Chocolate Dynamic Vessel Analysis

Querques Giuseppe20 enrolled

Overview

The study aims at evaluating the effect of dark chocolate consumption on anatomy and functionality of retinal blood vessels by comparing these same parameters after milk chocolate consumption.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Retinal Vascular

Interventions

Dark chocolateDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patients were administered 20 grams of dark chocolate

Milk ChocolateDIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Patients were administered 7.5 grams of milk chocolate

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 99 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age of 18 years or older * Healthy volunteers * No vascular diseases * No ocular diseases * Volunteers capable of understanding informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Patient unable to follow the instructions * Patient unable to come back for follow-up * opacity of lens, cornea, or vitreous * Allergies that contraindicate pupil dilation * Eye diseases * Myopia greater than -8.0 Diopter (D), * Hyperopia greater than 5.0 D * Astigmatism greater than -3.0 D

Locations (1)

Giuseppe Querques

Milan, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Retinal perfusion

Changes in retinal perfusion using Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography

Time frame: Baseline, 2 hours after intervention

Retinal vascular response

Changes in retinal vascular response to flicker stimulation using Dynamic Vessels Analysis and Retinal Vessels Analysis

Time frame: Baseline, 2 hours after intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Visual Acuity

Best Corrected Visual Acuity changes

Time frame: Baseline, 2 hours after intervention

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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