Comparison of Initial Treatment in With Laser Grid in Diabetic Macular Edema to Intra Vitreal Avastin Injections

• Conditions: Diabetic Macular Edema; Diabetus Mellitus

• Registration Number: NCT01769599
• Lead Sponsor: Ziv Hospital

Brief Summary

there is no yet agreement about the best way to treat Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) the two options up to day are using Grid laser treatment Vs. Avastin injections or a combination of both in this study we want to compare the two attitudes.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-14
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-16
• Primary Completion: 2014-01
• Study Completion: 2014-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Diabetic patients with macular edema
• age 30 to 80 Yrs. old
• no previous ocular treatment
• patiens with macular edema that was shown by OCT or FA
• patients with at least 6 months follow-up after the last treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with other ocular disease (such as glaucoma etc.)
• patients with previous ocular surgery
• patiens with eye trauma
• patiens with macular edema not from DM

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Macular thickness	36 months	by measuring the retinal thickness and comparing in both aproaches. and see if there is any difference.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ziv Medical Center; 🇮🇱 Safed, Israel