An Open Label Clinical Trial of Ranibizumab for Diabetic Macular Oedema resistant to Intravitreal Triamcinolone
- Conditions
- Diabetic macular oedemaMetabolic and Endocrine - DiabetesEye - Diseases / disorders of the eye
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12611001210965
- Lead Sponsor
- the University of Sydney
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
All patient with diabetic macular oedema resistant to IVTA treatment.
IVTA resistance is defined as
- An improvement in VA of less than 5 letters
AND
- A reduction in central retinal thickness in OCT of less than 100 microns
(or less than 20%, whichever is greater) 6 weeks after treatment with IVTA for at least 2 consecutive injections.
Patients
- loss of vision due to other causes (e.g. age related macular degeneration, myopic macular degeneration)
- no useful vision in fellow eye
- cataract surgery or retinal laser within 1st six months of entering the study
- uncontrolled systemic disease including blood pressure>180/110
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method