New study hopes to help people with blurry center vision read again
NCT ID NCT07216924
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether shifting text to a different part of the eye can help people with central vision loss read faster and more accurately. Researchers will test 100 participants with conditions like macular degeneration using various reading tasks. The goal is to find better ways to aid reading without directly treating the underlying disease.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2032
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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16 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: * Dense bilateral scotomas of at least 2 deg diameter in each eye covering the fovea * Bivariate contour ellipse area (BCEA) of less than 10\^2 is obtained in a simple fixation task Exclusion Criteria: * Neovascular AMD * Any history of visual disorders other than that causing the central vision loss.
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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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University of Minnesota
Edina, Minnesota, 55416, United States
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