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Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Treating Symptomatic Convergence Insufficiency

RecruitingNAAges 18 Years - 40 YearsAllMidwestern University
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In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test the effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation in treating adults with symptomatic convergence insufficiency compared to vergence/accommodative therapy. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Can non-invasive brain stimulation shorten the treatment time of office-based vergence/accommodative therapy for convergence insufficiency? 2. Is non-invasive brain stimulation alone just as effective as office-based vergence/accommodative therapy in treating convergence insufficiency? The investigators hypothesize that non-invasive brain stimulation will shorten the treatment time from 12 weeks to 8 weeks of office-based vergence/accommodative therapy and that non-invasive brain stimulation alone would be equally effective as office-based vergence/accommodative therapy in improving symptomatic convergence insufficiency. Participa

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๐Ÿ“‹ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Best-corrected visual acuity of \> 20/25 in each eye at distance and near * Exophoria at near at least 4โˆ† greater than at far * Receded near point of convergence of \> 6 cm break * Insufficient positive fusional vergence at near (\< 15โˆ† base-out blur or break) * CISS score of 16 and greater for children or 21 and greater for adults * Have had a dilated fundus examination within the last 12 months * Informed consent and willingness to participate in the study and be randomized Exclusion Criteria: * Previously treated for convergence insufficiency with home- or office-based vergence/accommodative therapy * Amblyopia (\> 2-line difference in best-corrected visual acuity between the two eyes) * Constant strabismus * History of strabismus surgery * Convergence insufficiency secondary to acquired brain injury or neurological disorder * Manifest or latent nystagmus * Systemic disease known to affect accommodation, vergence, and ocular motility including multiple sclerosis, Graves disease, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, and diabetes * Developmental disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), learning disability or cognitive dysfunction that would interfere with treatment * Taking medications that can affect normal neurological function including antipsychotics, antiepileptics, and opioids * Presence of metal or electronic implants in or on the body, including pacemakers
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What it tests

  • Anodal-Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
  • Office-Based Vergence/Accommodative Therapy
  • Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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Where

1 site
Midwestern University Eye Institute
Downers Grove, United States
๐Ÿค Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible โ€” always decide together with your own doctor.
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