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Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS)

Launched by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (NEI) · Sep 23, 1999

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Current as of July 27, 2024

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Description

Recent studies have challenged the conventional wisdom of treating all newly diagnosed open-angle glaucoma (OAG) with eyedrops; rather, these studies suggest that more effective control of glaucomatous damage can be obtained by immediate filtration surgery. In addition, increased attention to the impact of therapy on health-related quality of life has added another consideration in deciding upon appropriate treatment of such patients. The Collaborative Initial Glaucoma Treatment Study (CIGTS), a randomized, controlled clinical trial, is being conducted to determine whether patients with ne...

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Eligibility criteria

  • Patients must be at least 25 years old with an intraocular pressure of 20 mm Hg or greater and evidence of optic nerve damage and/or visual field loss in one or both eyes. The ocular findings must exclude causes of glaucoma other than primary open-angle glaucoma, pigmentary glaucoma, or pseudoexfoliation glaucoma.

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readout_NCT00000149_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00000149_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

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