Effects of Antiplatelet and Antioxidant Agents on Drusen Progression: A Pilot, Prospective Cohort Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age50-85
SponsorNavamindradhiraj University

About this trial

The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of low doses of antiplatelet medications (aspirin 81 mg/day or clopidogrel 75 mg/day) with or without a combination of antioxidants (N-acetylcysteine 600 mg/day) in a dry AMD patient with large drusen.

Participants will divided in to three groups.

* Participants who were already taking low dose antiplatelet medications. * Participants who take the antiplatelet drug mentioned above in addition to the antioxidant prescribed by the investigator * Participants does not use any medications.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Dry AMD with at least 1 large drusen. According to the AREDS study, large drusen have a size of more than 125 micron.

Patients can evaluate SD-OCT (Spectral domain optical coherence tomography), OCT angiography, and best-corrected visual acuity.

Age range: 50-85 years

Patients who have previously used antiplatelet drugs.

Disqualifiers

Patient with advanced AMD, such as geographic atrophy, neovascular complications (choroidal neovascularization)

Patient with additional retinal diseases that affect visual acuity, e.g., retinal detachment, diabetic macular edema.

Patient with a history of intravitreal anti-VEGF injection or macular laser.

Patient using SSRIs, SNRIs, azole, NSAIDs, dual antiplatelet, anticoagulant medications.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Aspirin 81Mg Ec Tab
  • Clopidogrel
  • N-acetylcysteine

Treatment groups

174 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators