Fenofibrate for Prevention of DR Worsening

NCT ID: NCT04661358

Last Updated: 2025-11-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

560 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-05

Study Completion Date

2029-12-31

Brief Summary

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This randomized trial will evaluate the effect of fenofibrate compared with placebo for prevention of diabetic retinopathy (DR) worsening through 6 years of follow-up in eyes with mild to moderately severe non-proliferative DR (NPDR) and no CI-DME at baseline.

In addition to evaluating efficacy, this study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a model for ophthalmologists to prescribe or collaborate with a primary care provider such as an internist/endocrinologist to prescribe and monitor the drug safely. If this study demonstrates that fenofibrate is effective for reducing the onset of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) or and the results are adopted by the community of retina specialists, a new strategy to prevent vision threatening complications of diabetes could be widely adopted. Widespread use of an oral agent effective at reducing worsening of DR would decrease the numbers of patients who undergo more invasive and much more expensive treatment for DR and who are consequently at risk for side effects that adversely affect visual function. This study will also assess the relationship of glycemic variability, as measured by continuous glucose monitoring with DR outcomes. Ancillary studies will characterize functional and structural outcomes in this cohort.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Diabetic Retinopathy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Fenofibrate 160-mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fenofibrate

Intervention Type DRUG

Participants begin with a dose of either 160mg or 54mg fenofibrate, based on eGFR value at screening, taken once daily with food. The dose may be adjusted during follow-up based on protocol guidelines.

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants begin with a dose of either 160mg or 54mg placebo, based on eGFR value at screening, taken once daily with food. The dose may be adjusted during follow-up based on protocol guidelines.

Interventions

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Fenofibrate

Participants begin with a dose of either 160mg or 54mg fenofibrate, based on eGFR value at screening, taken once daily with food. The dose may be adjusted during follow-up based on protocol guidelines.

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Participants begin with a dose of either 160mg or 54mg placebo, based on eGFR value at screening, taken once daily with food. The dose may be adjusted during follow-up based on protocol guidelines.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥18 years and \< 80 years.
* Type 1 or type 2 diabetes.
* At least one eye with the following:

* Mild to moderately severe NPDR (defined by ETDRS DR severity level 35 to 47), confirmed by central Reading Center grading of fundus photographs.
* Best-corrected E-ETDRS visual acuity letter score of ≥74 (approximate Snellen equivalent 20/32 or better). If best corrected letter score is 74-78, investigator must verify that vision loss is not due to the presence of CI-DME, cataract, or other condition that may affect visual acuity during the course of the study.
* If only one eye is eligible, the non-study eye must have at least microaneurysms only (DR severity level 20)

Exclusion Criteria

* Current CI-DME based on clinical exam or OCT central subfield thickness (CST)

* Zeiss Cirrus: CST ≥290 µm in women or ≥ 305 µm in men
* Heidelberg Spectralis: CST ≥305 µm in women or ≥320 µm in men
* Any prior treatment for DME or DR, other than focal/grid laser. If the eye has a history of focal/grid laser, it must be at least 12 months prior.
* History of intraocular anti-VEGF or corticosteroid treatment within the prior year for any indication

Participant-level exclusion criterion (the participant is ineligible if the following criterion is met):

• Decreased renal function, defined as requiring dialysis or central laboratory eGFR value \< 45 mL/min/1.73 m2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jaeb Center for Health Research

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Roche Pharma AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Emily Y Chew, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Locations

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Kent W. Small, MD, AMC

Glendale, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Salehi Retina Institute Inc.

Huntington Beach, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UCLA Stein Eye Institute

Pasadena, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Regents of the University of California, Davis, DBA University of California, Davis

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

National Ophthalmic Research Institute

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Florida- Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Florida Retina Institute, James A. Staman, MD, PA- Jacksonville

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Florida Retina Consultants

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Florida Retina Institute, James A. Staman, MD, PA- Orlando

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Southeast Eye Institute, P.A. dba Eye Associates of Pinellas

Pinellas Park, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Vitreous Consultants, LLP

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Sarasota Retina Institute

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

SEASHORE RETINA LLC DBA Retina Specialists of Tampa

Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Southeast Retina Center, P.C.

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Marietta Eye Clinic

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Thomas Eye Group

Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Northwestern University

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Rush University Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

UIC - Dept of Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Illinois Retina Associates SC - Oak Park Site

Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Midwest Eye Institute

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

John Kenyon American Eye Institute, LLC

New Albany, Indiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Wolfe Eye Clinic-Cedar Rapids

Hiawatha, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Wolfe Clinic, P.C.- West Des Moines

West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mid-America Retina Consultants, P.A.

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc.

Prairie Village, Kansas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Joseph E. Humble and Raymond Haik PTRS DBA Eye Assoc of Northeast Louisiana

West Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Elman Retina Group, P.A.

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Valley Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Ayer, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Boston Medical Center Corporation

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Joslin Diabetes Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Henry Ford Health System

Detroit, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Foundation for Vision Research and Retina Specialists of Michigan, P.C.

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Vitreo-Retinal Associates

Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Center, PA DBA Retina Center of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Curators of the University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Washington University Ophthalmology

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Research Institute, LLC

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina-Vitreous Surgeons of Central NY, PC

Liverpool, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

MaculaCare

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Associates of Western NY, P.C.

