Search / Trial NCT00001310

Tissue Studies of Human Eye Diseases

Launched by NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE (NEI) · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Terminated

Keywords

Retinal Disease Diabetic Retinopathy Uveitis Age Related Macular Degeneration Corneal Disease Ocular Disease

Description

The purpose of this project is to diagnose and evaluate ocular and related tissues with various diseases such as conjunctival, corneal, uveal, vitreoretinal, scleral, optic nerve, and orbital disorders, ocular degenerative, inflammatory, metabolic or genetic diseases, and tumors. These will be studied using light microscopy, electron microscopy, confocal microscopy, immunohistochemistry, molecular pathology including microdissection and polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization, ELISA, as well as measuring the functions of cellular organelles, e.g., mitochondrial function. Lymphoc...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • INCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • Up to 5,000 subjects will be enrolled in the study at all sites combined. Subjects will be enrolled at NEI.
  • Participants must be undergoing an eye procedure for clinical care of their condition which requires the removal of tissue specimens or have agreed pre-mortem to donate their eyes after death for research purposes.
  • Participants must agree to the de-identified storage of their sample for potential use in future research projects.
  • For conditions where blood is needed for analysis, participants must consent to having blood drawn for research evaluation, and be able to safely give a blood sample.
  • Participants must be able to give informed consent for themselves and/or their minor children who wish to enroll.
  • EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
  • 1. Participant is unwilling or unable to give informed consent.

Attachments

readout_NCT00001310_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00001310_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)

Locations

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

People applied

Timeline

First submit

Trial launched

Trial updated

Estimated completion

Not reported

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