Evaluation of Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS With OCT Angiography Module

September 9, 2025 updated by: Heidelberg Engineering GmbH
Assessment of image quality and clinical relevance of OCT Angiography via comparison to FA/ICGA.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The objectives of this study are:

  1. To compare the OCTA image quality between the SPECTRALIS and the predicate.
  2. To compare the agreement of clinical findings on SPECTRALIS OCTA to the predicate.

Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
88

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Retina Consultants of Houston

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

22 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects with Normal Eyes:

  • Subjects presenting at the site without uncontrolled systemic conditions, or ocular disease, as determined by the Investigator
  • Corrected visual acuity ≥ 20/40 in each eye
  • No history of ocular surgical intervention (except for refractive or cataract surgery) in either eye

Subjects with Pathology:

  • Subjects with retinal conditions in at least one eye.
  • Subjects included can have a range of retinal vascular pathologies affecting different anatomic depths through the retina and choroid. Retinal conditions including but not limited to diabetic retinopathy, wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and branch or central retinal vein occlusion that give rise to features such as retinal ischemia, microaneurysms, choroidal neovascularization and retinal neovascularization will be included.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

All subjects:

  • Able and willing to undergo the test procedures, sign informed consent, and follow instructions.
  • Age ≥ 22

Subjects with Normal Eyes:

  • Subjects presenting at the site without uncontrolled systemic conditions, or ocular disease, as determined by the Investigator
  • Corrected visual acuity ≥ 20/40 in each eye
  • No history of ocular surgical intervention (except for refractive or cataract surgery) in either eye

Subjects with Pathology:

  • Subjects with retinal conditions in at least one eye.
  • Subjects included can have a range of retinal vascular pathologies affecting different anatomic depths through the retina and choroid. Retinal conditions including but not limited to diabetic retinopathy, wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and branch or central retinal vein occlusion that give rise to features such as retinal ischemia, microaneurysms, choroidal neovascularization and retinal neovascularization will be included.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects unable to read or write
  • Subjects with ocular media not sufficiently clear to obtain acceptable study-related imaging
  • Subjects who cannot tolerate the imaging procedures
  • Subjects with known allergies to fluorescein dye, Indocyanine Green (ICG), shellfish, drugs for pupillary dilation
  • Subjects with contraindication to pupillary dilation in study eye

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Subjects with Normal Eyes
OCT Angiography, Color Fundus Photography, and Fluorescein Angiography as per protocol in subjects without ophthalmic pathology.
Device: OCT Angiography
OCT Angiography offers clinicians a non-invasive three-dimensional visualization of vasculature in the retina and choroid. The visualization of perfused vasculature in a three-dimensional layout, offers clinicians an aid in the identification of retinal and choroidal pathologies such as retinal ischemia, microaneurysms, retinal neovascularization and choroidal neovascular membranes.
Other Names:
  • OCTA
Device: Color Fundus Photography
Non-contact white light photography.
Other Names:
  • CFP
Device: Fluorescein Angiography
An imaging procedure where dye is injected into a vein and images are taken of the back of the eye to visualize the perfusion of retinal vessels in two dimensional images.
Other Names:
  • FA
Subjects with Pathology
OCT Angiography, Color Fundus Photography, Fluorescein Angiography, and when clinically indicated, Indocyaine Green Angiography as per protocol in subjects with retinal vascular pathology.
Device: OCT Angiography
OCT Angiography offers clinicians a non-invasive three-dimensional visualization of vasculature in the retina and choroid. The visualization of perfused vasculature in a three-dimensional layout, offers clinicians an aid in the identification of retinal and choroidal pathologies such as retinal ischemia, microaneurysms, retinal neovascularization and choroidal neovascular membranes.
Other Names:
  • OCTA
Device: Color Fundus Photography
Non-contact white light photography.
Other Names:
  • CFP
Device: Fluorescein Angiography
An imaging procedure where dye is injected into a vein and images are taken of the back of the eye to visualize the perfusion of retinal vessels in two dimensional images.
Other Names:
  • FA
Device: Indocyaine Green Angiography
An imaging procedure where dye is injected into a vein and images are taken of the back of the eye to visualize the perfusion of choroidal vessels in two dimensional images.
Other Names:
  • ICGA

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
OCTA image quality
Time Frame: day 1
Image quality grading results of study selected images
day 1
Clinically relevant findings on OCTA
Time Frame: day 1
Clinically relevant grading results of study selected images
day 1

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Heidelberg Engineering GmbH

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: David Brown, MD, Retina Consultants Houston

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
August 23, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
January 12, 2018

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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January 12, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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September 4, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 11, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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September 12, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
September 15, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
September 9, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • S-2017-1

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

Yes

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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