AMD Patients' knowledge gaps revealed in new study
NCT ID NCT03690505
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at what people with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) know about their disease and what they need to manage it better. Researchers will survey and interview 118 patients to understand their knowledge, daily challenges, and support needs. The goal is to use this information to create a patient education program that helps people take a more active role in their eye care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could lead to better educational programs that help AMD patients understand and manage their condition more effectively.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with no treatment being tested, so it will not directly improve vision or slow the disease. The findings may not apply to all AMD patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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118 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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50 months and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patient with AMD (neovascular and atrophic) whatever the stage of the disease * Patient over 50 * Patient affiliated to a social security scheme * Written informed consent of the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Patient unable to understand the information, fill out the questionnaires * Patient with diabetic retinopathy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Service d'Ophtalmologie
Limoges, 87042, France
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