Mobile Clinic - a Cross-sectional Epidemiological Survey

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The aim of the study is to find out prevalence of aged-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Slovak Republic. The outcome of the project will be epidemiology survey, prevalence of wet form of AMD in relation to demographic data, patient´s anamnesis, nutrition, co-morbidities etc.

Detailed Description
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It´s cross-sectional epidemiological survey, multi-centric, non-interventional Patients will fill a questionnaire with demography data, anamnesis, risk factors. Patients will be assessed by using Amsler grid. Patient´s back of the eye will be examined with fundus camera (searching for long-term back of the eye changes, retina vessels, macula and surrounding tissues) by retina specialist. Patient undergoes optical coherent tomography (OCT) examination (cross-section of fovea and macula) by retina specialist. The project actively screen patients with wAMD. All patients will sign an informed consent. The process of screening will be held in certain timeframe (cca. 2 months) and selected areas of Slovak Republic.

Official Title
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Mobile Clinic- a Cross-sectional Epidemiological Survey to Investigate the Prevalence of Wet Aged-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD) in Elderly Population in Slovak Republic

Conditions
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Age Related Macular Degeneration

Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Adult patients (aged≥55 years) from selected areas in Slovak Republic Patients with home base far than 35 km from the nearest center (centers: Bratislava, Nitra, Nové Zámky, Trenčín, Bojnice, Žilina, Martin, Ružomberok, Banská Bystrica, Zvolen, Poprad, Prešov, Košice, Trebišov) Patient´s informed consent signed. Exclusion Criteria: Patients who do not meet the inclusion criteria

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Aged specific prevalence of aged-related macular degeneration |  | participants screened each day 8 hours during a 2 months period in selected areas according to protocol criteria | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Social-demography structure of patients with wAMD |  | participants screened each day 8 hours during a 2 months period in selected areas according to protocol criteria | 
| Risk factors associated with wAMD (e.g. co-morbidities, nutrition effects) |  | participants screened each day 8 hours during a 2 months period in selected areas according to protocol criteria | 
| Relation between home distance of the patients with wAMD from the nearest center and availability of heath care |  | participants screened each day 8 hours during a 2 months period in selected areas according to protocol criteria | 
| Other eye diseases during screening process |  | participants screened each day 8 hours during a 2 months period in selected areas according to protocol criteria | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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epidemiology, wet AMD