Epidemiology Study of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Pfizer
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01260324
First received: November 5, 2010
Last updated: August 17, 2011
Last verified: August 2011
Results First Received: March 16, 2011  
Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Case Control;   Time Perspective: Retrospective
Conditions: Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Intervention: Other: No intervention given in this observational study

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Recruitment Details
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Pre-Assignment Details
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Reporting Groups
  Description
NAION Cases Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). From the study population, patients with a claim associated with an ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosis code were identified as potential NAION cases (n = 3,732). From the potential NAION cases, definite and possible NAION cases were identified using medical record review and a claims algorithm (n=1,283). Data from definite and possible NAION cases contributed to the analysis.
Controls From the study population, patients without a claim associated with an ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosis code were randomly selected as controls (n = 20,000)

Participant Flow:   Overall Study
    NAION Cases     Controls  
STARTED     1283     20000  
COMPLETED     1283     20000  
NOT COMPLETED     0     0  



  Baseline Characteristics
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Reporting Groups
  Description
NAION Cases Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION). From the study population, patients with a claim associated with an ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosis code were identified as potential NAION cases (n = 3,732). From the potential NAION cases, definite and possible NAION cases were identified using medical record review and a claims algorithm (n=1,283). Data from definite and possible NAION cases contributed to the analysis.
Controls From the study population, patients without a claim associated with an ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosis code were randomly selected as controls (n = 20,000)
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    NAION Cases     Controls     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  1283     20000     21283  
Age, Customized  
[units: participants]
     
18 to 34 years     43     5954     5997  
35 to 44 years     59     4937     4996  
45 to 54 years     208     4655     4863  
55 to 64 years     481     3041     3522  
65 to 74 years     247     902     1149  
≥75 years     245     511     756  
Gender  
[units: participants]
     
Female     595     10669     11264  
Male     688     9331     10019  
Number of participants with NAION diagnosis per calendar year [1]
[units: participants]
     
Year 2003     285     3953     4238  
Year 2004     236     3990     4226  
Year 2005     284     4137     4421  
Year 2006     231     4081     4312  
Year 2007     247     3839     4086  
Number of participants with NAION diagnosis per region of United States [1]
[units: participants]
     
Northeast     100     2456     2556  
Midwest     362     5345     5707  
South     656     9158     9814  
West     165     3041     3206  
[1] Medical record-adjudicated definite and possible cases and claims algorithm-derived definite and possible cases.



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Age   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

2.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Sex   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

3.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Calendar Year   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

4.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Region   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

5.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]
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Measure Type Primary
Measure Title Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Measure Description Person-years estimated by dividing number of Controls (20,000) by derived sampling fraction (total person-time at risk). Risk factors include diabetes, smoking, obesity, erectile dysfunction, hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, other coronary artery disease, congestive heart failure, hypertension, use of beta or calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, nitrates, anti-platelet agents, diuretics, and recent phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitors use. Recent use=any dispensing in the 60 days preceding date of diagnosis for NAION cases or index date for Controls.
Time Frame 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007  
Safety Issue Yes  

Population Description
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Combined population; (n)=number of participants for NAION cases and Controls, respectively, and estimated person-years [(n=NAION cases, Controls) / person-years]. Only the covariates selected by the step wise regression procedure were summarized.

Reporting Groups
  Description
Combined NAION Cases and Controls

NAION cases: from the study population, patients with a claim associated with an ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosis code were identified as potential NAION cases (n = 3,732). From the potential NAION cases, definite and possible NAION cases were identified using medical record review and a claims algorithm (n=1,283). Data from definite and possible NAION cases contributed to the analysis.

Controls: from the study population, patients without a claim associated with an ischemic optic neuropathy diagnosis code were randomly selected as controls (n = 20,000).


Measured Values
    Combined NAION Cases and Controls  
Number of Participants Analyzed  
[units: participants]
  21283  
Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors  
[units: incidence rate per 1000 person-years]
Number ( 95% Confidence Interval )
 
Diabetes (n=349, 1,131) / 1,527,818     0.23  
  ( 0.21 to 0.25 )  
Smoking (n=48, 232) / 313,399     0.15  
  ( 0.11 to 0.20 )  
Obesity (n=25, 273) / 368,784     0.07  
  ( 0.04 to 0.10 )  
Nitrates (n=71, 171) / 230,996     0.31  
  ( 0.24 to 0.39 )  
Anti-platelet agents (n=127, 182) / 245,856     0.52  
  ( 0.43 to 0.61 )  
Diuretics (n=134, 296) / 399,853     0.34  
  ( 0.28 to 0.40 )  
Recent PDE-5 inhibitors use (n=17, 202) / 272,873     0.06  
  ( 0.04 to 0.10 )  


Statistical Analysis 1 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.09
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.08 to 0.10 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Diabetes
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 2 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.11
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.08 to 0.14 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Smoking
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 3 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.04
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.03 to 0.06 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Obesity
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 4 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.07
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.06 to 0.09 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Nitrates
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 5 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.15
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.12 to 0.18 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Anti-platelet agents
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 6 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.13
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.09 to 0.17 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Diuretics
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 7 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Incidence rate per 1000 person-years [2] 0.03
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.01 to 0.04 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Incidence rate Recent PDE-5 inhibitors use
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Standardized to the quintiles of the probability of having NAION predicted by all the other risk factors of NAION among the Controls.

Statistical Analysis 8 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 1.82
95% Confidence Interval ( 1.47 to 2.25 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Diabetes
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

Statistical Analysis 9 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 1.34
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.63 to 2.85 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Smoking
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

Statistical Analysis 10 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 0.43
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.23 to 0.81 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Obesity
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

Statistical Analysis 11 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 0.63
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.42 to 0.94 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Nitrates
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

Statistical Analysis 12 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 2.12
95% Confidence Interval ( 1.53 to 2.94 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Anti-platelet agents
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

Statistical Analysis 13 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 2.24
95% Confidence Interval ( 1.46 to 3.43 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Diuretics
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.

Statistical Analysis 14 for Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Baseline Risk Factors
Groups [1] Combined NAION Cases and Controls
Odds Ratio (OR) [2] 0.57
95% Confidence Interval ( 0.31 to 1.04 )
[1] Additional details about the analysis, such as null hypothesis and power calculation:
  Odds ratio Recent PDE-5 inhibitors use
[2] Other relevant estimation information:
  Odds ratio derived from covariate-adjusted logisitic regression model and adjusted for all other covariates in the table.



6.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by Comorbid Diagnoses   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

7.  Primary:   Crude Incidence Rate of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Per 1000 Person-years by PDE-5 Inhibitor Use   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

8.  Primary:   Number of Participants With NAION by Time Course of Visual Change Onset: Intermittent, Abrupt (Acute), or Chronic (Adjudicated by Medical Record Review)   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

9.  Primary:   Incidence Rate Ratio Between NAION Risk Factors and Resolution of Visual Symptoms of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]

10.  Primary:   Incidence Rate Ratio Between NAION Risk Factors and Recurrence of Visual Symptoms of Non-arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)   [ Time Frame: 01-January-2003 up to 31-December-2007 ]


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Responsible Party: Director, Clinical Trial Disclosure Group, Pfizer, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01260324     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: A1481282
Study First Received: November 5, 2010
Results First Received: March 16, 2011
Last Updated: August 17, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board