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NCT03635645
Experimental and Clinical Studies of Retinal Stimulation
NA trial testing New visual processing unit (VPU) with asymmetric waveforms in Retinitis Pigmentosa in 20 participants. Currently enrolling.
30 October 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Michigan |
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| Phase | NA |
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | na |
| Design | single group |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | other |
| Enrollment | 20 |
| Start date | 30 October 2017 |
| Primary completion | 30 October 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 30 October 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- New visual processing unit (VPU) with asymmetric waveforms
- New VPU with bipolar stimulation
Conditions studied
- Retinitis Pigmentosa — all drugs for Retinitis Pigmentosa →
Sponsor
University of Michigan
Who can join
Adults 25 to 89, any sex, with Retinitis Pigmentosa. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The study will evaluate new methods of retinal stimulation and training with the goal of improving the visual ability of retinal prosthesis participants.
Publications & conference data
5 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Contemporary approaches to visual prostheses.
Mirochnik RM, Pezaris JS. · · 2019 · cited 32× · PMID 31167653 · DOI 10.1186/s40779-019-0206-9 -
A Patient-Specific Computational Framework for the Argus II Implant.
Finn KE, Zander HJ, Graham RD, Lempka SF, et al · · 2020 · cited 17× · PMID 33748766 · DOI 10.1109/ojemb.2020.3001563 -
The effect of waveform asymmetry on perception with epiretinal prostheses.
Haji Ghaffari D, Finn KE, Jeganathan VSE, Patel U, et al · · 2020 · cited 14× · PMID 32590371 · DOI 10.1088/1741-2552/aba07e -
Patient-specific computational models of retinal prostheses.
Kish KE, Yuan A, Weiland JD. · · 2023 · cited 5× · PMID 38097732 · DOI 10.1038/s41598-023-49580-6 -
Clinical Progress and Optimization of Information Processing in Artificial Visual Prostheses.
Wang J, Wang J, Zhao R, Li P, et al · · 2022 · cited 4× · PMID 36081002 · DOI 10.3390/s22176544
Verify or expand the search:
- PubMed search for NCT03635645
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03635645 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Michigan
- Last refreshed: 14 December 2022
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