Tinted lenses may ease Post-Concussion light sensitivity
NCT ID NCT07223086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether daily disposable tinted contact lenses can reduce light sensitivity in people who have had a mild concussion. Researchers will measure symptom improvement using a standard questionnaire. The goal is to help participants return to work or school more comfortably.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed mild traumatic brain injury (concussion) * age 18 or older * Within 24 months of initial injury * experiencing symptoms of photophobia (light sensitivity), increased photophobia since the injury, or no symptoms of photophobia Exclusion Criteria: * moderate or severe concussion * active infection or inflammation that contradicts the use of soft contact lenses * subjects unable to safely perform insertion and removal of the contact lenses
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UAB Eye Care
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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