Drinking Habits of Glaucoma Patients and Age Matched Controls
- Conditions
- DehydrationGlaucoma
- Interventions
- Behavioral: alter drinking habits
- Registration Number
- NCT01503996
- Lead Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine if a chronic dehydration is a risk factor for the developement or progression of some forms of glaucoma.
- Detailed Description
Glaucoma patients who are hospitalized for diurnal intraocular pressure measurements and glaucoma assessment are asked about their drinking habits. Objective evaluation of hydration status is assessed with the Body Composition Monitor (Fresenius). Retinal Vessel Analysis and Laser Doppler Flowmetry are investigated in subgroups.
The control group are also hospitalized patients who do not suffer from glaucoma.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 600
- glaucoma patients
- controls
- psychiatric disease,
- epilepsy, pregnancy,
- nutritional disorder,
- malfunction of blood clotting and wound healing,
- pacemaker,
- metallic stents
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description glaucoma alter drinking habits hospitalized glaucoma patients controls alter drinking habits hospitalized patients without glaucoma
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Dehydration 4 years The composition of a patient's body, in particular a patient's water content are determined with bioimpedance spectroscopy (Body Composition Monitor, FRESENIUS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method microvascular changes 4 years To investigate differences in retinal vessel diameters measured with the Retinal Vessel Analyzer (RVA, IMEDOS) in glaucoma patients and controls
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University Eye Clinic Dresden
🇩🇪Dresden, Germany