Advancing Pediatric Retinal Imaging With Auto-aligned OCT

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1+
SponsorDuke University

About this trial

The goal of the current study is to conduct a pilot study to test a new version of the handheld OCT device capable of auto-alignment to image the retina in adult volunteers, and adult and pediatric patients in clinic.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Group 1: Healthy adult volunteers

Subject is able and willing to consent to study participation

Subject is more than 18 years of age

Healthy adult volunteers without known ocular issues other than refractive error

Disqualifiers

Group 1: Healthy adult volunteers

Students or employees under direct supervision of the investigators

Subjects with prior problems with pupil dilation

Pregnant woman if receiving dilating drops

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Auto-aligned OCT

    Device

    Swept Source OCT system with improved hand-held probe technology for auto-alignment to the patient's eye, as well as on-line detection of image quality and auto-saving at the proper time

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Group 1: Healthy adult volunteersExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Group 2: Adult patients in ophthalmology clinicsExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: Group 3: Pediatric patients in ophthalmology clinicsExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Number of participants with abnormal retinal microanatomy

Measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) reading.

Time frame
Up to 4 single imaging sessions at clinical visits over 2 years
2

Severity of abnormal retinal microanatomy

Measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) reading.

Time frame
Up to 4 single imaging sessions at clinical visits over 2 years
3

Retinal thickness (microns) at the fovea and surrounding optic nerve as measured by OCT analysis

Measured by optical coherence tomography (OCT) analysis.

Time frame
Up to 4 single imaging sessions at clinical visits over 2 years

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Duke University

Lead sponsor

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Collaborator

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Collaborator