Skip to main content
Clinical Trials/ITMCTR2100004463
ITMCTR2100004463RecruitingPhase 1

Study on the characteristics of intestinal microecological community and its correlation with syndromes in patients with early age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences0 sitesStarted: TBDLast updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 1
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational study

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50 to 80 (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • AMD patients group
  • 1. In accordance with the diagnostic criteria of early AMD: Beckman initiative for macular research classification committee-Clinical classification of age-related macular degeneration and Clinical pathway of age-related macular degeneration in China
  • 2. Aged 50 to 80 years;
  • 3. Agree to participate in the trial and provide written informed consent.
  • Control group
  • 1. Aged 50 to 80 years;
  • 2. Those without AMD-related pathological changes, glaucoma, uveitis or other fundus diseases, which involves the macular area and retinal vessels;
  • 3. Those without diabetes, hypertension, malignant tumors, mental diseases, immune system diseases and other diseases, all indicators of physical examination are within the normal range;
  • 4. Those without infectious diseases or antibiotics taken in the past 4 weeks;
  • 5. Those without any intestinal related diseases including acute gastroenteritis in the past 4 weeks;
  • 6. Those without having taken probiotics/prebiotics or other micro-ecological regulators, Chinese medicines (including Chinese patent medicine, decoctions with clear ingredients, or remedies with unknown ingredients) in the past 4 weeks, or overeating foods with antibacterial effects (such as chili,ginger,garlic,etc.);
  • 7. Agree to participate in the trial and provide written informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • AMD patients group
  • 1. Those with diabetes,hypertension,malignant tumors,mental diseases,immune system diseases and other diseases;
  • 2. Those with glaucoma,uveitis or other fundus diseases,which involves the macular area and retinal vessels;
  • 3. Those with infectious diseases or antibiotics taken in the past 4 weeks;
  • 4. Those with any intestinal related diseases including acute gastroenteritis in the past 4 weeks;
  • 5. Those with having taken probiotics/prebiotics or other micro-ecological regulators, Chinese medicines (including Chinese patent medicine, decoctions with clear ingredients,or remedies with unknown ingredients) in the past 4 weeks,or overeating foods with antibacterial effects (such as chili, ginger,garlic,etc.);
  • 6. Those with other stages of AMD.

Investigators

Sponsor
Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Similar Trials