Randomized Trial of Vitamin A and Vitamin E Supplementation for Retinitis Pigmentosa

Summary

To determine whether supplements of vitamin A or vitamin E alone or in combination affect the course of retinitis pigmentosa.

Timeline

Start

1984-05

Primary completion

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Completion

1987-06

Publications

• Background Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, Hayes KC, Nicholson BW, Weigel-DiFranco C, Willett W. A randomized trial of vitamin A and vitamin E supplementation for retinitis pigmentosa. Arch Ophthalmol. 1993 Jun;111(6):761-72. doi: 10.1001/archopht.1993.01090060049022.
• Background Sandberg MA, Weigel-DiFranco C, Rosner B, Berson EL. The relationship between visual field size and electroretinogram amplitude in retinitis pigmentosa. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1996 Jul;37(8):1693-8.
• Comander J, Weigel DiFranco C, Sanderson K, Place E, Maher M, Zampaglione E, Zhao Y, Huckfeldt RM, Bujakowska KM, Pierce E. Natural history of retinitis pigmentosa based on genotype, vitamin A/E supplementation, and an electroretinogram biomarker. JCI Insight. 2023 Aug 8;8(15):e167546. doi: 10.1172/jci.insight.167546.

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