The value of pre-symptomatic genetic risk assessment for age-related macular degeneration: the Moran AMD Genetic Testing Assessment (MAGENTA) study—a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

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Emmanuel K. Addo¹  Paul S. Bernstein¹  M. Elizabeth Hartnett² 

[1] Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, 65 Mario Capecchi Drive, 84132, Salt Lake City, UT, USA;Department of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA;Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, 65 Mario Capecchi Drive, 84132, Salt Lake City, UT, USA;Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA;

关键词: Carotenoids;    Age-related macular degeneration;    Genetic testing;    Immediate and deferred disclosure;    Lutein and zeaxanthin;    Lifestyle modification;    Pre-symptomatic;    Randomized controlled trial;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13063-023-07436-4

 received in 2023-04-23, accepted in 2023-06-06,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundAge-related macular degeneration (AMD) is an irreversible blinding eye condition with complex genetic and environmental etiologies. Genetic testing for AMD for previously identified multiple-risk single nucleotide polymorphisms can help determine an individual’s future susceptibility. However, such testing has been discouraged until evidence shows that providing such information to symptomatic or pre-symptomatic individuals will alter their disease course. Therefore, we designed this study to investigate whether knowledge of AMD risk could stimulate the adoption of a healthier lifestyle that could lower the incidence of AMD later in life. We hypothesize that pre-symptomatic individuals informed of a high genetic risk of AMD are more likely to make quantifiable, positive lifestyle changes relative to participants informed of lower genetic risk or randomized to deferred disclosure of genetic testing results.MethodsThe Moran AMD Genetic Testing Assessment (MAGENTA) study is a phase 2, single-center, prospective, double-masked, randomized controlled trial conducted at the John A. Moran Eye Center, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Participants are randomized by a 3:1 allocation ratio to immediate and deferred disclosure groups and followed for 12 months. Skin, ocular, and serum carotenoid status, as well as nutritional and social surveys, are assessed at study visits. Skin carotenoid assessment is by resonance Raman spectroscopy and reflectance spectroscopy, ocular carotenoids are measured with Heidelberg Spectralis autofluorescence imaging and fluorescence lifetime imaging ophthalmoscopy (FLIO), and serum carotenoids are quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography. The primary outcome evaluates changes in skin carotenoid status in response to genetic risk disclosure. The secondary outcomes examine changes in ocular and serum carotenoid status in response to genetic risk disclosure. Also, we will correlate AMD genetic risk with baseline ocular and systemic carotenoid status and FLIO.DiscussionMAGENTA will provide much-needed evidence on whether pre-symptomatic testing for AMD risk can lead to quantifiable long-term changes in behavior and lifestyle associated with a lower incidence of AMD later in life. Findings from the MAGENTA trial will facilitate the design of a future larger, longer-term, multicenter phase 3 trial that could feature subgroup analysis, expanded measures of lifestyle modification, and potential active nutritional interventions.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05265624. Registered on March 3, 2022.

【 授权许可】

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© The Author(s) 2023

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