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Retinal Venous Pressure (RVP) in Normals

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified January 2013 by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01732042
First received: October 24, 2012
Last updated: January 16, 2013
Last verified: January 2013
History of Changes
  Purpose

Determinate the standard values ​​of the retinal venous pressure in a cohort of healthy subjects.


Condition
Healthy

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
Official Title: Retinal Venous Pressure (RVP) in Normals

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Retinal venous pressure [ Time Frame: 1 hour ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Quantification of the retinal venous pressure as a standard value in a cohort of healthy volunteers


Estimated Enrollment: 200
Study Start Date: November 2011
Estimated Study Completion Date: December 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Detailed Description:

The retinal venous pressure (RVP) is an increasingly important dimension in the clinical assessment of retinal blood flow.

In literature only very few and also divergent data on the retinal venous pressure in healthy volunteers are described. A normal value study will provide us with an up-to-date database.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 80 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

healthy volunteers

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • healthy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • eye diseases
  • systemic diseases
  • term medication (except contraceptives)
  • pregnancy
  • allergies to the ingredients Alcaine, Tropicamide and Phenylephrine
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01732042

Contacts
Contact: Michael Baertschi, MSc Optom +41 61 2658809 mbaertschi@uhbs.ch
Contact: Maneli Mozaffarieh, MD +41 61 265 8807 mmozaffarieh@uhbs.ch

Locations
Switzerland
University of Basel, Dept. of Ophthalmology Recruiting
Basel, Switzerland, 4031
Contact: Michael Baertschi, MSc Optom     +41 61 2658809     mbaertschi@uhbs.ch    
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Investigators
Study Director: Josef Flammer, MD University of Basel, Dept. of Ophthalmology
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01732042     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: USB-2011-326
Study First Received: October 24, 2012
Last Updated: January 16, 2013
Health Authority: Switzerland: Swissmedic

Keywords provided by University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland:
retinal venous pressure

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013