Status:
COMPLETED
MP-1 Biofeedback: Pattern Stimulus Versus Audio-feedback in AMD
Lead Sponsor:
University of Roma La Sapienza
Conditions:
Age Related Macular Degeneration
Eligibility:
All Genders
56-89 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Biofeedback techniques have demonstrated their uselfulness in the treatment of maculopathies. We wanted to evaluate the efficacy of visual rehabilitation by means of two different types o...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- We enrolled 30 patients (18 women and 12 men), ranging in age from 56-89 with a mean of 76.38 ±8.77, bilaterally affected by neovascular AMD from the Medical Retina Unit of the Department of Ophthalmology, University La Sapienza of Rome, Polo Pontino, A. Fiorini Hospital from August 2009 to July 2010.
- Diagnosis of neovascular AMD was based on a complete ophthalmological examination including anterior and posterior segment biomicroscopy, Fluorescein Angiography (Heidelberg HRA2 FA module Heidelberg Germany), spectral domain OCT (Heidelberg HRA-2 OCT module Heidelberg Germany), microperimetry with MP-1 (NIDEK Technologies Padua Italy).
Exclusion
- Patients with other eye diseases (i.e. glaucoma, myopia, retinal detachment, etc), uncooperative patients and patients with media opacities were excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01243645
Last Update
November 18 2010
Active Locations (2)
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1
University La Sapienza
Latina, Italy
2
Rome. Latina, Italy