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Angiographic Characteristics of CSC, PCV Patients and Thrombotic Bio-markers

Conditions
Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Interventions
Other: Blood sampling
Registration Number
NCT02815176
Lead Sponsor
Samsung Medical Center
Brief Summary

Thrombotic biomarkers and angiographic characteristics were compared among the de novo patients of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and the control.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • CSC

    • neurosensory detachment in optical coherence tomography (OCT)
    • focal leakage in fluorescein angiography (FAG) and/or late choroidal hyperpermeability in indocyanine green angiography (ICGA)
  • PCV

    • subretinal and/or sub-retinal pigment epithelial fluid in OCT
    • branching vascular network and/or polyps in ICGA
  • Control

    • epiretinal membrane (ERM)
    • without underlying systemic, ophthalmic disease other than ERM
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous history of using steroid (oral, topical)
  • Previous history of CSC/PCV
  • Previous history or evidence of intraocular inflammation including uveitis
  • Co-existing retinal or choroidal diseases
  • History of allergic reaction to fluorescein or indocyanine green dye
  • Underlying systemic conditions that could affect the thrombotic profiles (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular diseases, stroke, chronic renal failure, current smoker, pregnancy, sleep disorder)
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Central serous chorioretinopathyBlood samplingDe novo eligible CSC patients will be allocated in this group. Blood sampling, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography will be performed within a week after initial diagnosis.
Epiretinal membraneBlood samplingIdiopathic ERM patients will be allocated in this group. Blood sampling, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography will be performed within a week after initial diagnosis.
Polypoidal choroidal vasculopathyBlood samplingDe novo eligible PCV patients will be allocated in this group. Blood sampling, fluorescein angiography, indocyanine green angiography will be performed within a week after initial diagnosis.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Serum Fibrinogen in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum Fibrinogen (mg/dl)

Serum PAI-1 SNP genotyping in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum PAI-1 SNP(single nucleotide polymorphism) genotyping

Serum Factor VIII activity in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum Factor VIII activity (%)

Serum Plasminogen activity in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum Plasminogen activity (%)

Serum D-dimer in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum D-dimer (μg/mL(FEU))

Serum Fibrin degradation product in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum Fibrin degradation product (μg/mL)

Serum PAI-1 antigen in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Serum PAI-1 (plasminogen activator inhibitor-1) antigen (ng/mL)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Characteristics of indocyanine green angiography in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Numbers of hyperfluorescent spots in indocyanine green angiography

Characteristics of fluorescein angiography in active PCV and CSC patientsLess than 1 week after initial diagnosis

Numbers of leaking points of fluorescein dye in fluorescein angiography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Samsung Medical Center

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Seoul, Korea, Republic of

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