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Observational Study to Assess the Effect of Iluvien® in DME Patients Insufficiently Responsive to Available Therapies

An observational study in Diabetic Macular Edema (DME), sponsored by Alimera Sciences. Terminated at 1 site in Germany. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-08-26.

Sponsored by Alimera Sciences · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
25
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This observational study aims to assess the safety and effect of Iluvien® in DME patients considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies in a real life setting in Germany.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Macular Edema (DME)

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In context

Macular Edema

841 studies on the registry are indexed under Macular Edema; 56 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 25 is below the median of 97 across 163 observational studies indexed under Macular Edema.

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Lead sponsor

Alimera Sciences is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients with DME considered insufficiently responsive to available therapies in approximately 25 ophthalmology centers (private practice or hospital) across Germany

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients of both sexes that have signed informed consent after detailed information about the characteristics of the observation by the physician
  • DME based on physician's clinical evaluation and demonstrated on fundus photographs and/or optical coherence tomography (OCT);
  • Vision impairment associated with DME
  • Prior treatment with available therapies for DME; and
  • Patients considered by the physician insufficiently responsive to available therapies

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with contraindications according to the current Summary of Product Characteristics (SPC)
  • The presence of pre-existing glaucoma
  • Active or suspected ocular or periocular infection
  • The patient is hypersensitive to the active agent or to one of the excipients
  • Elevated IOP
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
25 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Chronic DME

    Patients with vision impairment associated with chronic diabetic macular edema (DME)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Acuity

    Observed and change from baseline visual acuity LogMAR scores will be summarized using descriptive statistics.

    Time frame: 24 Months

  2. Number of Patients With Ocular Adverse Events

    Time frame: 24 Months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Retinal Center Subfield Thickness

    Observed and change from baseline SD-OCT values will be summarized using descriptive statistics.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Results

Posted Aug 10, 2015

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneChronic DME
Started25
Completed0
Not completed25
Withdrew: Study terminated22
Withdrew: Death1
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject1
Withdrew: Other1

Outcome measures

PrimaryVisual Acuity

Observed and change from baseline visual acuity LogMAR scores will be summarized using descriptive statistics.

Time frame:
24 Months
Reported as:
Mean · LogMAR
Visual Acuity
LogMARChronic DME
Visual Acuity-0.025 ± 0.0357
PrimaryNumber of Patients With Ocular Adverse Events
Time frame:
24 Months
Reported as:
Number · participants
Number of Patients With Ocular Adverse Events
participantsChronic DME
Number of Patients With Ocular Adverse Events7
SecondaryRetinal Center Subfield Thickness

Observed and change from baseline SD-OCT values will be summarized using descriptive statistics.

Time frame:
24 months
Reported as:
Mean · microns
Retinal Center Subfield Thickness
micronsChronic DME
Retinal Center Subfield Thickness357.0 ± 136.44

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Chronic DME—4/23 (17.4%)8/23 (34.8%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventChronic DME
cerebral hemorrhageNervous system disorders2/23
strokeNervous system disorders2/23
phacoemulsification of left eyeSurgical and medical procedures1/23
suspected slight apoplexNervous system disorders1/23
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 13
Most frequent other events
EventChronic DME
hyposphagmaEye disorders2/23
cataract op on contralateral eyeSurgical and medical procedures1/23
increase of IOPInvestigations1/23
temporal periphere avascular arealsEye disorders1/23
significant worsening of macular edemaEye disorders1/23
hemorrhage of vitreousEye disorders1/23
planned implantation of catheter into atriumInvestigations1/23
implantation of shunt into left armSurgical and medical procedures1/23
excision of atrium catheterSurgical and medical procedures1/23
eczema in face and on elbowsSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/23

Baseline characteristics

25 patients were enrolled but only 23 received treatment.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Chronic DME
Mean67.4 ± 9.02
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Chronic DME
Female11
Male12
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Chronic DME
Germany23
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Study locations

1 site
  • Neubrandenburg, Germany
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 26, 2015, 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
NCT02080091
Lead sponsor
Alimera Sciences
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 6, 2014
Start date
Dec 2013
Primary completion
Mar 2015
Completion
Apr 2015
Results posted
Aug 10, 2015
Last update
Aug 26, 2015

Study contacts

Professor Helmut Hoeh, MD
study chair · Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinikum

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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