New eye scan study aims to catch retinal disease early
NCT ID NCT04505618
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study uses a special eye scan (OCT angiography) to take detailed pictures of blood vessels in the back of the eye. Researchers will follow about 1,050 people with retinal diseases like diabetic retinopathy and healthy volunteers to see how these images can help detect early disease changes or track improvement from standard treatments. The goal is to improve how doctors diagnose and monitor these conditions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 1,050 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2019
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Exclusion Criteria: * Both subjects with diseases and controls: * Children (age\<18) * Pregnant females * Developmentally delayed subjects * Subjects unable to provide informed consent * Inability to cooperate with tests and study instructions * Images with motion artifact or signal strength \< 7 * History of glaucoma * History of age-related macular degeneration * History of any visually significant eye disease * History of proliferative diabetic retinopathy * History of any inflammatory disease * History of heart disease * History of thyroid disease. * Additional criteria for controls: * History of any type of Diabetes Mellitus * History of any type of Hypertension
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wilmer Eye Institute
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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