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Clinical Trials/NCT00275821
NCT00275821CompletedPhase 3

A Randomized, Double-masked, Active-controlled, Multi-center Study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab Administered as Two Dosing Regimens in Patients With Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration

Novartis1 site in 1 country353 target enrollmentStarted: December 2005Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions
Drugs

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 3
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Novartis
Enrollment
353
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Mean Change From Baseline in Best-corrected Visual Acuity of the Study Eye at Month 12

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The study will test if the efficacy and safety of an alternative dosing regimen is as effective as monthly injections.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
50 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with primary or recurrent subfoveal CNV secondary to AMD, including those with predominantly classic, minimally classic or occult lesions with no classic component
  • Patients who have a BCVA score between 73 and 24 letters, inclusively, in the study eye using ETDRS-like grading charts (approximately 20/40 to 20/320)

Exclusion Criteria

  • Prior treatment in the study eye with verteporfin, external-beam radiation therapy, subfoveal focal laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy, or transpupillary thermotherapy.
  • History of submacular surgery or other surgical intervention for AMD in the study eye, glaucoma filtration surgery, corneal transplant surgery.
  • Laser photocoagulation (juxtafoveal or extrafoveal) in the study eye within one month preceding Baseline.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria applied to the study.

Arms & Interventions

Ranibizumab 0.3 mg - 3 times monthly, then quarterly

Experimental

Intervention: Ranibizumab 0.3 mg - 3 times monthly, then quarterly (Drug)

Ranibizumab 0.5 mg - 3 times monthly, then quarterly

Experimental

Intervention: Ranibizumab 0.5 mg - 3 times monthly, then quarterly (Drug)

Ranibizumab 0.3 mg monthly

Active Comparator

Intervention: Ranibizumab 0.3 mg monthly (Drug)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Mean Change From Baseline in Best-corrected Visual Acuity of the Study Eye at Month 12

Time Frame: Baseline to Month 12

Visual acuity (VA) was assessed in both eyes at each study visit using best correction determined from protocol refraction. VA measurements were taken in a sitting position using Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS)-like visual acuity testing charts at an initial testing distance of 4 meters.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Mean Change From Baseline in the Total Lesion Area of the Study Eye at Month 12(Baseline to Month 12)
  • Mean Change From Baseline in Retinal Thickness at the Central Point of the Study Eye at Month 12(Baseline to Month 12)
  • Mean Change From Baseline in Retinal Thickness at the Central Subfield of the Study Eye at Month 12(Baseline to Month 12)

Investigators

Sponsor
Novartis
Sponsor Class
Industry

Study Sites (1)

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