- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT05107791
Effects of Stulln and Accommodative Training
Effects of Stulln Eye Drops and Accommodative Training on Accommodative Responses and Visual Fatigue
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Accommodation is the process of adjusting focal distance to achieve a clear retinal vision by altering the shape of human crystalline lens in the eye. Accommodative responses are composed of two parts, phasic and tonic. The adequate phasic accommodation is needed to form a clear retinal image of near stimuli. The proper tonic accommodation is needed to maintain clear retinal vision after the initial phasic response. The phasic and tonic accommodative responses are mediated by the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems. Accommodative accuracy and endurance is achieved by modifying the neuromuscular connection through repetitive learning and adaptation.
Vision training has been shown effective to increase accommodative amplitude and endurance. Its efficacy is achieved by gradually increasing the difficulty of tasks that require patients to attentively process visual cues to adapt their accommodative responses. Its end goal is to induce effective and permanent adaptations to the visual environment. The process of vision training has been theorized as a bioengineering model in which the neuromuscular signal is altered through visuomotor feedback. The increase in accommodative accuracy is thought to reflect the gain of accommodative responses and the increase of accommodative endurance is the result of maintained tonic neural output.
Empirical studies have shown the Digitalisglycosides (DGS) can enhance muscular contraction and Esculin improves micro vascular circulation. Stulln eyedrops include these active ingredients and have been approved to treat visual discomfort and retinal macular diseases in Europe and China. It also has a very good safety record, without any report of adverse effects to human body for the millions of users each year. The efficacy of Stulln in treating visual discomfort might have resulted from the improved microcirculation of blood and wastes, leading to better ciliary functions. Indeed, empirical studies have shown Stulln application can improve accommodative amplitude, facility and endurance. However, Stullen itself might not produce long-term changes in neuromuscular innervation, as its ingredients can be removed from the human body within an day.
The present study tests the hypothesis that Stulln eyedrops improve accommodative functions by improving the short term accommodative facility and endurance. To test this, the investigators propose to conduct a prospective randomized control trials where participants with accommodative dysfunctions are randomly assigned to three groups: control, Stulln only and Stulln plus vision training. The investigators' theory predicts that the efficacy of Stulln will be augmented by vision training.
Study Type
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 1
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Oregon
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Forest Grove, Oregon, United States, 97116
- Vision Performance Institute
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Be between 18 and 45 years of age.
- Have normal/corrected-to-normal monocular acuity of better than 20/25 for both eyes.
- Have normal contrast sensitivity.
- Be a native English speakers or possess college-level English reading proficiency.
- Have a current optical prescription (obtained less than 2 years ago).
- Have accommodative dysfunctions, including reduced accommodative amplitude, range, facility and endurance.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have no prismatic correction.
- No clinically significant ocular pathology (e.g., cataract, keratoconus, dry eye, diabetic retinopathy, or age-related macular degeneration) that would limit the effectiveness of vision training.
- Have no binocular dysfunction, including amblyopia, strabismus, and other binocular diseases that would impede accommodative training.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Double
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Stulln Eyedrops
Augentropfen Stulln Mono Eye Drops (Stulln eyedrops) will be provided to participants in individual single-use vials.
Participants will apply the drops to the two eyes 3 times a day, six days a week before sustained eye use (except Sunday).
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Stulln eyedrops will be applied to the anterior surface of cornea 3 times a day, 6 days a week.
Half of participants (46) also receive accommodative training during the second stage (month) of the study while the rest maintains the Stulln eyedrops intervention.
Other Names:
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Sham Comparator: Theta Tears
Thera Tears (Sodium Carboxymethylcellulose 0.25%) will be provided to participants in individual single-use vials.
Participants will apply the drops to the two eyes 3 times a day, six days a week before sustained eye use (except Sunday).
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The eyedrops will be used in the identical manner as Stulln eyedrops.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Change in Accommodative amplitude
Time Frame: Baseline, 4th and 8th week
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The change in the diopter value of the closest distance at which the visual image con be kept clear between the baseline, 4-week, and 8-week assessments.
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Baseline, 4th and 8th week
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Chang in Accommodative Facility
Time Frame: Baseline, 4th and 8th week
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Change in the frequency of clearing the image with +/- 2D flipper in a minute between the baseline, 4-week, and 8-week assessments.
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Baseline, 4th and 8th week
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Change in Accommodative Endurance
Time Frame: Baseline, 4th, and 8th week
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The change in the difference in the frequency of clearing the image in two consecutive minutes measured at the baseline, 4th week, and 8th week.
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Baseline, 4th, and 8th week
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Change in Visual Fatigue
Time Frame: Baseline, 4th, and 8th week
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Change in the score measured from CISS questionnaire between the baseline, 4-week, and 8-week assessment.
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Baseline, 4th, and 8th week
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
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First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- Stulln-1
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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