Northern Finland Birth Cohort eye study

Northern Finland Birth Cohort eye study: a randomised screening trial

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN88555958

Enrollment

3350

Registered

2013-10-04

Start date

2012-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-02-22

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Conditions

Glaucoma Eye Diseases Glaucoma

Interventions

Screening for eye diseases, mainly glaucoma, with ocular imaging (scanning laser polarimetry, optical coherence tomography, retinal nerve fibre layer photography, scanning laser ophthalmoscopy, stereo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Randomized members of Northern Finland Birth Cohort (born in 1966 in the two northernmost provinces in Finland)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those who are not a part of Northern Finland Birth Cohort

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The clinical evaluation of glaucomatous damage in the visual fields, optic nerve head and retinal nerve fibre layer will be compared with the group with screening and those without screening, after 16 years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness	—

Countries

Finland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026