Tiny eyes, big discovery: how infant blood vessels form
NCT ID NCT05558059
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to understand how blood vessels around the fovea (a key part of the eye for sharp vision) develop in infants with retinopathy of prematurity, a leading cause of childhood blindness. Researchers will use a special imaging technique (OCTA) to track changes in blood vessel density and size over time. The goal is to gather knowledge that could help improve future treatments.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 16 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Preterm infants undergoing screening for retinopathy of prematurity
- Ages
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Up to 2 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Health care provider, knowledgeable of protocol, agrees that study personnel could contact the Parent/Legal guardian * Parent/Legal Guardian is able and willing to consent to study participation for the infant * Infant meets the American Association of Pediatrics eligibility of ROP screening, and is age less than 34 6/7 weeks postmenstrual age at first visit Exclusion Criteria: * Participant or Parent/Legal Guardian unwilling or unable to provide consent * Infant has a health or eye condition that preclude eye examination or retinal imaging (e.g. corneal opacity such as with Peter's anomaly or cataract) * Infant has a health condition, other than prematurity, that has a profound impact on brain development (e.g. anencephaly)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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University of Pennsylvania
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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