Healthy volunteers help unlock secrets of vision recovery
NCT ID NCT05439759
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how the brain changes and adapts after losing central vision, which happens in conditions like macular degeneration. Researchers are testing different training tasks in 120 healthy adults aged 18-30 to measure improvements in eye movements and focus. The goal is to learn more about brain plasticity so that better therapies can be developed for people with low vision.
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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 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2022
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
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 30 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18-30 * Corrected vision (20/40 or better) * No reported incidence of retinal pathology. Exclusion Criteria: * Pacemaker or any ferromagnetic metal implanted in their body * Metal of any type implanted in their head (limited dental work is acceptable) * Claustrophobia * Needing non-standard glasses (other than the simple MR-compatible glasses that can be supplied) for best-corrected distance vision * Being hearing-impaired * Weight over 300 pounds * Maximum body girth over 60 inches * Previous serious head injury * Presence of hallucinations or delusions * Excessive old, or colorful tattoos, especially near the head * Pregnancy * Braces/permanent retainer
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UAB
Birmingham, Alabama, 35294, United States
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University of California, Riverside
Riverside, California, 92521, United States
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