeneration
A Safety and Efficacy Study of Brimonidine Intravitreal Implant in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of the brimonidine intravitreal implant in participants with geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration.
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT02087085)
- Testing
- 400 µg Brimonidine Implant
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Atrophy, Geographic
Pharmacokinetic (PK) Study of GSK933776 in Healthy Volunteers
This study is intended to enable a possible transition to intramuscular (IM) or subcutaneous (SQ) administration for subsequent studies with GSK933776 by characterizing the safety, tolerability, PK and pharmacodynamic profiles…
- Trial name
- NCT02033668
- Testing
- GSK933776 for SQ administration, GSK933776 for IM administration, GSK933776 for IV administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Gastritis, Helicobacter Pylori Associated Gastritis
New Technology to Differentiate Normal Gastric Mucosa From Helicobacter Pylori Associated Gastritis and Gastric Atrophy
Endoscopy is a tool that has greatly influenced gastroenterological diagnosis. However, conventional endoscopy is limited to detecting lesions on the basis of gross morphological changes and therefore a certainly diagnosis…
- Conditions
- Gastritis, Helicobacter Pylori Associated Gastritis, Atrophic Gastritis
- Trial name
- NCT02597517
- Testing
- Digital chromoendoscopy and magnification
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Ecuatoriano de Enfermedades Digestivas
Multiple Sclerosis
Assessment of NfL and GFAP Levels, Atrophy of the Macula GCC by OCT and Whole Brain Atrophy by MRI to Predict Evolution of Neurological Disability in MS Patients
The investigators hypothesize that serum neurofilament-light chain (NfL) levels at baseline and decrease of the macular ganglion cell complex (GCC) thickness at one year vs.
- Trial name
- NFL OCT (NCT04860947)
- Testing
- Brain MRI, Spinal Cord MRI, Retinal imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
Near-infrared Light-emitting Diode (NIR-LED) Therapy for Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON)
The overall objective of the proposed research is to test the hypothesis that Near-infrared Light-emitting Diode (NIR-LED) therapy will stimulate mitochondrial function, attenuate oxidative stress, and improve cell survival and…
- Trial name
- LHON (NCT01389817)
- Testing
- Near-infrared light-emitting diode (NIR-LED) therapy (Med Light 630 PRO (Medical Devices Inc.))
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
UPenn Observational Research Repository on Neurodegenerative Disease
The aim of this study is to create a repository of both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, including cognitive, linguistic, imaging and biofluid biological specimens, for neurodegenerative disease research and treatment.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)
- Trial name
- UNICORN (NCT04715399)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration
Safety and Tolerability of Sub-retinal Transplantation of hESC Derived RPE (MA09-hRPE) Cells in Patients With Advanced Dry Age Related Macular Degeneration
This is a safety and tolerability trial to evaluate the effect of subretinal injection of human embryonic stem cell derived retinal pigment epithelium cells in patients with dry Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) and to…
- Trial name
- Dry AMD (NCT01344993)
- Testing
- MA09-hRPE
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
A Pilot Biomarker Study Assessing Alpha-synuclein Aggregates Across Biofluid Reservoirs in Patients With Synucleinopathies
This will be an observational study looking at clinical and biomarker characteristics in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD), Normal Pressure…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT04020198
- Testing
- Biomarker assay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Pilot Study of the Evaluation of Subconjunctival Sirolimus in the Treatment of Bilateral GA Associated With AMD
This study will determine if a drug called sirolimus is safe to give to people with geographic atrophy GA and if it can help preserve vision in patients. GA is an advanced form of dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
- Trial name
- SIRGA (NCT00766649)
- Testing
- Sirolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Geographic Atrophy
A Study in Adults With Geographic Atrophy
The purpose of this clinical research study is to look at how safe STL303 is and whether it works when given to people with Geographic Atrophy (GA) secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
- Trial name
- NCT07606365
- Testing
- STL303
- Where
- 56 sites in United States, Argentina and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Sitala Bio LTD
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian Syndrome
Transcranial Duplex Scanning and Single Photon Emission Computer Tomography (SPECT) in Parkinsonian Syndromes
The purpose of the study is to determine the sensitivity and specificity of transcranial duplex scanning (TCD) and single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT) in patients suspected of having Idiopathic Parkinson Disease…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian Syndrome, Multiple System Atrophy, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- Trial name
- NCT00368199
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Macular Degeneration, Dry, Primary Open-angle Glaucoma
Retinal Photoreceptor Outer Segment Length Before and After Light Stimulation - a Pilot Study
It has been shown that reactions of human retinal photoreceptors to a light stimulus can be measured with custom-made, research prototype optical coherence tomography (OCT) systems.
- Trial name
- NCT03921931
- Testing
- White light stimulation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Retinal Disease, Macular Degeneration
Stem Cell Ophthalmology Treatment Study
This study will evaluate the use of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) for the treatment of retinal and optic nerve damage or disease. http://mdstemcells.com/scots-ii/
- Conditions
- Retinal Disease, Macular Degeneration, Hereditary Retinal Dystrophy, Optic Nerve Disease
- Trial name
- SCOTS (NCT01920867)
- Testing
- RB (Retrobulbar), ST (Subtenon), IV (Intravenous)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
Optic Atrophy
Systemic Erythropoietin Injection in Patients Having Optic Atrophy
The purpose of this treatment trial is to study the effect of systemic erythropoietin in patients having optic atrophy.
- Trial name
- NCT04680143
- Testing
- Systemic erythropoietin injection
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Geographic Atrophy, Age - Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
An Open-label Safety, Tolerability and Exploratory Efficacy Clinical Trial of PST-611 in Geographic Atrophy
The goals of this interventional study are (1) to evaluate the safety and tolerability of multiple doses of PST-611 in men and women over the age of 65 with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration and (2)…
- Trial name
- NCT07705568
- Testing
- PST-611
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Eyevensys