One Year Results of Switching to Aflibercept for Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema Resistant to Bevacizumab
Primary Purpose
Diabetic Macular Edema
Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Aflibercept Injection [Eylea]
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetic Macular Edema
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- diabetic patients, older than 18years,
- center-involving DME, central macular thickness (CMT) >300 μm by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) 1 month after the last Bevacizumab injection.
- The best corrected visual acuity must be better than 0.05 decimal visual acuity (1.3 log MAR). Only one eye from each patient was included in the study. If both eyes met the inclusion criteria, the eye with worse visual acuity was included.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients were excluded if they had dense media opacity, pregnancy, previous intravitreal steroid therapy.
- uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥ 10%) and prior intraocular surgery (with the exception of uneventful cataract surgery >6 months prior to conversion).
- Other exclusion criteria included active proliferative diabetic retinopathy, tractional maculopathy, macular ischemia and other ocular diseases: age-related macular degeneration, central/branch retinal vein occlusion, and glaucoma.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Other
Arm Label
Diabetic macular edema resistant to Bevacizumab
Arm Description
Patients resistant to 6 monthly Bevacizumab injection were switched to Aflibercept.
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
central macular thickness after one year
Optical Coherence Tomography changes after 12 months.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03974425
Brief Title
One Year Results of Switching to Aflibercept for Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema Resistant to Bevacizumab
Official Title
One Year Results of Switching to Aflibercept for Persistent Diabetic Macular Edema Resistant to Bevacizumab
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2019
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
April 1, 2016 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 1, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 1, 2018 (Actual)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
University of Alexandria
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
Purpose: The aim of this study is to evaluate the functional and anatomical effects of switching from Bevacizumab to Aflibercept in patients with persistent DME resistant to Bevacizumab.
Methods: Patients with DME refractory to Bevacizumab (1.25 mg/ 0.05 mL) were subsequently switched to Aflibercept (2.0 mg/0.05 ml). The included patients received 5 loading doses of intravitreal Aflibercept (2.0 mg/0.05 mL) (Eylea; Bayer, Berlin, Germany) given monthly. After the loading dose, Aflibercept was injected every 2 months. The follow up duration was one year.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Diabetic Macular Edema
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
37 (Actual)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Diabetic macular edema resistant to Bevacizumab
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Patients resistant to 6 monthly Bevacizumab injection were switched to Aflibercept.
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Aflibercept Injection [Eylea]
Intervention Description
intravitreal injection of Aflibercept in resistant DME.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
central macular thickness after one year
Description
Optical Coherence Tomography changes after 12 months.
Time Frame
12 months
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
diabetic patients, older than 18years,
center-involving DME, central macular thickness (CMT) >300 μm by spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) 1 month after the last Bevacizumab injection.
The best corrected visual acuity must be better than 0.05 decimal visual acuity (1.3 log MAR). Only one eye from each patient was included in the study. If both eyes met the inclusion criteria, the eye with worse visual acuity was included.
Exclusion Criteria:
Patients were excluded if they had dense media opacity, pregnancy, previous intravitreal steroid therapy.
uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (HbA1c ≥ 10%) and prior intraocular surgery (with the exception of uneventful cataract surgery >6 months prior to conversion).
Other exclusion criteria included active proliferative diabetic retinopathy, tractional maculopathy, macular ischemia and other ocular diseases: age-related macular degeneration, central/branch retinal vein occlusion, and glaucoma.
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Plan to Share IPD
No
IPD Sharing Plan Description
protecting patient privacy
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