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| Name | Class |
|---|---|
| Cognis Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG | INDUSTRY |
Rationale: Age-related macular degeneration is the most common cause of blindness in the industrialized world. Macular pigment is hypothesized to protect against the vision loss in this disease.
Objective: 1. To study if the macular pigment optical density can be raised by lutein supplementation. 2. To study if lutein supplementation can stop or slow down the decrease in visual functions.
Study design: Randomized, double blind, placebo controlled intervention study.
Study population: Eighty patients with early signs of age-related macular degeneration Intervention: The intervention group (40 subjects) receives 10 mg lutein per day, while the control group (40 subjects) gets a placebo.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplement | Active Comparator | lutein supplement |
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| placebo | Placebo Comparator | Placebo |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutein | Dietary Supplement | Lutein supplement, 10 mg daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Macular Pigment Optical Density | Baseline, 4 months, 8 months, 12 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Acuity | Baseline, 4 months, 8 months, 12 months |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Tos TJM Berendschot, PhD | University Eye Clinic Maastricht | Principal Investigator |
| Ian J Murray, PhD | University of Manchester | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Eye Clinic Maastricht | Maastricht | 6202 AZ | Netherlands | |||
| Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23385792 | Derived | Murray IJ, Makridaki M, van der Veen RL, Carden D, Parry NR, Berendschot TT. Lutein supplementation over a one-year period in early AMD might have a mild beneficial effect on visual acuity: the CLEAR study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2013 Mar 11;54(3):1781-8. doi: 10.1167/iovs.12-10715. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D008268 | Macular Degeneration |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012162 | Retinal Degeneration |
| D012164 | Retinal Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014975 | Lutein |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D024341 | Xanthophylls |
| D002338 | Carotenoids |
| D011090 | Polyenes |
| D000475 | Alkenes |
| D006839 |
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| Placebo |
| Dietary Supplement |
Placebo |
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| Manchester |
| M60 1QD |
| United Kingdom |
| Hydrocarbons, Acyclic |
| D006838 | Hydrocarbons |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D053138 | Cyclohexenes |
| D003510 | Cyclohexanes |
| D003516 | Cycloparaffins |
| D006840 | Hydrocarbons, Alicyclic |
| D006844 | Hydrocarbons, Cyclic |
| D013729 | Terpenes |
| D010860 | Pigments, Biological |
| D001685 | Biological Factors |