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UnknownNCT01777984

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

Status
Unknown
Phase
Study type
Observational
Enrollment
100 (estimated)
Sponsor
Rudolf Foundation Clinic · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
60 Years
Healthy volunteers
Accepted

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.

Conditions

Timeline

Start date
2009-12-01
Primary completion
2013-05-01
Completion
2013-12-01
First posted
2013-01-29
Last updated
2013-01-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Austria

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01777984. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.