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A Clinical Study in Current Medical Practice of the Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab 0.5mg in Diabetic Patients Presenting a Visual Impairment Due to Macular Edema

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Visual Impairment
Macular Edema
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01315275
Lead Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the proportion of patients with a 10 letters gain on Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) at 6 months in current medical practice.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
394
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female patients >18 years of age who have signed an informed consent
  • Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus (according to ADA or WHO guidelines) with HbA1c not more than 10.0% at screening (Visit 1). Patients should be on diet, exercise, and/or pharmacological treatment for diabetes.
  • Patients with visual impairment due to focal or diffuse DME in at least one eye
  • Central Retinal thickness on OCT ≥ 250 microns in the central subfield
  • BCVA score between 78 and 39 letters, inclusively, using ETDRS-like visual acuity testing charts at a testing distance of 4 meters (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/32 to 20/160)
  • Decrease in vision is due to DME and not due to other causes, in the opinion of the investigator
  • Medication for the management of diabetes must have been stable within 3 months prior to randomization and is expected to remain stable during the course of the study.
Exclusion Criteria

Ocular concomitant conditions/ diseases

  • Concomitant conditions in the study eye which could, in the opinion of the investigator, prevent the improvement of visual acuity on study treatment
  • Active intraocular inflammation (grade trace or above) in either eye
  • Any active infection (e.g. conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, uveitis, endophthalmitis) in either eye
  • History of uveitis in either eye Systemic conditions or treatments
  • Active systemic infection
  • History of stroke < 3 months
  • Renal failure requiring dialysis or renal transplant OR renal insufficiency with creatinine levels > 2.0 mg/dl
  • Untreated diabetes mellitus
  • Blood pressure systolic > 160 mmHg and diastolic > 100 mmHg
  • Untreated hypertension
  • Known hypersensitivity to ranibizumab or any component of the ranibizumab formulation Others
  • Women of childbearing potential not using the contraception method(s) specified in this study (specify), as well as women who are breastfeeding

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
RanibizumabRanibizumab-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
proportion of patients with a 10 letters gain on Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)6 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
mean average change in BCVA from baseline6 months
mean number of injections needed to obtain a stable visual acuity for three consecutive monthly assessments6 months
if the letters gain after 2 injections is predictive from the letters gain at 6 months6 months
mean number of injections needed to obtain a 10 letters gain6 months
efficacy of ranibizumab IVT on Central Retinal Thickness (OCT)6 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Novartis Investigative Site

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Vannes, France

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