The Prevalence of CTX Disorder in Juvenile Cataract Cases in Turkey
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An Observational Study With Retrospective and Prospective Evaluations to Determine the Prevalence of Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosis (CTX) Disorder in Juvenile Cataract Cases in Turkey
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Brief Summary
Epidemiologic observational study. Study will include two phases:
- 1.Retrospective cross-sectional phase: At this stage of the study, retrospective screenings are carried out at study sites and all juvenile cataract cases are planned to be determined.
- 2.Prospective phase: At this stage of the study, identified juvenile cataract cases as a result of retrospective screenings will be called to be invited to the sites and blood samples will be obtained for the cholestanol tests for the cases that have given Informed Consent.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Jun 2018
Longer than P75 for all trials
36 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
June 1, 2018
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 19, 2018
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 12, 2018
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 31, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 1, 2023
CompletedMarch 29, 2021
March 1, 2021
4.6 years
June 19, 2018
March 25, 2021
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Rate of juvenile cataract patients
Rate of juvenile cataract patients whose cholestanol test result is above threshold (3.75 mg/mL) and suspected CTX cases
"through study completion, an average of 3 years"
Secondary Outcomes (4)
CTX history in family
"through study completion, an average of 3 years"
Presence of consanguineous marriage
"through study completion, an average of 3 years"
The frequency of the systemic findings
"through study completion, an average of 3 years"
The frequency of the neurological symptoms
"through study completion, an average of 3 years"
Study Arms (1)
Epidemiologic observational study cohort
All patients over 1 year old diagnosed as idiopathic bilateral juvenile cataracts will be included in the study at the study sites.
Interventions
Cholestanol analysis will be performed to see the Rate of juvenile cataract patients whose cholestanol test result is above threshold (3.75 mg/mL) and suspected CTX cases
Eligibility Criteria
All patients over 1 year old diagnosed as idiopathic bilateral juvenile cataracts will be included in the study at the study sites.
You may qualify if:
- Providing the written informed consent form
- The patient should be diagnosed with idiopathic bilateral juvenile cataract
- Idiopathic bilateral juvenile cataract should be diagnosed while the patient must be take a day from one year (age)
- Syria ciziten who take their citizenship of Turkey could be enrolled to the study after signing of Informed Consent Form that translated to mother tongue by sworn translation office approved by ethic committee.
You may not qualify if:
- If the patient has been diagnosed with CTX before his/her enrollment in the study,
- If the patient has been diagnosed with cataract due to any known reasons other than CTX including cataracts related to trauma,
- If the patient has been diagnosed with cataract due to cataractogenic treatments,
- If the patient has participated in an interventional clinical study within the last 30 days,
- If the patient and/or his/her legal representative does not provide consent to participate in the study,
- If the patient will not be able to fulfill study requirements according to the investigator's opinion,
- If the patient had used cholic acid or chenodeoxycholic acid on or before the date of participation in the study
- Pregnancy and/or lactation
- Syria citizen that have not Turkey citizenship will not enroll to the study.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- TRPHARMlead
- Klinar CROcollaborator
- Düzen Laboratories Groupcollaborator
Study Sites (36)
Adana Başkent University School of Medicine
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
Adana State Hospital
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
Çukurova University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ankara Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ankara University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Başkent University School of Medicine
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Dünya Göz Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Hacettepe University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Health Sciences University Ankara State Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
SBU Gülhane Training and Research Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ulucanlar Göz Training Hospital
Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)
Akdeniz University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Antalya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Bursa Yüksek İhtisas Training and Research Hospital
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)
Uludağ University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)
Dicle University School of Medicine
Diyarbakır, Turkey (Türkiye)
Fırat University School of Medicine
Elâzığ, Turkey (Türkiye)
Osmangazi University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Eskişehir, Turkey (Türkiye)
Gaziantep University Şahinbey Training and Research Hospital
Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)
Istanbul University Istanbul Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
İstanbul Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
İstanbul Health Sciences University Kanuni Sultan Süleyman Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Marmara University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Marmara University Pendik Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Prof.Dr.N.Reşat Belger Beyoğlu Göz Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ege University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
İzmir Dr. Behcet Uz Child Diseases and Surgery Training and Research Hospital
Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)
Kayseri Training and Research Hospital
Kayseri, Turkey (Türkiye)
Kocaeli University School of medicine
Kocaeli, Turkey (Türkiye)
İnönü University School of Medicine
Malatya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Mersin University Medical Faculty Department of Ophtalmology
Mersin, Turkey (Türkiye)
Sakarya University School of Medicine
Sakarya, Turkey (Türkiye)
Ondokuz Mayıs University School of Medicine
Samsun, Turkey (Türkiye)
Harran University Research and Application Hospital
Sanliurfa, Turkey (Türkiye)
Karadeniz Technical University School of Medicine
Trabzon, Turkey (Türkiye)
Van 100. Yıl University Dursun Odabaş Medical Center
Van, Turkey (Türkiye)
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Biospecimen
Blood samples will be sent to Duzen Laboratories in Ankara and analyzed for cholestanol.
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Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- OTHER
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 19, 2018
First Posted
July 12, 2018
Study Start
June 1, 2018
Primary Completion
December 31, 2022
Study Completion
March 1, 2023
Last Updated
March 29, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-03