Efficacy and Safety of Lucentis® (Ranibizumab Intravitreal Injections) in Chilean Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema.

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-12-21
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Ranibizumab is a humanized anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) monoclonal antibody fragment approved in Chile by the Instituto de Salud Pública for the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME), retinal vein occlusion and age-related macular degeneration.

Currently, there is limited epidemiologic information in Chile regarding the incidence of DME and limited experience of anti-VEGF hospital therapy. This study will evaluate the efficacy of intravitreal ranibizumab in Chilean DME patients, to investigate the anatomical and functional improvement following this treatment and to increase the local experience regarding the use of anti-VEGF in the treatment of diabetic macular edema.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
• Treatments: Ranibizumab

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosis of macular edema due to diabetes (confirmed by fundus photography, and/or fluorescein angiography, and/or OCT) in at least one eye.

2. Vision impairment due to DME (BCVA ETDRS letter score at 4 meters between 20 and 70 letters (6/12 - 3/60 at Snellen chart).

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Laser photocoagulation in the study eye for the last 3 months.

2. Any history of any intraocular surgery in the study eye within the past 3 months.

3. Blood pressure >160/100 mmHg.

4. Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy.

Any other protocol inclusion/exclusion criteria that may apply.