The Validity of Retinal Blood Flow Measurements During Hyperoxia in Humans Using Fourier Domain Color Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography (CDOCT)

June 7, 2018 updated by: Gerhard Garhofer, Medical University of Vienna

The Validity of Retinal Blood Flow Measurements During Hyperoxia in Humans Using Fourier Domain CDOCT

Noninvasive monitoring of blood flow in retinal circulation may elucidate the progression and treatment of ocular disorders, including diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration and glaucoma.

Laser Doppler velocimetry (LDV), a noninvasive optical method combined with vessel size determination has been used extensively as a valuable research tool to examine blood flow dynamics in the human retina. However, no information on the velocity profile within the vessel is available. Ophthalmic color Doppler optical coherence tomography (CDOCT) provides laser Doppler information in addition to conventional optical coherence tomography, allowing the observation of blood flow dynamics simultaneously to imaging retinal structure.

We have recently demonstrated the feasibility of Fourier domain CDOCT to assess velocity profiles in human retinal vessels in vivo.

In the present study the validity of Fourier domain CDOCT for retinal blood flow measurements will be tested at baseline and during hyperoxia-induced vasoconstriction in humans by comparison with retinal blood flow measurements using a commercially available LDV system and the Zeiss retinal vessel analyzer (RVA)

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

12

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Austria
      • Vienna, Austria, 1090
        • Department of Clinical Pharmacology

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

19 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men aged between 19 and 35 years, nonsmokers
  • Normal findings in the medical history and physical examination unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropia < 3 dpt

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Regular use of medication, abuse of alcoholic beverages, participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the study
  • Treatment in the previous 3 weeks with any drug
  • Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the first study day
  • History or presence of gastrointestinal, liver or kidney disease, or other conditions known to interfere with distribution, metabolism or excretion of study drugs
  • Blood donation during the previous 3 weeks
  • Ametropia equal or over 3 dpt

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
12 healthy male subjects
Other: 100% Oxygen
100% Oxygen- breathing over 30 minutes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Retinal blood flow (LDV, RVA)
Time Frame: 15 minutes
15 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Retinal venous diameters (Zeiss retinal vessel analyzer)
Time Frame: 5 minutes
5 minutes
Retinal blood velocity (laser Doppler velocimetry)
Time Frame: 10 minutes
10 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gerhard Garhoefer, MD, Department of Clinical Pharmacology Medical University of Vienna

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

January 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 5, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

February 6, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 11, 2018

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 7, 2018

Last Verified

June 1, 2018

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • OPHT-121103

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