A Phase 2, Randomized, Active-Controlled, Double-Masked, Multi-Center Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Daily Subcutaneous AKB-9778 Administered for 3 Months, as Monotherapy or Adjunctive to Ranibizumab, in Subjects With Diabetic Macular Edema
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 144
- Primary Endpoint
- Mean change from baseline in spectral domain optical coherence tomography (sdOCT)-measured central subfield thickness (CST)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of AKB-9778 administered as daily subcutaneous injections with and without monthly intravitreal injections of ranibizumab for 3 months in patients with diabetic macular edema.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
AKB-9778 15 mg BID monotherapy
Subcutaneous AKB-9778 15 mg BID (total daily dose of 30 mg/day) plus monthly sham intravitreal injection for 3 months.
Intervention: AKB-9778 (Drug)
AKB-9778 15 mg BID monotherapy
Subcutaneous AKB-9778 15 mg BID (total daily dose of 30 mg/day) plus monthly sham intravitreal injection for 3 months.
Intervention: Sham (Drug)
AKB-9778 15 mg BID + ranibizumab 0.3 mg
Subcutaneous AKB-9778 15 mg BID (total daily dose of 30 mg/day) plus ranibizumab 0.3 mg monthly intravitreal injection for 3 months.
Intervention: AKB-9778 (Drug)
AKB-9778 15 mg BID + ranibizumab 0.3 mg
Subcutaneous AKB-9778 15 mg BID (total daily dose of 30 mg/day) plus ranibizumab 0.3 mg monthly intravitreal injection for 3 months.
Intervention: ranibizumab (Drug)
ranibizumab 0.3 mg monotherapy
Placebo subcutaneous injection (BID) plus ranibizumab 0.3 mg monthly intravitreal injection for 3 months.
Intervention: ranibizumab (Drug)
ranibizumab 0.3 mg monotherapy
Placebo subcutaneous injection (BID) plus ranibizumab 0.3 mg monthly intravitreal injection for 3 months.
Intervention: Placebo (Drug)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Mean change from baseline in spectral domain optical coherence tomography (sdOCT)-measured central subfield thickness (CST)
Time Frame: Month 3
Secondary Outcomes
- Mean change from baseline in Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)(Month 3)