Adherence to lifestyle changes for age-related macular degeneration - Pilot Study
- Conditions
- Age-related macular degenerationretinal aging/degeneration10047060
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON54691
- Lead Sponsor
- Oogheelkunde
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 220
Pre-pilot phase
1. Eligible to take two AMD supplements for 4 weeks each,
Piot study:
1. Age: 55 years and older
2. Diagnosis: Early/intermediate AMD (based on fundus photographs; Rotterdam
criteria: stage 2&3; AREDS criteria: category 2 and 3A), or unilateral late AMD
Pre-pilot phase:
Subject who have a history of AMD or other systemic disease will be excluded
from participation in this study,
Pilot study:
1. Participation in other intervention studies for AMD
2. Living in retirement homes (difficulty in implementation of diet)
3. Diagnosis of dementia (because of unreliable dietary recall)
4. Persons with macular pathology other than AMD hindering appropriate grading
of the macula
5. Persons diagnosed with late stage AMD in both eyes
6. Persons who are illiterate and have no independent trusted person with them
to explain the informed consent form.
7. Persons diagnosed with liver and kidney insufficiency.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method