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Self-Monitoring OCT Imaging Study

This study is looking at whether people can successfully take images of their own eyes using a special camera called an OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) device, without help from a technician. OCT cameras are used to get detailed pictures of the back of your eye. Many people with eye conditions need frequent eye doctor visits, which can be hard due to travel or other health issues. This study aims to see if a self-administered OCT imaging system can be a good way for you to take your own eye images for your eye doctor to review. We want to see how well these self-taken images compare to images taken by a technician. To join, you need to be at least 18 years old, be a patient at a University Hospitals Eye Institute clinic, and be scheduled for a standard technician-acquired OCT scan. The study is currently enrolling 100 participants.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 100 participants. It compares images taken by participants using a self-administered OCT system with images taken by a technician.
What's involved
You would use a self-administered OCT imaging system and also have a technician-acquired OCT scan during the same visit. You would also complete study questionnaires.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The main measurements for this study are taken within 60 minutes.

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NCT07584798

Self-Monitoring OCT

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalHealth services
Case Western Reserve University
~100 participants
Updated 2026-05-13 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Self-administered OCT imaging systemTechnician-acquired OCT imaging

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Number of inner retinal abnormalities detected as measured by OCT images
Measured over Up to 60 minutes
+5 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Obtaining OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) Images

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
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Study leadership

  • Warren Sobol, MD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

1\. Provision of signed and dated informed consent.
2\. Age ≥ 18 years.
3\. Presenting for care at a University Hospitals Eye Institute clinic
4\. Willing to complete study questionnaires.
5\. Scheduled to undergo standard technician-acquired OCT

Exclusion

1\. Unable to provide informed consent or, in the judgment of study staff, unable to understand study procedures.
2\. Unable to cooperate with imaging or maintain stable positioning such that an evaluable OCT scan cannot be obtained (e.g., severe tremor or inability to maintain head position).
3\. Facial skin condition or open wound at the points of device contact that would make use of the headrest unsafe.
4\. Acute medical or ocular condition requiring immediate evaluation that, in the PI's judgment, precludes participation at that time.
5\. Any other condition that, in the opinion of the PI/designee, would place the participant at undue risk or compromise data quality (documented).
6\. Patients with visual acuity \<20/200.
7\. Patients with significant media opacities precluding an OCT scan (posterior subcapsular cataract, vitreous hemorrhage, etc), or severe ptosis.

What this trial measures

  • Number of inner retinal abnormalities detected as measured by OCT imagesUp to 60 minutes
  • Number of outer retinal abnormalities detected as measured by OCT images.Up to 60 minutes
  • Sensitivity as measured by OCT images.Up to 60 mins
  • Specificity as measured by OCT images.Up to 60 mins
  • Positive predictive value (PPV) as measured by OCT images.Up to 60 mins
  • Negative predictive value (NPV) as measured by OCT images.Up to 60 mins