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The Effect of Intravitreal Erythropoietin Injection for Refractive Diabetic Macular Edema

Phase 2
Conditions
Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT03821168
Lead Sponsor
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

after advent of RD photoreceptor degeneration Occurred. This process appears as a incredible and progressive event that will not stop till reattachment of RPE and neurosensory retina happened .

Process of degeneration begins from first hours of RD establishment Neuroprotection of photoreceptor following RD is a novel and debatable discussion encountered in recent years .

How to stop this phenomena and neuroprotective agent role in this issue are a new interest of researches.

In the study investigators are planning to perform a clinical trial to demonstrate the minocycline neuroprotective effect in a double blind design as this impact has been implicated previously in a animal study.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
58
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient with refractory diabetic macular edema at least one month after third injection
Exclusion Criteria
  • previous vitreoretinal surgery previous glaucoma surgery glaucomatous patient open heart surgery active proliferative diabetic retinopathy one eye patients vitreous hemorrhage

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
intravitreal injection of bevacizumab and erythropoietininjection of bevacizumab and erythropoietinerythropoietin:
intravitreal injection of bevacizumabinjection of bevacizumabbevacizumab:1.25 mg
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
best corrected visual acuity1 month

Snellen chart

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Optical coherence tomography1 month

Optical coherence tomography

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ophthalmic Research Center

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Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of

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