Status:

COMPLETED

S0000B: Vitamin E and/or Selenium in Preventing Cataract and Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Men on SELECT SWOG-S0000

Lead Sponsor:

SWOG Cancer Research Network

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Cancer Institute (NCI)

National Eye Institute (NEI)

Conditions:

Cataract

Macular Degeneration

Eligibility:

MALE

50-120 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

RATIONALE: Aging may affect a person's vision. Vitamin E and/or selenium may help prevent cataracts or age-related macular degeneration in men receiving these drugs as part of a clinical trial for the...

Detailed Description

OBJECTIVES: Primary * To test whether vitamin E and/or selenium reduces the risk of visually significant age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in men enrolled on SELECT (SWOG-S0000). * To test whet...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • DISEASE CHARACTERISTICS:
  • Enrolled on the Selenium and Vitamin E Prostate Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT) SWOG-S0000
  • Diagnosis of 1 of the following:
  • Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) at baseline or at follow-up
  • Cataract or a cataract extraction at follow-up (Closed for accrual as of 10/01/29)
  • Participants with a prior diagnosis of cataract at baseline followed by another cataract event (cataract diagnosis or a cataract extraction) at follow-up are not eligible
  • Participants with a prior diagnosis of cataract at baseline followed by a diagnosis of AMD at follow-up are eligible
  • PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS:
  • See Disease Characteristics
  • PRIOR CONCURRENT THERAPY:
  • Not applicable

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2004

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    May 1 2018

    Estimated Enrollment :

    13475 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00784225

    Start Date

    July 1 2004

    End Date

    May 1 2018

    Last Update

    August 14 2019

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    Harvard Medical School

    Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02215