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AREDS 2 Ancillary Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Study

Completed
Conditions
Age Related Macular Degeneration
Registration Number
NCT00734487
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify whether changes in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) over time as seen with spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SDOCT) imaging, can be used to predict vision loss and the advancement of AMD in people at moderate to high risk for progression.

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study is to identify whether SDOCT patterns such as: drusen size, OCT reflectivity within drusen, photoreceptor (PR)change over drusen, microfoci of subretinal fluid (SRF), or retinal thickening are predictive of vision loss, progression of drusen, progression of photoreceptor loss over drusen, development of choroidal neovascularization (CNV), or development of geographic atrophy (GA).

The secondary objectives of this study are:

1. To define the relationship between SDOCT imaging, autofluorescence (AF)imaging, and color photographic or other fundus imaging of AREDS 2 patients in both a cross-sectional study of baseline data and a longitudinal study in data collected over the 5 year AREDS 2 study.

2. To compare the extent of geographic atrophy on SDOCT versus color photographs and autofluorescence.

3. To evaluate whether the SDOCT outcome measures differ significantly between AREDS 2 patients randomized to different oral supplements in the AREDS2.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
470
Inclusion Criteria

AMD subjects and controls

  • Men and women between the ages of 50 and 85 years

AMD subjects

  • Enrollment in the AREDS 2 trial;
  • Macular status ranges from large drusen in both eyes or large drusen in one eye and advanced AMD (neovascular AMD or geographic atrophy) in the fellow eye
Exclusion Criteria
  • Ocular media not clear enough to allow good fundus photography.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Primary outcome measures are the percent of eyes developing CNV, mean change in visual acuity, and change in drusen volume, area of GA and photoreceptor layer thickness from SDOCT centered on the fovea.2 years and 5 years
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Measurement of area of GA from SDOCT images versus color fundus photos versus AF images.2 years and 5 years
Drusen area measured from SDOCT versus from color fundus photographs. Mean change in drusen area reproducibility of measurements using these techniques.2 years and 5 years
Grading of drusen type, presence or absence of fluid, photoreceptor loss or retinal thickening from SDOCT versus from color fundus photographs at each timepoint.2 years and 5 years
Correlation between SDOCT imaging and autofluorescence imaging and onset of geographic atrophy.2 years and 5 years
To evaluate whether the SDOCT outcome measures differ significantly between AREDS 2 patients randomized to different oral supplements in the AREDS2.5 years

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Emory University Eye Center

🇺🇸

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

National Eye Institute

🇺🇸

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Duke University Eye Center

🇺🇸

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Devers Eye Center

🇺🇸

Portland, Oregon, United States

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