Status:

COMPLETED

Ocular Hemodynamic Effects of Nitrovasodilators in Healthy Subjects

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Conditions:

Glaucoma

Eligibility:

MALE

19-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Glaucoma, one of the most common causes of blindness, is associated with increased intraocular pressure (IOP) and optic nerve head ischemia. Nitrovasodilators are discussed in the treatment of glaucom...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Men aged between 19 and 35 years, nonsmokers
  • Body mass index between 15th and 85th percentile (Must et al. 1991)
  • Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Normal laboratory values unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropia \< 3 Dpt.

Exclusion

  • Regular use of medication, abuse of alcoholic beverages, participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the study
  • Treatment in the previous 3 weeks with any drug
  • Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the first study day
  • History of hypersensitivity to the trial drug or to drugs with a similar chemical structure
  • History or presence of gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or other conditions known to interfere with, distribution, metabolism or excretion of study drugs
  • History of migraine
  • Blood donation during the previous 3 weeks

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 1999

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 1999

Estimated Enrollment :

14 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00810381

Start Date

January 1 1999

End Date

June 1 1999

Last Update

December 18 2008

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Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna

Vienna, Austria, 1090