Status:
ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
External Influences Upon Ocular Homeostasis
Lead Sponsor:
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Conditions:
Intraocular Pressure
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-90 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Our experiments are designed to test the overall hypothesis that position-dependent or water-dependent intra-ocular pressure (IOP) spikes occur in humans, and that these challenge ocular homeostasis.
Detailed Description
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness in the United States, yet its pathogenesis is poorly understood. This is an insidious disorder since the loss of peripheral vision which occurs first ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with autonomic dysfunction
- Patients with open-angle glaucoma
- Patients with normal-pressure glaucoma
- Normal subjects
- Exclusion criteria:
- Medical students
- Prisoners
- Pregnant women
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00338065
Start Date
June 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2027
Last Update
December 29 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232