Efficacy and Safety of Lucentis for Clinically Significant Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion

NCT ID: NCT01123564

Last Updated: 2010-05-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-08-31

Study Completion Date

2011-09-30

Brief Summary

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This study aims to assess if Lucentis injection applied into the eye is superior to conventional treatment concerning the prevention of visual loss in patients having clinically significant macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Retinal Vein Occlusion Macular Edema

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Lucentis (ranibizumab)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ranibizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

applied monthly in the first 3 months period, and after this only if visual acuity (VA) decreases with more than 5 letters at any monthly visits

Laser

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Argon laser treatment

Intervention Type RADIATION

Conventional grid pattern argon laser treatment and panretinal argon laser photocoagulation in an as needed basis.

Interventions

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ranibizumab

applied monthly in the first 3 months period, and after this only if visual acuity (VA) decreases with more than 5 letters at any monthly visits

Intervention Type DRUG

Argon laser treatment

Conventional grid pattern argon laser treatment and panretinal argon laser photocoagulation in an as needed basis.

Intervention Type RADIATION

Other Intervention Names

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Lucentis intravitreal injection Laser photocoagulation

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Macular edema persisting for more than 3 months period despite conventional medication.
* Central retinal vein occlusion is confirmed by slit-lamp biomicroscopy and fluorescein angiography (FLAG).
* Patients randomized into ranibizumab-treated group do not receive macular laser treatment.
* Macular edema is defined by OCT: the thickness of central foveal area calculated by macular map analysis is above 280 μm and/or retinal thickness is above 330 μm at any region of the macula calculated by retinal thickness analysis.
* Baseline visual acuity is less than 64 ETDRS letters (or 0.4 decimal equivalent).

Exclusion Criteria

* Diabetes mellitus
* Additional vitreoretinal diseases
* History of pars plana vitrectomy
* Previous macular grid laser treatment
* Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonid treatment
* Complicated cataract surgery
* Advanced glaucomatous damage of optic nerve head
* Cataract (except mild, defined as grade 1 nuclear sclerosis and/or grade 1 posterior subcapsular cataract)
* Age-related macular degeneration
* Pregnancy and lactation
* Women in childbearing potential who are not using double safe contraception
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Debrecen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Pecs

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Pecs, Medical Scool, Dept of Ophthalmology

Principal Investigators

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Zsolt Balla, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Pecs

Locations

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Debrecen Medical and Health Science Center Dept of Ophthalmology

Debrecen, , Hungary

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Pecs, Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology

Pécs, , Hungary

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hungary

Central Contacts

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Zsolt Balla, MD

Role: CONTACT

+3672536141

Facility Contacts

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Attila Vajas, MD

Role: primary

Zsolt Balla, MD

Role: primary

+3672536141

Other Identifiers

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CRFB002AHU02T

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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