Safety and Efficacy Study of Vitrase for Clearance of Severe Vitreous Hemorrhage

NCT ID: NCT00198497

Last Updated: 2013-03-15

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

510 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

1999-06-30

Study Completion Date

2003-06-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if intravitreal injection of Vitrase (ovine hyaluronidase) clears vitreous hemorrhage

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Vitreous Hemorrhage Diabetic Retinopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Vitrase

Single Hyaluronidase ophthalmic intravitreal injection

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Vitrase

Intervention Type DRUG

Hyaluronidase 55 IU in saline solution

Vitrase

Intervention Type DRUG

Hyaluronidase 75 IU in saline solution

Placebo

Single Saline solution intravitreal injection

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Vitrase

Hyaluronidase 55 IU in saline solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Vitrase

Hyaluronidase 75 IU in saline solution

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Saline solution Hyaluronidase Hyaluronidase

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Severe vitreous hemorrhage that obscures visualization of the fundus on indirect ophthalmoscopy, that has been present \>/= 1 month by history or exam
* BCVA is worse than 20/200 at time of screening

Exclusion Criteria

* Corneal or lenticular abnormalities that preclude fundus observation
* Ongoing ocular infection, inflammation or history of herpetic corneal lesion
* Current or prior retinal detachment or retinal tears or breaks or intraocular tumor
* More than 1 severe vitreous hemorrhage within 6 months
* Previous vitrectomy for any reason
* Hemorrhage is exclusively pre-retinal, or old \& organized
* Prior Vitrase for intravitreal injection in either eye
* No light perception in either eye at any time
* Known contraindications to study medication
* Sickle cell disease
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Lisa R Grillone, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Locations

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Royal North Shore Hospital

St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia

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University of Sydney

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

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University of Sydney/Westmead Hospital

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

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Royal Brisbane Hospital

Herston, Queensland, Australia

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Royal Adelaide Hospital

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

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Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital

East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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Universidade Federal de Goiania

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

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Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Universidade Federal do Parana

Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil

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Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul

Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Universidade de Sao Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Escola Paulista e Medicina

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

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Semmelweiss University

Budapest, , Hungary

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Central Army Hospital of the Hungarian Army

Budapest, , Hungary

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Uzsoki Street Hospital of the Municipality of Capital

Budapest, , Hungary

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Medical University of Debrecen

Debrecen, , Hungary

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Medical University of Pecs

Pécs, , Hungary

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University of Szeged, Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Medical University

Szeged, , Hungary

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Universita degli Studi dell'Aguila

Coppito, , Italy

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Universita degli Studi di Firenze

Florence, , Italy

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Fondazione G.B. Bietti per lo Studio e la Ricerca in Oftalmologia

Roma, , Italy

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University of Amsterdam

Amsterdam, AZ, Netherlands

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University Hospital Rotterdam

Rotterdam, Gelderland, Netherlands

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Academic Hospital Groningen

Groningen, GZ, Netherlands

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Klinika Chorob Oczu

Bydgoszcz, , Poland

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Silesian School of Medicine

Bytom, , Poland

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Ophtalmology Clinic

Gdansk, , Poland

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Medical Academy, Lodz

Lodz, , Poland

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Ophthalmology Chair and Clinic

Lublin, , Poland

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Main Regional Hospital

Poznan, , Poland

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K. Marcinkowski University of Medical Sciences

Poznan, , Poland

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Medical Academy, Warsaw

Warsaw, , Poland

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Wroclaw University of Medicine

Wroclaw, , Poland

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Addington Hospital

KwaKhangela, Durban, South Africa

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Joseph J. Krouse, MB, ChB

Alberton, , South Africa

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James Acton, MB ChB

Bellville, , South Africa

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Nasionale Hospital

Bloemfontein, , South Africa

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Newlands Surgical Clinic

Cape Town, , South Africa

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Groote Schuur Hospital

Cape Town, , South Africa

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Kelvin N. Rivett, MB, ChB

East London, , South Africa

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Louis P. Kruger, MB, ChB

Johannesburg, , South Africa

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Pretoria Eye Institute

Pretoria, , South Africa

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Instituto Oftalmologico de Alicante

Alicante, , Spain

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Hospital de la Princesa

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Ramon y Cajal

Madrid, , Spain

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Hospital Universitario La Fe

Valencia, , Spain

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H. M. Stanley Hospital

St Asaph, Denbighshire, United Kingdom

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Sussex Eye Hospital

Brighton, East Sussex, United Kingdom

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Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom

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Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

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East Surrey Hospital

Redhill, Surrey, United Kingdom

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Bristol Eye Hospital

Bristol, , United Kingdom

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Hull Royal Infirmary

Hull, , United Kingdom

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Royal Liverpool University Hospital

Liverpool, , United Kingdom

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St. Thomas' Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Kings College Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

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Royal Victoria Infirmary

Newcastle upon Tyne, , United Kingdom

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Oxford Eye Hospital

Oxford, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Australia Brazil Hungary Italy Netherlands Poland South Africa Spain United Kingdom

References

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Bhavsar AR, Grillone LR, McNamara TR, Gow JA, Hochberg AM, Pearson RK; Vitrase for Vitreous Hemorrhage Study Groups. Predicting response of vitreous hemorrhage after intravitreous injection of highly purified ovine hyaluronidase (Vitrase) in patients with diabetes. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2008 Oct;49(10):4219-25. doi: 10.1167/iovs.07-1602. Epub 2008 Apr 25.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 18441312 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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VIT-03-08961X

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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