Researchers launch major study to unravel rare eye disease
NCT ID NCT05153057
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 600 people with birdshot chorioretinopathy, a rare inflammatory eye disease, to better understand its features and causes. Researchers will use imaging, vision tests, and quality-of-life surveys to track the disease over time. They will also analyze DNA to find genetic factors linked to the condition. No new treatments are being tested; the goal is to gather knowledge that could guide future research.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2004
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
Who is studied
Patients followed in the Department of Ophthalmology in a Paris University Hospital. Tertiary center for rare inflammatory ocular disorders.
- Ages
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18 years 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: 1. Bilateral disease 2. Presence of at least three peripapillary "birdshot lesions" inferior or nasal to the optic disk in one eye 3. Low-grade anterior segment intraocular inflammation (defined as ≤ 1+cells in the anterior chamber) 4. Low grade vitreous inflammatory reaction (defined as ≤ 2+ vitreous haze‡) Supportive findings 1\. HLA-A29 positivity 2. Retinal vasculitis 3. Cystoid macular edema Exclusion Criteria: 1. Keratic precipitates 2. Posterior synechiae 3. Presence of infectious, neoplastic, or other inflammatory diseases that can cause multifocal choroidal lesions
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ophtalmopôle, Hôpital Cochin
RECRUITINGParis, Île-de-France Region, 75014, France
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