Status:
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
MBCT-vision VSS RCT
Lead Sponsor:
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Conditions:
Visual Snow Syndrome
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) is a neurological condition with bran network dysregulation involving the visual pathway. This is a research trial comparing the effect of an 8-week mindfulness-based interv...
Detailed Description
Visual Snow Syndrome (VSS) is a neurological condition where affected people see flickering dots across their whole visual field, \& may have other symptoms such as light sensitivity, after-images, tr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- People with VSS according to the ICHD-3 criteria; previously diagnosed by a Neurologist, Ophthalmologist or Neuro-Ophthalmologist
Exclusion
- Patients with co-morbid conditions affecting vision
- Patients with a current severe depressive or psychotic episode as determined by the psychologist
- Patients with severe difficulties in emotional regulation as determined by the psychologist
- Patients unable to provide informed consent for participation
- Patients with insufficient understanding of spoken English (due to need to participate in group discussions)
- Patients who have previously completed MBCT or similar mindfulness interventions
- Persons aged \<16 or \>80 years
- An exploratory sub-study on the change in metabolomics will recruit healthy controls, inclusion criteria:
- Healthy Control Inclusion Criteria
- Family or household member of a similar age (+/- 8years) to a participant with VSS recruited into the MBCT-vision VSS RCT study
- Person with no symptoms of VSS
- Person who self-declares as fit and well with no current medical conditions including anxiety or migraine
- Healthy Control Exclusion Criteria
- Person unable to provide informed consent
- Person with other co-morbid medical or psychological conditions
- Person aged \<16 or \>80years
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2026
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06018103
Start Date
January 1 2024
End Date
December 1 2026
Last Update
August 31 2023
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