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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
University of Alexandria
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Diabetic Macular Edema

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

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

    First Posted
    June 3, 2019
    Last Updated
    June 3, 2019
    Sponsor
    University of Alexandria
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    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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