NCT00000145View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

4,757

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 1990

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2001

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2006

Conditions
Macular DegenerationCataractLens Opacities
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Antioxidants

500 milligrams vitamin C; 400 IUs vitamin E; 15 milligrams beta-carotene

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Zinc

80 milligrams zinc oxide; 2 milligrams of cupric oxide

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Antioxidants and zinc

500 milligrams vitamin C; 400 IUs vitamin E; 15 milligrams beta-carotene; 80 milligrams zinc oxide; 2 milligrams of cupric oxide

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

INDUSTRY

lead

National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH