Choroidal Thickness in Beta-thalassemia Patients

NCT04067258 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2020-06-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine choroidal thickness in beta-thalassemia patients and compare it to the one of healthy controls.

An equal number of transfusion dependent beta-thalassemic patients and age and sex matched healthy volunteers will undergo spectral-domain optical coherence tomography utilizing the enhanced depth imaging application to visualize and measure the choroid.

Conditions

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

EDI-OCT

EDI-OCT (enhanced depth imaging spectral domain optical coherence tomography) wiil be performed in all study participants. Three sets of measurements in the macular (horizontal and vertical) and peripapillary area will be averaged.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital of Patras

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
85 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-01
Primary Completion
2020-03-30
Completion
2020-04-01

Countries

  • Greece

Study Locations

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