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Pilot Study Reduced Fluence PDT /Visudyne With Ranibizumab vs Ranibizumab Monotherapy for Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

NCT00726973 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-05-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purposes of this study is to determine if combination reduced fluence photodynamic therapy and Ranibizumab has:

Similar efficacy to Ranibizumab (Lucentis) alone. The ability to reduce the number of intravitreal injection of Ranibizumab or a 13 month period The ability to reduce the number of PDT treatments. The study will also collect information on the safety of combination therapy and single therapy.

Conditions

  • Macular Edema

Interventions

DRUG

Ranibizumab

Ranibizumab, and reduced fluence PDT or sham PDT and Ranibizumab. For 2 months injected intravitreal Ranibizumab will be given. At month 3 subjects will receive combination reduced fluence PDT and intravitreal Ranibizumab. If they develop recurrence of subretinal fluid, cystoid macular edema, increased pigment epithelial detachment (PED), or increased retinal thickness \>100 microns compared to best thickness measure of OCT, subjects will be eligible for repeat combination reduced fluence PDT + intravitreal Ranibizumab every 3 months thereafter.

DRUG

Ranibizumab monotherapy

3 monthly intravitreal injections of Ranibizumab monotherapy. After month 2 they are eligible for retreatment with Ranibizumab if retreatment criteria are met (same as arm 1) At intervals of no less than 3 months from the previous sham PDT they will receive sham PDT if retreatment criteria are met.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Lahey Clinic

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeffrey L Marx, M.D. · Lahey Clinic Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-12-31
Primary Completion
2012-07-31
Completion
2012-07-31

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