Clinical trial NCT02746055: Study of the Prevalence of TGFBI Corneal Dystrophies
Official title: Cross-Sectional Study of the Prevalence of TGFBI Corneal Dystrophies
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Corneal Dystrophy
Lead sponsor: Avellino Labs USA, Inc.
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2016-04-21
Enrollment: 20000
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Patients presenting to the clinical site for refractive surgery consultation or routine ocular examination who are:

Brief summary: To determine the prevalence of 5 specific corneal dystrophies in a subgroup of patients seeking refractive surgery, and to use that information to inform them and their refractive surgeons of the presence of the corneal dystrophies so that they may make safer choices when considering refractive surgery.

Detailed description: It is well established in the peer-reviewed literature that elective keratorefractive surgery is contraindicated in individuals with granular corneal dystrophy type 2 (GCD2).1,2,3,4 Although all reported cases of exacerbation of dystrophic stromal deposits have been in individuals with GCD2, it may be assumed that a similar accelerated deposition would occur in individuals with any of the TGFBI dystrophies, and thus elective keratorefractive surgery should be avoided in any individual with a TGFBI dystrophy. The commercially available Avellino Refractive Surgery Safety Test (Avellino Universal Test) offers an accurate, rapid and affordable way to screen for five corneal dystrophies associated with mutations in the TGFBI gene prior to keratorefractive surgery. These dystrophies are granular dystrophy type 1 (GCD1), GCD2, lattice corneal dystrophy type 1 (LCD1), Reis-Buckler corneal dystrophy, and Thiel- Behnke corneal dystrophy.

This is a multicenter, cross-sectional, observational study of the prevalence of TGFBI corneal dystrophies in a North American population. Patients presenting to the clinical site for an ocular examination with a refractive complaint (non-medical complaint) or for refractive surgery consultation will be asked to participate in this study. Prior to the collection of any study data, Informed Consent will be obtained.

A a serial number / bar code controlled case report form (CRF) single nucleotide variants implicated in the pathogenesis of the TGFBI corneal dystrophies. The CRF will be used to collect demographic information from the patient. Slit lamp examination of the corneas will be performed, and the presence or absence of corneal opacities, whether characteristic or not of a TGFBI dystrophy, will be documented on the CRF form.

Once all data has been collected, descriptive statistics will be computed to identify the prevalence of each of the TGFBI corneal dystrophies as defined by the genotype. Demographic data will be compared between unaffected individuals and those identified to have a coding region mutation associated with one of the five aforementioned TGFBI corneal dystrophies.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* At least 18 years of age
* Able and willing to provide written informed consent and sign a HIPAA form.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Primary outcomes:
measure: Prevalence of the genetic mutations in the TGFBI gene will be measured by using buccal epithelium and real time PCR-based genetic analysis.
timeFrame: One year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: UCLA Stein Eye Institute
name: Anthony J Aldave, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
citation: Aldave AJ, Sonmez B, Forstot SL, Rayner SA, Yellore VS, Glasgow BJ. A clinical and histopathologic examination of accelerated TGFBIp deposition after LASIK in combined granular-lattice corneal dystrophy. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar;143(3):416-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.11.056. Epub 2006 Dec 29.
citation: Banning CS, Kim WC, Randleman JB, Kim EK, Stulting RD. Exacerbation of Avellino corneal dystrophy after LASIK in North America. Cornea. 2006 May;25(4):482-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ico.0000195949.93695.37.
citation: Roh MI, Grossniklaus HE, Chung SH, Kang SJ, Kim WC, Kim EK. Avellino corneal dystrophy exacerbated after LASIK: scanning electron microscopic findings. Cornea. 2006 Apr;25(3):306-11. doi: 10.1097/01.ico.0000183536.07275.9a.
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citation: Lee JH, Cristol SM, Kim WC, Chung ES, Tchah H, Kim MS, Nam CM, Cho HS, Kim EK. Prevalence of granular corneal dystrophy type 2 (Avellino corneal dystrophy) in the Korean population. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2010 Jun;17(3):160-5. doi: 10.3109/09286581003624939.
citation: Lakshminarayanan R, Chaurasia SS, Anandalakshmi V, Chai SM, Murugan E, Vithana EN, Beuerman RW, Mehta JS. Clinical and genetic aspects of the TGFBI-associated corneal dystrophies. Ocul Surf. 2014 Oct;12(4):234-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2013.12.002. Epub 2014 Jul 18.