Ozurdex as Adjunct to Avastin Compared to Avastin Alone in Treatment of Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema

NCT ID: NCT01309451

Last Updated: 2014-10-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-04-30

Brief Summary

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The investigators hypothesize that a combination treatment with Avastin and Ozurdex will result in a more rapid improvement of visual acuity compared to the use of Avastin alone.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetic Macular Edema

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Bevacizumab alone

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bevacizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

intravitreal, 1.25mg., monthly

Combined group

Bevacizumab plus Ozurdex

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Bevacizumab

Intervention Type DRUG

intravitreal, 1.25mg., monthly

dexamethasone intravitreal implant

Intervention Type DRUG

0.7mg, intravitreal every 4 months

Interventions

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Bevacizumab

intravitreal, 1.25mg., monthly

Intervention Type DRUG

dexamethasone intravitreal implant

0.7mg, intravitreal every 4 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Avastin Ozurdex

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female age 18 years or older
* Type 1 or type 2 diabetes
* BCVA score of \>24 and \<78 letters
* Presence of DME defined as Optical Coherence Tomography Center Subfield Thickness (OCT CST) \>250microns

Exclusion Criteria

* Anti-VEGF intravitreal treatment in last 4 weeks
* Intravitreal steroid treatment in the last 8 weeks
* PRP or Focal laser in last 4 months
* Active iris neovascularization
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Maturi, Raj K., M.D., P.C.

INDIV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Raj K. Maturi, MD

PI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Raj K Maturi, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Midwest Eye Institute

Locations

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Raj K. Maturi, MD

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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OA002

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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