Drinking Habits of Glaucoma Patients and Age Matched Controls

Technische Universität Dresden

Status: Completed

Conditions: Dehydration; Glaucoma

Treatments: Behavioral: alter drinking habits

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01503996

Drinking/Glaucoma

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to examine if a chronic dehydration is a risk factor for the developement or progression of some forms of glaucoma.

Full description

Glaucoma patients who are hospitalized for diurnal intraocular pressure measurements and glaucoma assessment are asked about their drinking habits. Objective evaluation of hydration status is assessed with the Body Composition Monitor (Fresenius). Retinal Vessel Analysis and Laser Doppler Flowmetry are investigated in subgroups.

The control group are also hospitalized patients who do not suffer from glaucoma.

Enrollment: 600 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• glaucoma patients
• controls

Exclusion criteria

• psychiatric disease,
• epilepsy, pregnancy,
• nutritional disorder,
• malfunction of blood clotting and wound healing,
• pacemaker,
• metallic stents

Trial design

600 participants in 2 patient groups

glaucoma

Description:

hospitalized glaucoma patients

Treatment:

Behavioral: alter drinking habits

controls

Description:

hospitalized patients without glaucoma

Treatment:

Behavioral: alter drinking habits