Journal article
Baseline characteristics and age-related macular degeneration in participants of the “ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly” (ASPREE)-AMD trial
LD Robman, LT Phuong Thao, RH Guymer, R Wolfe, RL Woods, LA Hodgson, J Phung, GA Makeyeva, YA Le-Pham, SG Orchard, J Suleiman, E Maguire, RE Trevaks, SA Ward, M Riaz, P Lacaze, E Storey, WP Abhayaratna, MR Nelson, ME Ernst Show all
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications | ELSEVIER INC | Published : 2020
Abstract
Purpose: To describe the baseline participant characteristics in the ASPREE-AMD study, investigating the effect of aspirin on AMD incidence and progression. Methods: Australian participants from the ASPirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly (ASPREE) trial, randomized to 100 mg aspirin daily or placebo, had non-mydriatic, digital color fundus images graded according to the Beckman AMD classification. Associations with AMD were determined for baseline characteristics and genetic risk variants. Results: ASPREE-AMD sub-study enrolled 4993 participants with gradable macular images. Median age was 73.4 years (IQR, 71.5, 76.6), 52% were female, 10% had diabetes mellitus, 73% had hypertension, and 4..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The principal ASPREE study was supported by the National Institute on Aging and the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (grant #U01AG029824); the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (grants #334047 and #1127060); Monash University (Australia); and the Victorian Cancer Agency (Australia). A. G. Bayer provided aspirin and matching placebo but played no other role in the trial. Bio platform Australia funded genotyping with a SNP array on the ASPREE cohort. The ASPREE-AMD sub-study was supported by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (research grant #APP1051625 and equipment grant) and the National Eye Institute at the National Institutes of Health (grant #R01EY026890), the Phyllis Connor Memorial Trust, Jack Brockhoff Foundation and Eric Ormond Baker Charitable Trust. CERA provided retinal cameras; Monash University funded two Bio bus clinical vehicles for photography in more remote regions. CERA receives Operational Infrastructure Support from the Victorian Government.