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Evaluation of Retinal and Vascular Features in Coats Disease After Intravitreal Injections of Ranibizumab

Completed
Conditions
Coats Disease
Registration Number
NCT04310631
Lead Sponsor
Federico II University
Brief Summary

This study evaluates the retinal and vascular features in patients affected by Coats disease under the effects of Ranibizumab intravitreal injections using optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography

Detailed Description

Coats disease is an idiopathic retinal vascular disorder, occurs in young males, and is characterized by retinal telangiactasias, numerous yellowish exudates in the subretinal space, macular edema, hemorrhages and, in advanced end-stage, by exudative retinal detachment.

Ranibizumab is a vascular endothelial growth factor antagonist represent an efficacy treatment acting on vascular hyperpermeability. The optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography represent novel and non-invasive diagnostic techniques that allow a detailed analysis of retinal and vascular features. The study evaluates the changes in optical coherence tomography and optical coherence tomography angiography parameters at baseline and after three monthly injections of Ranibizumab in Coats disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Male
Target Recruitment
5
Inclusion Criteria
  • age older than 18 years
  • diagnosis of Coats disease
  • treatment-naïve with Ranibizumab
  • absence of other vitreoretinal and vascular retinal diseases
  • absence of diabetes
Exclusion Criteria
  • age younger than 18 years
  • No diagnosis of Coats disease
  • previous treatments with Ranibizumab
  • presence of vitreoretinal and vascular retinal diseases
  • presence of diabetes

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Study of retinal and vascular features in Coats disease after intravitreal injections of RanibizumabThree months

The effectiveness of Ranibizumab injections for treating Coats disease using optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA)

The parameters analyzed by OCTA were:

retinal vessel density (%), choriocapillaris vessel density (%)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Naples "Federico II"

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Naples, Italy

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