An Investigation of Retinal Findings in Patients With Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease Enrolled in 09-M-0198
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 终止
- 入组人数
- 33
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Photographs and images of subjects' eyes
研究概览
简要总结
Background:
- Alzheimer s disease affects the brain and causes memory and thinking problems in older people. Macular degeneration (MD) is an eye condition. It is the leading reason that people over age 55 in the United States lose their central vision. Central vision is important for seeing fine details and for tasks like reading and driving. A feature of Alzheimer s disease is plaques in the brain. A feature of age-related MD is deposits in the retina in the eye. Researchers want to learn more about these diseases and find out if they are related.
Objective:
- To see whether there is a relationship between Alzheimer s disease and age-related macular degeneration.
Eligibility:
- People with or without Alzheimer s disease enrolled in another study. Participants must have someone to help them take part in this study.
Design:
- Participants will be screened through the other study. They will have 1 visit. The tests will take about 3 hours.
- Participants will answer questions about their medical and eye history.
- Participants will have an eye exam to test how well they see. Their eye pressure will be measured and their eye movements will be checked.
- Participants will get eye drops to dilate their pupils. Researchers will take pictures of the retina and the inside of the eye. Researchers may measure the thickness of the retina.
- Participants will continue to receive care from their regular eye doctor during and after the study.
详细描述
Objective:
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Alzheimer s disease (AD) are both neurodegenerative diseases which affect a similar demographic of patients. Beyond age being a common risk factor for both diseases, an important common characteristic is a similarity in pathology findings, specifically, the presence of amyloid (beta) (A(beta)) in the senile plaques of the AD brain and in the drusen of AMD patients. As both of these diseases are the cause of significant morbidity of the quickly growing aging population, understanding the pathogenesis of both and identification of any overlapping pathophysiology will lead to a better understanding of each disease. The objective of this study is to investigate the presence of AMD and other neurodegenerative lesions and characterize retinal findings in a group of participants with well-phenotyped AD.
Study Population:
Up to 150 participants (100 symptomatic, 50 controls) will be recruited from patients already enrolled and participating in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) study, 09-M-0198, Screening and Evaluation of Patients with Signs and Symptoms of Alzheimer s Disease.
Design:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Observational
- 观察模型
- Cohort
- 时间视角
- Cross Sectional
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 45 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- 未提供
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Photographs and images of subjects' eyes
时间窗: Study completion
次要结局
- OCT measurement(Study completion)