Photodynamic Therapy Alone Versus Combined With Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Age-related Macular Degeneration

NCT01032109 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2016-02-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare 12-month results of two single initial treatments-photodynamic therapy with verteporfin alone and this therapy combined with intravitreal bevacizumab-for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, not including patients with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy who were presumed to have age-related macular degeneration.

Conditions

  • Age-related Macular Degeneration

Interventions

DRUG

Bevacizumab

A single intravitreal injection of 1.25 mg of bevacizumab (0.05 mL of solution prepared from Avastin, 100 mg/4 mL vial) was performed within 2 weeks after PDT treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kumamoto University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Takahiro Kawaji, MD, PhD · Department of Ophthalmology, Kumamoto University Graduate School & Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-05-31
Completion
2008-05-31

Countries

  • Japan

Study Locations

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