Serum Citrate in Diagnosis and Follow-up for Glaucoma

University Hospital Basel

Status: Completed

Conditions: Glaucoma

Treatments: Procedure: drawing blood sample

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00804063

EK 325/08

Details and patient eligibility

About

Glaucoma might be a mitochondria associated disease. Since citrate is a major component in mitochondrial metabolism its determination in blood might serve as a biomarker.

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• age> 18 years
• glaucoma

Exclusion criteria

• Active ocular inflammation
• Ocular Hypertension
• Nephropathy
• Alcohol-, Drug abuse
• Mitochondriopathy

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

1

Description:

glaucoma patients

Treatment:

Procedure: drawing blood sample

2

Description:

non-glaucoma controls

Treatment:

Procedure: drawing blood sample