Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Vitreous Hemorrhage Due to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (N)

NCT00996437 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 261

Last updated 2016-08-26

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Summary

This study is being conducted to determine if intravitreal injections of ranibizumab decrease the proportion of eyes in which vitrectomy is performed compared with saline injections in eyes presenting with vitreous hemorrhage from proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Conditions

  • Vitreous Hemorrhage
  • Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Interventions

DRUG

Ranibizumab

Intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg ranibizumab (Lucentis™) at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks

DRUG

Saline

Saline injection of 0.5mg at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Eye Institute (NEI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Jaeb Center for Health Research

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Adam R. Glassman, MS · Jaeb Center for Health Research

  • Abdhish Bhavsar, MD · Retina Center, PA

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-02-29
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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