Effect of acupuncture on retinal microcirculation and functio

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: CHRONIC DEGENERATIVE EYE DISEASE; H40-H42; H35; Glaucoma; Other retinal disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00013955
• Lead Sponsor: Augenzentrum am Annapark

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-03-22
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with glaucoma and other degenerative retinal or optic nerve disease if acupuncture is being considered.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who for mental, health or legal reasons are unable to understand the course of the study or unable to consent
Patients who are unable to focus on the monitor for mfERG or the leading light of the RVA
Patients who show eye pathology that would prevent a valid testing with mfERG or RVA
Patients who would need to drive the same day (mydriasis)
Patients who are pregnant, breastfeeding or cannot exclude a potential pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Spontaneous retinal vascular pulsation, focal structural dynamic changes of the retinal vessels and of vessel stiffness before and after intervention is determined statistically through the reactivity of the vessels. The end point is the variation in vessel diameter in response to flicker stimulation in the video recording expressed in units of measurement.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual acuity (in percentage) reading a Snellen's chart, visual field (mean deviation) Humphriss perimeter and Frequency doubling technique, contrast sensitivity (percentage per frequency) reading the CSV-1000 chart, Intraocular pressure (mmHg) with Goldmann tonometer, central retinal potentials (amplitude in mV) with the multifocal pattern electroretinogramme, photopic negative response (quotient) with the flash electroretinogramme, questionnaires regarding psychoemtional state, quality of life (scaled questionnaires). All of those before and after treatment.