Clinical Trial of Lutein for Patients With Retinitis Pigmentosa Receiving Vitamin A

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to determine whether lutein in addition to vitamin A will slow the course of retinitis pigmentosa.

Timeline

Start

2003-07

Primary completion

2008-12

Completion

2008-12

Publications

• Results Berson EL, Rosner B, Sandberg MA, Weigel-DiFranco C, Brockhurst RJ, Hayes KC, Johnson EJ, Anderson EJ, Johnson CA, Gaudio AR, Willett WC, Schaefer EJ. Clinical trial of lutein in patients with retinitis pigmentosa receiving vitamin A. Arch Ophthalmol. 2010 Apr;128(4):403-11. doi: 10.1001/archophthalmol.2010.32.
• 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.

Drugs

Indications