Associations Between the Oral and Intestinal Microbiome and Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration

NCT ID: NCT05604989

Last Updated: 2025-05-16

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-01

Study Completion Date

2024-11-30

Brief Summary

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A pilot study for Associations between the oral and intestinal microbiome and neovascular age-related macular degeneration and the investigation on the effect of oral probiotics as a treatment

The investigators recruit the neovascular AMD patients and control patients.

1. 15 neovascular AMD patients with anti-VEGF treatment and oral probiotics supplement
2. 15 neovascular AMD patients with anti-VEGF treatment and no oral probiotics supplement
3. 15 control patients and no oral probiotics supplement

The investigators will collect stool, blood, and saliva sample at the baseline and 6 months, and analyze the oral and intestinal microbiome changes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Neovascular AMD patients with anti-VEGF treatment, oral probiotics supplement

Neovascular AMD patients will be allocated. Regular intravitreal anti-VEGF injection treatment will be done. At the baseline and 6 months, the investigators will collect stool, saliva, and blood samples for microbiome analysis.

Oral probiotics (The Perfect Probiotics®) supplement will be given to the participants for 6 months.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Probiotic Combination Cap/Tab

Intervention Type DRUG

The Perfect Probiotics® capsule will be given as an intervention, which is composed of mostly Lactobacillus acidophilus \& Bifidobacterium lactis.

intravitreal Anti-VEGF injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection treatment in the neovascular AMD patients.

neovascular AMD patients with anti-VEGF treatment, no oral probiotics supplement

Neovascular AMD patients will be allocated. Regular intravitreal anti-VEGF injection treatment will be done. At the baseline and 6 months, the investigators will collect stool, saliva, and blood samples for microbiome analysis.

No Oral probiotics (The Perfect Probiotics®) supplement in this group.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

intravitreal Anti-VEGF injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection treatment in the neovascular AMD patients.

Control patients, no oral probiotics supplement

Healthy, no retinal disease patients will be allocated. At the baseline and 6 months, the investigators will collect stool, saliva, and blood samples for microbiome analysis.

No Oral probiotics (The Perfect Probiotics®) supplement in this group.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Probiotic Combination Cap/Tab

The Perfect Probiotics® capsule will be given as an intervention, which is composed of mostly Lactobacillus acidophilus \& Bifidobacterium lactis.

Intervention Type DRUG

intravitreal Anti-VEGF injection

Intravitreal anti-VEGF injection treatment in the neovascular AMD patients.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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The Perfect Probiotics®

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Normal BMI patients
* Diagnosed as neovascular AMD (experimental \& sham group)
* Normal patients (control group)

Exclusion Criteria

* Obese (BMI \> 30)
* Past surgical history involving intestinal diseases
* Previous oral antibiotic treatment before 1 week at the baseline enroll
* Previous oral probiotics supplement
* Previous ophthalmic retinal diseases except neovascular AMD
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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KWANGSIC JOO

Director, Deparment of Ophthalmology, Principal Investigator, Clinical Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kwangsic Joo, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Locations

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Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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AMDMICROBIOME

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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