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RecruitingNCT07236671CVAUpdated Jun 12, 2026

Progression Patterns of Choroidal Venous Alterations

An observational study in Pachychoroid Disease, sponsored by Singapore National Eye Centre. Recruiting at 4 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 45 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-12.

Sponsored by Singapore National Eye Centre · Observational

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Mar 2025; still recruiting 1 year 8 months later.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
250
Ages
45 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is about understanding how a condition called pachychoroid changes over time. Pachychoroid refers to an anatomic choroidal characteristic with abnormally thick choroid or abnormally dilated Haller's vessels. Pachychoroid can range from mild forms which does not cause any problems to more serious ones that might cause vision loss.This study will recruit participants with pachychoroid, to learn more about how this condition develops, how it affects people in the long run, and what factors might make it worse.

Read the detailed description

This study aims to document the longitudinal progression pattern and the incidence rate of progression of choroidal venous alteration (defined as either an increase in number of quadrants with pachyvessels or formation of new anastomoses which violates the physiological watershed It will provide valuable natural history data to study the pattern of evolution of choroidal vessels over time and validate the proposed multi-hit theory over a period of three years.

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Conditions studied

  • Pachychoroid Disease
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In context

Lead sponsor

Singapore National Eye Centre is the lead sponsor of 87 studies on the registry; 14 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
45 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

This study will aim to recruit 170 participants in Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) and 50 participants in National University Hospital, 30 participants from the University of Malaya

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Adults aged 45 years or older.
  2. Presence of pachyvessels on ultra-widefield (UWF) imaging in at least one quadrant.
  3. Willing to undergo pupil dilation, and protocol-required procedures for both eyes
  4. Willing to provide written

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Presence of disorders of the ocular media which interfere with visual acuity and other ocular assessments during the study period
  2. Eyes with other ocular pathology such as trauma, inflammation, previous intraocular surgery (except for cataract surgery)
  3. Systemic diseases that might affect ocular blood flow such as uncontrolled hypertension, disease, and haematological disorders
  4. Pregnant or nursing women
  5. Persons who are unable to give
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
250 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Progression of choroidal venous alterations

    Proportion of eyes demonstrating progression of choroidal venous alterations, defined as either an increase in number of quadrants with pachyvessels or formation of new choroidal anastomoses.

    Time frame: 3 years

Secondary outcomes

  1. Incidence of progression of pachychoroid disease manifestation

    New onset of Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (CSCR), focal Retinal Pigment Epithelium (RPE) changes, or other pachychorois related findings.

    Time frame: 3 years

  2. Risk factors associated with progression of choroidal venous alteration

    Assessment of demographic, cilinical, and imaging parameters associated with progression.

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

4 of 4 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Mar 2025 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jun 2029, 51 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 14, 2025
First posted
Nov 19, 2025
StartActual
Mar 4, 2025
Primary completionEst.
Jun 2029
CompletionEst.
Aug 2029
Last update
Jun 12, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 12, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07236671
Lead sponsor
Singapore National Eye Centre
Responsible party
Gemmy Cheung Chui Ming (Professor, Singapore National Eye Centre) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 19, 2025
Start date
Mar 4, 2025
Primary completion
Jun 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 12, 2026

Study contacts

Gemmy Cheung
Contact
gemmy.cheung.c.m@singhealth.com.sg
+65 63227460

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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