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CompletedNCT01102946IRaHiUpdated Aug 4, 2011

Panretinal Photocoagulation (PRP) Plus Ranibizumab for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

A Phase 2 interventional study of Ranibizumab and Panretinal Photocoagulation in Diabetic Retinopathy and Retinal Neovascularization, sponsored by University of Sao Paulo. Completed at 1 site in Brazil. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2011-08-04.

Sponsored by University of Sao Paulo · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
40
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of panretinal photocoagulation plus intravitreal ranibizumab for the treatment of patients with high risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy in terms of changes in visual acuity and neovascularization area.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Retinal Neovascularization

Keywords

  • proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • retinal neovascularization
  • Angiogenesis Inhibitors
  • ranibizumab
  • laser
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In context

Retinal Diseases

815 studies on the registry are indexed under Retinal Diseases; 105 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 60 across 500 interventional studies indexed under Retinal Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo is the lead sponsor of 1,005 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • High risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Visual acuity ≥ 20/800
  • No previous laser treatment for diabetic retinopathy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous pars plana vitrectomy
  • Systemic thrombo-embolic events
  • Uncontrolled systemic hypertension
  • Conditions avoiding adequated documentation
  • Previous eye surgery in the last 6 months before inclusion in the study
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    PRP plus ranibizumab

    Patients will be submitted to panretinal photocoagulation plus intravitreal injections of ranibizumab

    Drug: Ranibizumab · Procedure: Panretinal Photocoagulation

  • Active comparator
    PRP

    Patients will only be submitted to panretinal photocoagulation

    Procedure: Panretinal Photocoagulation

Interventions

  • DrugRanibizumab

    Ranibizumab (Lucentis), intravitreal injections of 0.05ml

    Also known as: Lucentis

  • ProcedurePanretinal Photocoagulation

    Panretinal photocoagulation with green laser according to ETDRS

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Fluorescein leakage area (mm2)

    Neovascularization area measured during fluorescein agiography middle phase

    Time frame: Week 48 after inclusion in the study

Secondary outcomes

  1. CMT

    Macular thickness measured with Stratus OCT protocols

    Time frame: Week 48 after inclusion in the study

  2. LogMAR BCVA

    LogMAR best corrected visual acuity measured with ETDRS charts

    Time frame: Week 48 after inclusion in the study

  3. Retina mid periphery visual field sensitivity change

    Time frame: Week 48 after inclusion in the study

  4. Rod pathway integrity and oscillatory potential amplitudes

    Time frame: Week 48 after inclusion in the study

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Study locations

1 site
  • University of São Paulo
    Ribeirao Preto, Sao Paulo 14048-900, Brazil
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References and documents

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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 4, 2011, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01102946
Lead sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
First posted
Apr 13, 2010
Start date
Feb 2009
Primary completion
Feb 2011
Completion
Feb 2011
Last update
Aug 4, 2011

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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