Flickering glasses aim to sharpen Athletes' vision and batting skills
NCT ID NCT04309188
First seen Jun 29, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study tests whether stroboscopic vision training glasses can enhance visual and athletic performance in high school softball players. The glasses flicker between clear and opaque, briefly removing visual information to train the connection between eyes, brain, and body. Over a softball season, one group uses the glasses during drills while a control group does standard drills. Researchers measure eye coordination, depth perception, and tracking speed to see if the training makes a difference.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- Senaptec Strobe Glasses
- What this could lead to
- If effective, stroboscopic glasses could offer a simple, non-drug way to boost visual and athletic performance in young athletes.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 34 participants, so results may not be generalizable. The training may not lead to meaningful performance improvements.
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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 34 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Sep 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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14 to 18 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * 1\) Age 14-18 years 2) females; 3) high school softball Exclusion Criteria: * 1\) Prior use of stroboscopic vision training; 2) History of seizures; 3) History of vestibular impairments
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, Texas, 79430, United States
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