Virtual Reality for Enhancement of Vision
Part of paid clinical trials in Palo Alto, California.
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
- Study ID
- NCT07071129
- Status
- Terminated
Conditions
- Glaucoma
- Vision Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- ALL
- Age
- 12 Years - N/A
- Healthy Volunteers
- Accepted
Interventions
- Virtual Reality Stimulation — DEVICEVR 1 hour sessions will consist of an exposure to a non-invasive visual stimulation where the subject will be sitting wearing a VR headset.
Study Details
This project aims to evaluate the use of Virtual Reality (VR) based visual stimulation for the treatment of blindness arising from Glaucoma and other retinal diseases or disorders of the visual system, through regeneration of axons of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in humans. In certain cases of blindness, such as in Glaucoma, or in certain injuries, the optic nerves behind the retina of our eyes get damaged, leading to partial blindness, mostly near the periphery of our eye. Recent research in Dr.Huberman's laboratory has identified visual stimulation as a non-invasive model for regeneration of such damaged axons in rodents, back to the vision centers of their brain.
Key Dates
- Start date
- Apr 17, 2018
- Status verified
- Nov 2025
- Primary completion
- Jul 7, 2025
- Completion
- Sep 7, 2025
Study Design
- Enrollment
- 22 participants (actual)
- Allocation
- NON_RANDOMIZED
- Intervention model
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary purpose
- TREATMENT
Arms
- Experimental: Virtual Reality Stimulation in Patients with Eye DisordersParticipants use the VR headset for up to 1 year, followed by 1 year follow-up period.
- Experimental: Virtual Reality Stimulation in Participants with Normal VisionParticipants use the VR headset for up to 1 year, followed by 1 year follow-up period.
Primary Outcome Measure
Change in Visual Field Index (VFI) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Month 9, Month 24 ]
Locations (1)
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site coordinators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University | Palo Alto | California | 94303 | - |
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