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Fenofibrate for Prevention of DR Worsening

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Diabetic Retinopathy
Interventions
Other: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT04661358
Lead Sponsor
Jaeb Center for Health Research
Brief Summary

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

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
560
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlacebo-
Fenofibrate 160-mgFenofibrate-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Worsening of diabetic retinopathy6- years

Defined as

* 2 or more step worsening on Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) diabetic retinopathy severity on fundus photographs.

* Development of neovascularization within the 7-modified ETDRS fields on fluorescein angiography.

* Intraocular procedure undertaken to treat diabetic retinopathy including panretinal photocoagulation, intraocular anti-vascular endothelial growth factor, corticosteroid, or vitrectomy.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Intraocular procedure undertaken to treat diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular edema including PRP, intraocular anti-VEGF, corticosteroid, focal/grid laser or vitrectomy6 years
Development of CI-DME6 years

Defined as, either 1) at least a 10% increase in OCT central subfield thickness from baseline, OCT central subfield thickness greater than sex and machine-specific threshold values (Zeiss Cirrus: CST ≥290 µm in women or ≥ 305 µm in men; Heidelberg Spectralis: CST ≥305 µm in women or ≥320 µm in men), and Investigator determination that thickening cannot be attributed to any cause other than CI-DME, or 2)Intraocular DME treatment including focal/grid laser, intraocular anti-VEGF, intraocular corticosteroid, or vitrectomy

Development of center-involved diabetic macular edema with vision loss6 years

Defined as either 1) an increase in OCT central subfield thickness of 10% or more from baseline, OCT central subfield thickness greater than sex and machine-specific threshold values (Zeiss Cirrus: CST ≥290 µm in women or ≥ 305 µm in men; Heidelberg Spectralis: CST ≥305 µm in women or ≥320 µm in men), investigator determination that thickening cannot be attributed to any cause other than DME, and a decrease in visual acuity from baseline of 10 or more letters at a single visit or 5 to 9 letters at 2 consecutive visits at least 21 days apart with vision loss presumed to be from DME, intraocular DME or 2) treatment including focal/grid laser, anti-VEGF, corticosteroid injection, or vitrectomy

Visual acuity loss from any cause6 years

Defined as a decrease in visual acuity from baseline of 10 or more letters at a single visit or a 5 to 9-letter decrease at 2 consecutive visits at least 21 days apart regardless of whether vision loss is presumed to be from DME or any other cause

Trial Locations

Locations (61)

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

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Salehi Retina Institute Inc.

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Huntington Beach, California, United States

Pittsburg Clinical Trial Consortium

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Sewickley, Pennsylvania, United States

Loma Linda University

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Loma Linda, California, United States

Illinois Retina Associates SC - Oak Park Site

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Oak Park, Illinois, United States

Sarasota Retina Institute

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

Marietta Eye Clinic

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Marietta, Georgia, United States

Retina Research Institute, LLC

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Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Kent W. Small, MD, AMC

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Glendale, California, United States

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

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Wolfe Clinic, P.C.- West Des Moines

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West Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Florida Retina Consultants

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Lakeland, Florida, United States

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

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Pinellas Park, Florida, United States

Thomas Eye Group

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Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States

National Ophthalmic Research Institute

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Fort Myers, Florida, United States

SEASHORE RETINA LLC DBA Retina Specialists of Tampa

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Wesley Chapel, Florida, United States

Valley Eye Physicians and Surgeons

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Ayer, Massachusetts, United States

Vitreo-Retinal Associates

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Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States

Mid-America Retina Consultants, P.A.

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Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Wolfe Eye Clinic-Cedar Rapids

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Hiawatha, Iowa, United States

MaculaCare

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New York, New York, United States

University of Florida- Jacksonville

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Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Retina Vitreous Consultants, LLP

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Sarasota, Florida, United States

The Curators of the University of Missouri

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Columbia, Missouri, United States

Southeast Retina Center, P.C.

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Augusta, Georgia, United States

Retina-Vitreous Surgeons of Central NY, PC

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Liverpool, New York, United States

Retina Consultants, LLC

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Salem, Oregon, United States

Southeastern Retina Associates, P.C.

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Knoxville, Tennessee, United States

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

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West Monroe, Louisiana, United States

Texas Retina Associates

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Lubbock, Texas, United States

John Kenyon American Eye Institute, LLC

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New Albany, Indiana, United States

Retina Associates of Western NY, P.C.

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Rochester, New York, United States

Verum Research LLC

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Eugene, Oregon, United States

Gunderson Health System

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La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States

Eye Clinic of Wisconsin

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Wausau, Wisconsin, United States

Pamela Weber, MD/Island Retina

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Shirley, New York, United States

Retina-Vitreous Consultants, Inc.

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Monroeville, Pennsylvania, United States

Retina Consultants of Texas, PA

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Bellaire, Texas, United States

Northwestern University

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Rush University Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation DBA Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine

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Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Elman Retina Group, P.A.

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Baltimore, Maryland, United States

University of Washington

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Seattle, Washington, United States

Boston Medical Center Corporation

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Joslin Diabetes Center

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Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Baylor College of Medicine, Baylor Eye Physicians and Surgeons

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Houston, Texas, United States

Midwest Eye Institute

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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Retina Center, PA DBA Retina Center of Minnesota

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Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Retinal Consultants of San Antonio

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San Antonio, Texas, United States

The Regents of the University of California, San Francisco

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San Francisco, California, United States

Henry Ford Health System

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Detroit, Michigan, United States

Dean A. McGee Eye Institute

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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Mayo Clinic

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Rochester, Minnesota, United States

Oregon Health & Science University

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Portland, Oregon, United States

Vanderbilt Eye Institute

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Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Cascade Medical Research Institute, LLC

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Springfield, Oregon, United States

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

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Sacramento, California, United States

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

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Orlando, Florida, United States

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Austin Research Center for Retina

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Austin, Texas, United States

Austin Retina Associates

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Austin, Texas, United States

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