# Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)

> **NCT00000145** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Eye Institute (NEI)** · enrollment: 4757 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Macular Degeneration
- Cataract
- Lens Opacities

## Interventions

- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Antioxidants
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Zinc
- **DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT:** Antioxidants and zinc

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00000145
- **Lead sponsor:** National Eye Institute (NEI)
- **Sponsor class:** NIH
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 1990-09
- **Primary completion:** 2001-10
- **Final completion:** 2006-12
- **Target enrollment:** 4757 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2009-01-23

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00000145

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00000145, "Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-18 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00000145. Licensed CC0.

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