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Diabetic RetinopathyNCT01824862

Reduction of Foveal Sensitivity in Eyes With Diabetic Macular Edema

An observational study of Diabetic Retinopathy and Clinically Significant Macular Edema, run by Hospital Juarez de Mexico at 1 site in Mexico.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Clinically significant macular edema (CSME) is a thickening of the macula associated with the risk of visual loss, which increases its centre is involved. Functional evaluation of the macula relies on best corrected visual acuity; however, neural dysfunction in diabetic eyes appears before retinal thickening and… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 30 to 85 years
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteMexico
Study dates
Jan 2013to Jul 2013
How long will I take part?
1 Day
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 30 to 85 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: target population were type 2 diabetics, from Mexico City and its metropolitan area, and available population were type 2 diabetics who attended an Ophthalmology service from a general hospital in Mexico City, from September 2011 to May 2012

Who may be able to join

  • Type 2 diabetic patients
  • aged 30-85 years
  • from any gender
  • with central fixation
  • ocular media allowed obtaining an adequate quality Optical coherence tomography
  • CSME with focal angiographic pattern

Who cannot join

  • optic nerve or visual pathways diseases or any other ocular disease that decreased Best corrected visual acuity

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Mexico1 site
  • Virgilio Lima Gomez

    Mexico City, Mexico City, 07760

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About this study

Official title: Reduction of Foveal Sensitivity in Eyes With Diabetic Macular Oedema, With and Without Centre Involvement

Clinically significant macular edema (CSME) is a thickening of the macula associated with the risk of visual loss, which increases its centre is involved. Functional evaluation of the macula relies on best corrected visual acuity; however, neural dysfunction in diabetic eyes appears before retinal thickening and visual loss. Retinal sensitivity decreases in eyes with CSME, but it is unknown whether it differs between eyes with and without centre thickening.

Aim: To compare the reduction of foveal sensitivity in eyes with CSME, with and without centre thickening.

Read the detailed description

A non-experimental, comparative, prospective, cross-sectional study was conducted. Target population were type 2 diabetics, from Mexico City and its metropolitan area, and available population were type 2 diabetics who attended an Ophthalmology service from a general hospital in Mexico City, from September 2011 to May 2012.

Type 2 diabetic patients aged 30-85 years, from any gender, with central fixation, whose ocular media allowed obtaining an adequate quality Optical Coherence Tomography, who had CSME with focal angiographic pattern were included. Eyes with optic nerve or visual pathways diseases or any other ocular disease that decreased Best corrected visual acuity, were excluded. Diabetic patients without retinopathy who fulfilled the remaining selection criteria were evaluated as the reference group.

Sixty degrees colour fundus photographs were obtained in all the patients using a Visucam lite ocular fundus camera; in group 1 it was verified that no signs of diabetic retinopathy existed in the photographs; CSMO was diagnosed by biomicroscopy under mydryasis, according to the ETDRS criteria.

Retinal thickness was measured using Stratus optical coherence tomography (OCT), version 4.0.1 (Zeiss). The 6 mm fast macular map strategy was used, according to the following standardised operating procedure: mydriasis ≥6mm, inclusion of the spherical equivalent and anteroposterior axis, and optimisation of z axis and of polarisation; the photograph was taken with flash between 9:00 and 11:00, using an acquisition strategy for dark irises. The maps were obtained by the same investigator, independent from the one who evaluated the patients clinically; any deviation of the OCT line regarding the actual retina boundary was considered as a measurement error.

A 10° macular perimetry was obtained in all the patients, using a Humphrey field analyser model 750i (software version 4.1); the sixteen points evaluated were arbitrarily labelled. Retinal thickness within 3 mm from the centre of the fovea was measured in 9 fields, according to the fast macular map.

Keywords
clinically significant macular edema, foveal thickness, foveal sensitivity, perimetry, diabetic retinopathy
Medical subject headings
Diabetic Retinopathy

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT01824862
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
eyes without diabetic retinopathyeyes of patients with diabetes mellitus type 2 that does not have retinopathy
CSME without centre involvementeyes with CSME without thickening in the 500 µm adjacent to the centre of the macula
CSME with centre involvementeyes with CSME with thickening in the 500 µm adjacent to the centre of the macula

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. foveal sensitivity

    the ability of the fovea to perceive a light stimulus in 16 central points, which is measured in dB with a 10 degree central macular perimetry

    Measured: 1 day

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Retinal thickness

    measured in µm, according to the automatic value generated by the fast macular map of the optical coherence tomography

    Measured: 1 day

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted5 Apr 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2013
  3. Primary completionJun 2013
  4. Study completionJul 2013

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
60 participants (actual)
Target duration
1 Day
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01824862
Sponsor's protocol ID
HJM2021/11-B
Status last verified
Jul 2013
First submitted
26 Mar 2013
Last updated
11 Jul 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Diabetic Retinopathy and Clinically Significant Macular Edema, run by Hospital Juarez de Mexico at 1 site in Mexico.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Jul 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Mexico. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

foveal sensitivity (time frame: 1 day). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Jul 2013.

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