Prospective Cohort Study on Predicting the Progression of Diabetic Microangiopathy Using Multimodal Eye Imaging
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- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Diabetic Retinopathy. Basic parameters: 40 years — 80 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- China
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
To develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict DR progression based on a prospective cohort database.With use of an innovative AI model and a validated machine learning algorithm, based on multimodal vascular and neuro imaging of the eye, the progression of diabetic microangiopathy especially the DR could successfully be predictse and fundamentally facilitate diabetes management.
Detailed description
To develop an artificial intelligence (AI) model to predict DR progression based on a prospective cohort database.This study will first conduct a prospective single-center cohort, which will enroll 250 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR). The follow-up time points will be 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years after enrollment or reaching the endpoint (any condition that needs retinal photocoagulation, anti-vascular endothelial growth factor injections, and pars plana vitrectomy). The study will collect both patient clinical characteristics and multi-model eye imaging. With use of an innovative AI model and a validated machine learning algorithm, based on multimodal vascular and neuro imaging of the eye, the progression of diabetic microangiopathy especially the DR could successfully be predictse and fundamentally facilitate diabetes management.
Primary outcome measures
- DRSS Score and Classification [Time frame: At Enrollment]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Renal Function Test [Time frame: At Enrollment]
- Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment [Time frame: At Enrollment]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- (1) age between 40 and 80 years, regardless of gender, (2) meet the diagnostic criteria of T2DM based on the Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes (2021)11, and complete evaluation at the Endocrinology Department of Peking University Third Hospital, (3) meet the Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) score level of mild to moderate-severe NPDR (i.e. 35 ≤ DRSS level ≤ 60, as shown in eTables 1 \& 2 in the Supplement) based on the montages ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photographs,12 without clinically significant macular edema (CSME, defined as one or more of the followings: retinal thickening at or within 500 μm of the center of the macula; hard exudates at or within 500 μm of the center of the macula, if associated with adjacent retinal thickening; or a zone or zones of retinal thickening one disc area in size, at least part of which is within one disc diameter of the center of the macula),13 (4) willing to sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
- (1) conjunctivitis, keratitis, blepharitis, episcleritis, scleritis, uveitis, severe dry eye disease, using anti-glaucoma eyedrops, or any condition causing conjunctival congestion or ciliary congestion, (2) pterygium, wearing contact lens in the past week, ocular surface burn, conjunctival tumors, or any condition causing significant conjunctival vascular deformities, (3) previously undergone intraocular surgeries involving manipulation of the conjunctiva, or corneal refractive surgery, (4) history of hematological disorder, dysthyroidism, rheumatic disorder, malignant tumor, (5) refractive media opacity resulting in poor visualization of fundus photographs, (6) difficulty in maintaining fixation or comprehension, making it challenging to cooperate with the examination, (7) difficulty in completing follow-up visits in 3 years.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
China · 1 center
- Peking University Third Hospital — Beijing
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06727955 · M2023514