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CompletedNCT01716026BENEMCORUpdated Mar 13, 2023

Initial Treatment With Bevacizumab in Choroidal Neovascularization Associated to High Myopia

A Phase 3 interventional study of Bevazizumab intravitreal injection in Choroidal Subfoveal/Juxtafoveal Neovascularization in High Myopia, sponsored by Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology) - IOBA. Completed at 11 sites in Spain. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-03-13.

Sponsored by Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology) - IOBA · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
66
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this protocol is to determine wether the initial protocol in the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization associated to High Myopia with bevacizumab intravitreal injections is more effective when using 3 doses vs using 1 single dose in the load period

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Conditions studied

  • Choroidal Subfoveal/Juxtafoveal Neovascularization in High Myopia

Keywords

  • high myopia
  • choroidal neovascularization
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In context

Choroidal Neovascularization

214 studies on the registry are indexed under Choroidal Neovascularization; 12 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 66 is above the median of 56 across 160 interventional studies indexed under Choroidal Neovascularization.

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Lead sponsor

Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology) - IOBA is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Active subfoveal/juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization in high myopia confirmed by Fundus Fluorescein angiography and Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Best corrected visual acuity loss with less than 6 months of evolution, caused mainly by the neovascular lesion (based in investigator´s criteria)
  • No atrophy or fibrotic component that may prevent visual acuity improvement
  • Patients previously treated with Photodynamic Therapy are allowed to participate in this study
  • Signed
  • Signed data protection consent
  • Negative pregnancy test in potential childbearing women at screening, with accepted method during the whole study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous vitreous surgery in study eye
  • Tractional maculopathy or epiretinal membrane found in Optical Coherence Tomography
  • Media opacities that may prevent correct fundus assessment
  • Lack of posterior capsule integrity in pseudophakic patients
  • Patients with great possibilities of not being able to attend to study visits / follow visit procedures (investigator´s criteria)
  • Patients previously treated with intravitreal antiangiogenic injections
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Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
66 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    3 Month Load with 9 month p.r.n.

    3 Monthly bevacizumab injections with 9 p.r.n. monthly doses if patient meets the treatment criteria for each monthly visit

    Drug: Bevazizumab intravitreal injection

  • Experimental
    Single Dose Load Phase

    Single dose treatment with bevacizumab, followed by 2 sham injections if conditions are met in the months 2 and 3, and followed with bevacizumab monthly p.r.n. as per protocol

    Drug: Bevazizumab intravitreal injection

Interventions

  • DrugBevazizumab intravitreal injection

    Intravitreal injection of bevacizumab

    Also known as: Avastin Injection

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Best corrected visual acuity

    Differences in best corrected visual acuity in the exit visit compared to the one obtained at screening visit

    Time frame: 1 Year

  2. Retinal thickness

    Retinal thickness assessed by Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography

    Time frame: 1 Year

  3. Number of total injections during study

    Total count of bevacizumab intravitreal injections during the whole study

    Time frame: 1 Year

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Study locations

11 sites
  • CHUS - Fundacion IDICHUS
    Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña 15706, Spain
  • Clinica Universitaria de Navarra
    Pamplona, Navarra 31080, Spain
  • Complejo Hospitalario de Albacete
    Albacete, 02006, Spain
  • Hospital Clinico Universitario San Carlos
    Madrid, 28010, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal
    Madrid, 28031, Spain
  • Hospital Reina Sofia
    Murcia, 30100, Spain
  • Hospital Virgen de Valme
    Sevilla, 41013, Spain
  • Hospital Virgen de la Macarena
    Sevilla, 41071, Spain
  • Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
    Valencia, Spain
  • IOBA - Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiologia Aplicada
    Valladolid, 47011, Spain
  • Hospital Universitario Rio Hortega
    Valladolid, 47012, Spain
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 13, 2023, 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
NCT01716026
Lead sponsor
Instituto Universitario de Oftalmobiología Aplicada (Institute of Applied Ophthalmobiology) - IOBA
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 29, 2012
Start date
Oct 2012
Primary completion
Apr 2018
Completion
Apr 2018
Last update
Mar 13, 2023

Study contacts

Jose Maria Ruiz-Moreno, MD PhD
principal investigator · University of Castilla-La Mancha

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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