This is an application for a consortium--comprising the Jules Stein Eye Institute (JSEI), UCLA and the King/Drew Medical Center (KDMC), Charles Drew Treatment Study (OHTS). Patients will also be recruited from the Wadsworth Veterans Administration Hospital, a UCLA affiliated hospital. The complete details of the OHTS rationale, design, and methods are contained in the OHTS Manual of Procedures. This proposal provides complete documentation of the ability of the JSEI/KDMC consortium to screen large numbers of ocular hypertension patients and to enroll at least 120 eligible patients over a 24-month period. Documentation is provided of the capabilities of the proposed investigators and their staff for the performance of the study in accord with details of the OHTS Manual of Procedures, the nature and extent of their commitment to the JSEI/KDMC consortium, and a list of 8 glaucoma specialists on our clinical faculties who will refer potential patients for participation in the OHTS clinical trial.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Eye Institute (NEI)
Type
Cooperative Clinical Research--Cooperative Agreements (U10)
Project #
5U10EY010778-05
Application #
2634453
Study Section
Vision Research and Training Committee (VSN)
Project Start
1994-01-14
Project End
2002-12-31
Budget Start
1998-01-01
Budget End
1998-12-31
Support Year
5
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Charles R. Drew University of Medicine & Science
Department
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
785877408
City
Los Angeles
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
90059