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New eye tests could speed up retinitis pigmentosa treatment trials
NCT ID NCT06323772
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to find better ways to measure how retinitis pigmentosa (a genetic eye disease that causes vision loss) progresses over time. Researchers will use advanced imaging and vision tests in 40 people with specific genetic forms of the disease. The goal is to identify reliable measurements that can be used in future clinical trials to test new treatments more effectively.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help design better clinical trials for future treatments of retinitis pigmentosa by identifying reliable ways to measure disease progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not testing a treatment. It may not lead directly to new therapies, and the findings might not apply to all forms of retinitis pigmentosa.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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
40 patients with PDE6A, PDE6B, and RHO-based retinitis pigmentosa
- Ages
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5 years and older
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age: from 5 years of age * Patient with PDE6A, PDE6B, and RHO-based retinitis pigmentosa * Patient and/or legal representatives are willing and able to give written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * severe general disease, that would make longer examinations not possible
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University Tübingen
Tübingen, Baden-Wurttemberg, 72076, Germany
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