Analysis of Visual Pathways in Glaucoma Patients Using a 3tesla-MRI

Completed

• Conditions: Glaucoma; Fractional Anisotropy

• Registration Number: NCT01621841
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux

Brief Summary

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease representing the second cause of blindness worldwide. IOP (Intra occular pressure) is the most common risk factor, but not the only one as it is observed for normal tension glaucoma. Some studies have reported lesions of the optical pathways on MRI examination MRI 3T (Magnetic Resonance Imaging 3 Telsa), by increasing spatial resolution and DTI (diffusion tensor Imaging)with fractional anisotropy could help us to analyze visual pathways and to determine the association with neurodegenerative diseases as Alzheimer.

The investigators propose to compare volume and structure of the visual pathways between glaucoma patients and healthy subjects matched on age and sex.

Glaucoma is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by loss of retinal ganglion cells, visual field deterioration and optic nerve cupping. Some studies have suggested that all the visual pathways could be damaged in glaucoma. Recently, a German study proved a significant reduction of volume of the optic radiations in glaucoma versus healthy subjects in MRI 3T. Some authors have also suggested that glaucoma could share similarities with the other neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease. MRI 3T and DTI allow studying visual pathways with a high level of spatial resolution.Fractional anisotropy is a tag of microstructure.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-06
• Study First Submitted: 2012-06-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-06-13
• Study First Posted: 2012-06-18
• Primary Completion: 2013-06
• Study Completion: 2013-11
• Status Verified: 2013-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-12-18
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-19

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 114

Inclusion Criteria

• for cases : Age over 40 years-old, glaucomatous lesion of the optic nerve head with cup/disc ratio, visual field loss, and minimental state superior or equal to 28/30
• for healthy subjects/ matched on age and sex, no individual or familial history of glaucoma, IOP less than 21mmHG, minimental state superior or equal to 28/30

Exclusion Criteria

• Ocular hypertension, optic nerve disease, visual field loss, diabetes, Horton disease, ocular diseases, immunologic diseases, neuropsychiatric diseases, MRI contraindication (pace maker)

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
fractional anisotropy	Inclusion

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
volume of retrochiasmatic grey matter	Inclusion
global atrophy	inclusion
hyper intensities white matter	inclusion

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Service d'ophtalmologie Hôpital Pellegrin; 🇫🇷 CHU de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France