Impact of Visceral Fat on the Pathogenesis of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01777984

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-01-29

Start date

2009-12-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2013-01-29

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Conditions

Age-related Macular Degeneration

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship among the body fat distribution, especially the visceral fat, in patients with age-related macular degeneration in comparison to patients with a normal fundus.

Detailed description

In this study the investigators want to examine the relationship among visceral fat, serum leptin levels, and high-sensitive CRP (hsCRP), Tnf-alpha, Amyloid alpha and Amyloid Beta serum levels in patients with age-related macular degeneration in comparison to patients with a normal fundus.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

CASE_CONTROL

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

60 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* man and women over 18 years old * filled informed consent * diagnosis of age-related macular degeneration

Exclusion criteria

* inherited retinal disease * other acquired retinal macular disease * missing informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
visceral fat ratio	1 day

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Leptin, Amyloid, TNF alpha, CRP	1 day

Countries

Austria

Outcome results