NCT02959242

Dresden Glaucoma and Treatment Study (DGTS)

Dresden Glaucoma and Treatment Study: Analysis to Assure the Quality of Follow-up and Therapy of Glaucoma Patients in a Tertiary University Hospital Glaucoma Service.

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 10,000 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Technische Universität Dresden · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To assure the quality of follow-up and treatment, data of glaucoma patients are stored and evaluated after anonymisation.

Detailed description

The aim of the study is to evaluate the quality of follow-up and treatment by means of consecutive data collection and anonymised analysis of all glaucoma patients of a tertiary university hospital glaucoma service. Parameters being analyzed are: Age, sex, refraction, family history, known duration of glaucoma, highest intraocular pressure before treatment, systemic and topical medication, previous ocular surgery. 24h Goldmann-applanation tonometry, biomicroscopy, gonioscopy, Heidelberg Retinal Tomograph (HRT), glaucoma diagnosis with Scanning-Laser-Polarimetry (GDx), optical coherence tomography (OCT), Pentacam, Ocular Response Analyzer (ORA), Corvis ST (Corneal Visualization with the Scheimpflug Technology), perimetry

Conditions

• Glaucoma
• Glaucoma, Open-Angle
• Glaucoma, Angle-Closure
• Glaucoma, Low Tension

Timeline

• Start date: 2006-01-01
• Primary completion: 2030-12-01
• Completion: 2030-12-01
• First posted: 2016-11-09
• Last updated: 2025-02-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany