Status:

RECRUITING

Ocular Perfusion in Patients With Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Lead Sponsor:

Medical University of Vienna

Conditions:

Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-90 years

Brief Summary

The proposed study aims to evaluate optic nerve head blood flow and microcirculation in patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension. For this purpose, optic nerve head blood flow will be examin...

Detailed Description

Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a neuroophthalmological disease, characterized by an increased intracranial pressure (ICP) without an identifiable causative factor. If not properly treat...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension
  • Men and Women aged ≥ 18 years
  • Signed informed consent
  • Newly diagnosed idiopathic intracranial hypertension or relapse of idiopathic intracranial hypertension
  • Non-Smokers
  • Inclusion criteria for healthy age- and sex-matched control subjects
  • Men and Women aged ≥ 18 years
  • Signed informed consent
  • Normal ophthalmic findings, unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Normal findings in the medical history, unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Non-Smokers
  • Exclusion criteria for patients with idiopathic intracranial hypertension and healthy age- and sex-matched control subjects:
  • Blood donation in the three weeks preceding the study
  • Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the three weeks preceding the study
  • Ocular inflammation or infection within the last 3 months
  • History or family history of epilepsy
  • Diabetes mellitus type 1 or type 2
  • History or known presence of other cerebral vascular diseases (e.g.: arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, major artery stenosis or occlusion)
  • History or known presence of intracranial infections (e.g.: meningitis)
  • History or known presence of other neurological diseases (e.g.: brain tumor, hydrocephalus, degenerative diseases)
  • Patients receiving corticosteroids or immunosuppressant therapy
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Women of childbearing potential (neither menopausal, nor hysterectomized, nor sterilized) not using effective contraception

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    May 28 2024

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    August 31 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    48 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT06545981

    Start Date

    May 28 2024

    End Date

    August 31 2026

    Last Update

    August 30 2024

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    Medical University of Vienna

    Vienna, Austria, 1090