Rochester, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Pamela Weber, MD/Island Retina

Shirley, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation DBA Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Verum Research LLC

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Consultants, LLC

Salem, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Cascade Medical Research Institute, LLC

Springfield, Oregon, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina-Vitreous Consultants, Inc.

Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Pittsburg Clinical Trial Consortium

Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Southeastern Retina Associates, P.C.

Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Vanderbilt Eye Institute

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Austin Research Center for Retina

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Austin Retina Associates

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Consultants of Texas

Beaumont, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retina Consultants of Texas, PA

Bellaire, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor Eye Physicians and Surgeons

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Texas Retina Associates

Lubbock, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Retinal Consultants of San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

University of Washington

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Gunderson Health System

La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Eye Clinic of Wisconsin

Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Adam R Glassman, MS

Role: CONTACT

813-975-8690

Emily Chew, MD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Kent W Small, MD, AMC

Role: primary

818-552-5040

Hani Salehi-Had, MD

Role: primary

657-227-9496

David I. Sierpina, MD

Role: primary

909-558-2169

Michael Ip, MD

Role: primary

6268174747

Ala Moshiri, MD, PhD

Role: primary

9167346974

Jay M. Stewart, MD

Role: primary

4152063123

Avtar T Ghuman, MD

Role: primary

239-939-4323

Sandeep Grover, MD

Role: primary

(904) 244-9361

Benjamin J Thomas, MD

Role: primary

904-997-9202

Scott M. Friedman, MD

Role: primary

863-682-7474

Matthew A. Cunningham, MD

Role: primary

407-849-9621

Jason M. Handza, DO

Role: primary

727-541-4469

John H. Niffeneger, MD

Role: primary

941-924-0303

Marc H Levy, MD, FACS

Role: primary

941-921-5335

Ahmad B. Tarabishy, MD

Role: primary

Dennis M. Marcus, MD

Role: primary

7066500061

Annal D Meleth, MD, MS

Role: primary

678-803-2600

Paul L. Kaufman, MD

Role: primary

404-256-1507

Alice Lyon, MD

Role: primary

3126952567

Mathew W. MacCumber, PhD, MD

Role: primary

312-942-2117

Jennifer Lim, MD

Role: primary

(312) 355-3743

Mathew W MacCumber, MD, PhD

Role: primary

708-660-8450

Raj K Maturi, MD, P.C.

Role: primary

3178171414

Howard S Lazarus, MD

Role: primary

800-965-3937

Paul S Boeke, MD

Role: primary

319-362-8032

Jared S Nielsen, MD

Role: primary

515-223-8685

William N. Rosenthal

Role: primary

913) 663-5900

Radwan Ajlan, MBBCh

Role: primary

913-588-0105

Ruben A. Grigorian, MD

Role: primary

318-325-2610

Michael J. Elman, MD

Role: primary

410-686-3000

Gisela Velez, MD, MPH, MA

Role: primary

978-772-4000

Steven D. Ness, MD

Role: primary

6174144020

George S Sharuk, MD

Role: primary

617-309-2520

Paul A Edwards, MD

Role: primary

313-874-9167

Thomas M. Aaberg, MD

Role: primary

6169542020

Louis C Glazer, MD

Role: primary

6162851200

Abdhish R Bhavsar, MD

Role: primary

612-871-2292

Andrew J. Barkmeier, MD

Role: primary

507-538-8119

Ahmed M. Elkeeb, MD

Role: primary

573-882-1506

Rithwick Rajagopal, MD, PhD

Role: primary

3142862946

Alia K. Durrani, MD

Role: primary

314-367-1181

Kevin I. Rosenberg

Role: primary

315-445-8166

Daniel F. Rosberger, MD, PhD, MPH

Role: primary

212-439-9600

Matthew T Witmer, MD

Role: primary

585-442-3411

Pamela Weber, MD, PC

Role: primary

631-924-4300

Jan N. Ulrich, MD

Role: primary

9199665296

Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya, MD

Role: primary

2164459519

Ronald M. Kingsley, MD

Role: primary

405-271-6307

Albert O. Edwards, MD, PhD

Role: primary

541-762-2763

Merina Thomas, MD

Role: primary

503-494-3055

Scott M McClintic, MD

Role: primary

(503) 371-4350

Allan A. Hunter, MD

Role: primary

5416871927

Karl R. Olsen, MD

Role: primary

412-683-5300

Leanne T. Labriola, DO, MBA

Role: primary

4123015326

Joseph M Googe, Jr, MD

Role: primary

865-588-0811

Avni P. Finn, MD,MBA

Role: primary

6159362020

Chirag Jhaveri, MD

Role: primary

737-704-0130

Robert W Wong, MD

Role: primary

5124510103

William Peace, MD

Role: primary

9008335921

Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

Role: primary

713-524-3434

Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA

Role: primary

713-798-3493

Michel Shami, MD

Role: primary

806-792-0066

Darrell E. Baskin, MD

Role: primary

210-615-1311

Kasra Rezaei, MD

Role: primary

206-543-7250

Peter Bracha, MD

Role: primary

608-775-0238

Deepak Sambhara, MD

Role: primary

8002618500

Other Identifiers

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U10EY014231

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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DRCR.net Protocol AF

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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