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Prospective, randomized, multicenter, open label, phase II / III study to assess efficacy and safety of ranibizumab 0.5 mg intravitreal injections plus panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) versus PRP in monotherapy in the treatment of subjects with high risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy. (PROTEUS)

Phase 1
Conditions
Patients with type I or type II diabetes mellitus and high risk diabetic retinopathy.
MedDRA version: 14.1Level: LLTClassification code 10036857Term: Proliferative diabetic retinopathySystem Organ Class: 100000004853
Therapeutic area: Diseases [C] - Eye Diseases [C11]
Registration Number
EUCTR2013-003640-23-GB
Lead Sponsor
AIBILI - Association for Innovation and Biomedical Research on Light and Image
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
94
Inclusion Criteria

1.High-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy (HR-PDR);
i. Neovascularization in the disc = 1/4 disc area OR Neovascularization Elsewhere = 1/2 disc area;
ii. Neovascularization Elsewhere < 1/2 disc area + vitreous and/or pre-retinal haemorrhage and/or rubeosis;
iii. Neovascularization in the disc <1/4 disc area + vitreous and/or pre-retinal haemorrhage and/or rubeosis;
2. Best-corrected visual acuity at baseline = 24 ETDRS letters score (approximate Snellen equivalent 20/320).
3. Type I or Type II diabetic subjects of either gender;
4. Age = 18 years;
5. Ability to provide written informed consent;
6. Ability to return for all clinical trial visits.

Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 47
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 47

Exclusion Criteria

1. Any intraocular surgery within 6 months before trial enrolment, including:
a. Prior scatter (panretinal) or focal/grid photocoagulation;
b. Eyes who have received YAG laser, or peripheral retinal cryoablation, or laser retinopexy (for retinal tears only);
2. Fibrovascular proliferation with retinal traction;
3. Other cause of retinal Neovascularization (retinal vein occlusion, radiation retinopathy or others);
4. Atrophy/scarring/fibrosis/ hard exudates involving the centre of the macula;
5. Significant media opacities or inadequate pupillary dilation, which might interfere with visual acuity, assessment of toxicity or fundus photography;
6. Any likelihood that the subject will require cataract surgery within the following 1 year;
7. Diabetic macular edema with central involvement, i.e., central macular thickness (Central Point Thickness) > 300 µm (Stratus OCT) equivalent values measured by SD-OCT, adjusted according to the SD-OCT machine used;
8. Previous vitrectomy;
9. Intraocular pressure > 21 mmHg;
10. Previous anti-VEGF therapy within the last 3 months;
11. Previous treatment with periocular and/or intravitreal corticosteroids within the last 3 months;
12. Known serious allergies or history of hypersensitivity to fluorescein used in angiography, or to components of Lucentis® formulation;
13. Acute ocular or periocular infection;
14. Active severe ocular or periocular inflammation;
15. Previous filtering surgery (e.g., trabeculectomy) or placement of a glaucoma drainage device (e.g., tube-shunt surgery).
16. Systolic BP > 170 mmHg or diastolic BP > 100 mmHg;
17. HbA1C level >11% or recent signs of uncontrolled diabetes;
18. Any of the following underlying systemic diseases:
a. History or evidence of severe cardiac disease, e.g. NYHA Functional Class III or IV, clinical or medical history of unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, or revascularization procedure within 6 months prior to baseline, or ventricular tachyarrhythmia requiring treatment;
b. History or evidence of clinically significant peripheral vascular disease such as intermittent claudication or prior amputation;
c. Renal failure requiring dialysis or renal transplant or renal insufficiency with creatinine levels > 2.0 mg/dl at screening;
d. Stroke (within 12 months of trial entry);
e. Any major surgical procedure within one month before trial enrolment;
19. Subject with a condition (such as advanced, severe or unstable disease or its treatment) or is in a situation which may put him/her at significant risk, which may confound the study results or may interfere significantly with the subject’s participation in the study;
20. Previous radiation to the head in the region of the study eye;
21. Use of any other investigational drugs within the last 3 months (for Diabetic Retinopathy or other condition);
22. History of malignancy of any organ system (other than localized basal cell carcinoma of the skin), treated or untreated, within the past 5 years, regardless of whether there is evidence of local recurrence or metastases;
23. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation.
24. Women of child-bearing potential, defined as all women physiologically capable of becoming pregnant UNLESS they are: using a highly effective method of birth control (i.e. one that results in a less than 1% per year failure rate when used consistently and correctly,

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
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