Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Lycium Barbarum Supplements on the Progression of Senile Cataract in Hong Kong Chinese Population
Lead Sponsor:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Conditions:
Lens Opacity
Eligibility:
All Genders
60-75 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
With the rapid growing aging population, age-related eye diseases including cataract are becoming more prevalent. The demand for cataract surgery and post-surgical care posed enormous financial burden...
Detailed Description
Please note that a manuscript for this study is being prepared. Detailed description will be provided after we come up with the final draft.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Unlikely to have cataract surgery within 3 years
- Presence of mild to moderate cataract in one or both eyes, graded by Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCSIII).
- logMAR acuity equivalent to Snellen acuity of 20/63 or better
- no previous history and clinical signs of glaucoma by determining intraocular pressure using applanation Tonometry (no more than 22mmHg)
- no ocular anomalies: amblyopia, binocular anomalies, ocular trauma
- no history of eye surgery, laser treatment, iritis, retinal crystalline deposits, macular degeneration, or optic nerve diseases
- no extended use of systemic or ocular corticosteroid drugs
- no concurrent participation of other systemic or ocular drug intervention study
Exclusion
- diabetes mellitus
- renal failure
- fat malabsorption syndrome
- intestinal surgery history
- chronic diarrhea
- alcoholism
- use of anticoagulants
- regular use of nutritional supplements such as multi-vitamin, mineral and other antioxidant supplements (including Omega-3)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
238 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01142960
Start Date
November 1 2009
End Date
June 1 2012
Last Update
May 12 2016
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 0000