Citicoline in Non-Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy Clinical Trial

Official title: Neuroprotection and Neuroenhancement in a Model of Optic Nerve Neurodegeneration (Non Arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy): Study of Morpho-functional Changes Related to Treatment With Citicoline Oral Solution

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators tested the hypothesis whether the treatment with Citicoline in oral solution (OS-Citicoline) would increase or stabilize visual acuity, retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) function and neural conduction along the visual pathways (neuroenhancement), and/or induce preservation of RGCs fibers' loss (neuroprotection) in an human model of neurodegeneration: non-arteritic ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

Clinical Trial Description

The investigators enrolled 40 patients with bilateral or monolateral NAION and 20 age similar controls

Twenty NAION patients received 500 mg/day of OS-Citicoline for a 6-months period followed by 3-months of wash-out (19 patients completed the study, NC Group); 20 NAION patients were not treated (19 patients completed the studyNN Group) from baseline up to 9 months. In all subjects, at baseline, at 6 and 9-months of follow-up: Visual acuity (VA), Pattern Electroretinogram (PERG), Visual Evoked Potentials (VEP), retinal nerve fiber layer thickness (RNFL-T) and Humphrey 24-2 visual field mean deviation (HFA MD) were assessed. Mean differences were statistically evaluated by ANOVA between Groups, and correlations were verified by Pearson's test. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ischemia
• Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
• Optic Nerve Diseases
• Optic Neuropathy, Ischemic
• Peripheral Nervous System Diseases

• NCT number: NCT03758118
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Fondazione G.B. Bietti, IRCCS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: February 20, 2017
• Completion date: April 25, 2018