Eye scans may predict vision loss in diabetes
NCT ID NCT05112445
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 60 adults with type 2 diabetes and early diabetic eye disease. Researchers used a special eye scan (OCTA) to measure blood flow in the retina. The goal was to find which scan details best predict if the disease will get worse and threaten sight. No treatment was given; the study was only for gathering information.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
60 individuals with type 2 diabetes and diabetic retinopathy with ETDRS DRSS grade 43 with IRMA, 47 or 53, with or without previous treatment, will be included in this study, over a recruitment period of 12 months.
- 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: * Diabetes type 2 according to 1985 WHO definition. * Age over 18 years old. * NPDR levels ETDRS DRSS (43 with IRMA, 47 or 53), based on the ETDRS criteria - 7 fields CFP and UWF FFA for 43 with IRMA after confirmation by the Reading Centre (CORC). * Refraction with a spherical equivalent less than 5 diopters * Able to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of diabetic macular edema (DME) involving the center of the macula in the study eye and needing immediate treatment. * Presence of CI-DME defined as central subfield thickness on OCT ≥305 µm if male or ≥290 µm if female on Zeiss Cirrus OCT \[12\] with vision loss and needing immediate treatment. * Cataract or other eye disease that may interfere with fundus examinations or OCT/OCTA signal strength. * Age-related macular degeneration, glaucoma, vitreomacular disease, other retinal vascular disease, or any ocular condition that, in the opinion of the investigator may affect retinopathy status or alter VA during the study. * Any eye surgery, including laser, and anti-VEGF within a period of 6-months. * Dilatation of the pupil \> 5 mm. * HbA1c \> 12% in the last measurement prior to the study visit (V0). Study Eye: Only one eye per subject will be considered for the primary statistical analysis (Study Eye). If both eyes meet the inclusion criteria the study eye will be the one that has a higher level of DR (ETDRS classification). If both eyes have the same ETDRS DRSS grading, the eye with higher BCVA will be chosen. If both eyes have the same BCVA, the right eye will be chosen.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AIBILI-CEC (AIBILI- Clinical Trials Centre)
Coimbra, 3000-548, Portugal
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