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A Study in Patients With Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration or Macular Edema Secondary To Retinal Vein Occlusion to Evaluate Usability of the Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) Prefilled Syringe (PFS)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Ranibizumab in Macular Edema, sponsored by Genentech, Inc.. Completed at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-21.

Sponsored by Genentech, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multicenter study designed to evaluate usability of ranibizumab PFS in patients with neovascular age related macular degeneration or macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion.

Read the detailed description

The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of HCPs to follow the instructions for use (IFU) to prepare and administer a ranibizumab PFS ITV injection dose to patients.

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Conditions studied

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In context

Macular Degeneration

1,474 studies on the registry are indexed under Macular Degeneration; 206 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 35 is below the median of 51 across 985 interventional studies indexed under Macular Degeneration.

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Lead sponsor

Genentech, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 507 studies on the registry; 23 are open to participants now.

Of its 90 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 50 (56%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

Ocular

  • Study eye deemed to be indicated for ranibizumab ITV therapy at the discretion of the retina specialist

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Concurrent Ocular Conditions

  • Patients legally blind in one or both eyes
  • History of or any current clinically relevant intraocular inflammation or ocular inflammatory reaction (any grading from trace and greater is excluded), including non-infectious uveitis or uveitis, or sterile inflammatory reaction after the past ITV injections with any agent
  • Active disorder of ocular adnexa and skin in the study eye, including ocular surface infections
  • History of or any current indication of excessive bleeding and recurrent hemorrhages, including any prior excessive intraocular (including subconjunctival) bleeding or hemorrhages after ITV injection or intraocular procedures
  • Uncontrolled intraocular pressure greater than (>) 25 millimeters of mercury (mmHg) in the study eye (uncontrolled means that it occurs even with intraocular pressure-lowering therapy)
  • Use of therapies that are known to be toxic to any ocular tissues within the 6 months prior to enrollment

Prior Ocular Therapies

  • Treatment with any ITV injection within the 27 days prior to Day 1
  • Any invasive intraocular surgery, prior long-acting therapeutic agent, or ocular drug release device implantation (approved or investigational) in the study eye at any time during the past 3 months

General

  • Receipt of any systemic (non-ocular) investigational drug within 3 months prior to Day 1
  • Current systemic coagulation or bleeding disorders and history of recurrent hemorrhages
  • Intolerance or known reaction to prior biological therapies
  • History of other diseases or physical or laboratory examination findings that per the retina specialist represent a contraindication to ranibizumab use in the patient or may represent an unwarranted patient risk.
  • Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic >160 mmHg and/or diastolic >100 mmHg while sitting)
  • Current systemic infectious disease or a therapy for active infectious disease
  • Pregnant or lactating
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
35 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Ranibizumab PFS

    Healthcare professionals (HCPs) will administer ITV injections of ranibizumab 0.5 mg delivered via PFS to enrolled patients (1 injection to each patient) on Day 1.

    Drug: Ranibizumab

Interventions

  • DrugRanibizumab

    Patients will receive single ITV injection of ranibizumab 0.5 mg delivered via PFS on Day 1.

    Also known as: Lucentis

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Successful Task Completions

    Product use tasks included sequence of steps starting from opening the carton, removing contents from carton to disposing of used PFS and needle. Tasks were considered to be successfully completed if the correct results were achieved without a use error, even if the instructions for use (IFU) were not followed exactly (example: not removing the needle cap prior to adjusting a dose). Usage error was defined as user action or lack of user action while using the medical device that led to a different result than intended by the manufacturer or expected by the user. The ability of HCPs to follow the IFU to prepare and administer a ranibizumab PFS ITV injection dose to patients was evaluated by successful task completion.

    Time frame: Day 1

  2. Percentage of PFS Usage Errors on Safety Critical Tasks

    Usage error was defined as user action or lack of user action while using the medical device that led to a different result than intended by the manufacturer or expected by the user. Safety critical tasks where those in which use error could have a reasonably foreseeable potential for clinical impact or harm.

    Time frame: Day 1

  3. Percentage of PFS Usage Errors on Essential Tasks

    Usage error was defined as user action or lack of user action while using the medical device that led to a different result than intended by the manufacturer or expected by the user. Essential tasks were those that were required in order to complete the use process for effective use of the product.

    Time frame: Day 1

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Results

Posted Jul 26, 2017

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneRanibizumab PFS - PatientsRanibizumab PFS - HCPs
Started353
Completed353
Not completed00

Outcome measures

PrimaryPercentage of Successful Task Completions

Product use tasks included sequence of steps starting from opening the carton, removing contents from carton to disposing of used PFS and needle. Tasks were considered to be successfully completed if the correct results were achieved without a use error, even if the instructions for use (IFU) were not followed exactly (example: not removing the needle cap prior to adjusting a dose). Usage error was defined as user action or lack of user action while using the medical device that led to a different result than intended by the manufacturer or expected by the user. The ability of HCPs to follow the IFU to prepare and administer a ranibizumab PFS ITV injection dose to patients was evaluated by successful task completion.

Time frame:
Day 1
Reported as:
Number · percentage of tasks
Percentage of Successful Task Completions
percentage of tasksRanibizumab PFS
Open the carton100
Remove contents from carton100
Peel the lid off the blister pack100
Carefully remove the PFS using aseptic technique100
Snap off PFS cap100
Firmly screw needle onto the Luer lock of PFS100
Remove needle cap100
Dose preparation: aligning stopper with dose line100
Insert PFS at injection site100
Slowly inject full dose100
Remove PFS from injection site100
Dispose of used PFS and needle100
PrimaryPercentage of PFS Usage Errors on Safety Critical Tasks

Usage error was defined as user action or lack of user action while using the medical device that led to a different result than intended by the manufacturer or expected by the user. Safety critical tasks where those in which use error could have a reasonably foreseeable potential for clinical impact or harm.

Time frame:
Day 1
Reported as:
Number · percentage of usage errors
Percentage of PFS Usage Errors on Safety Critical Tasks
percentage of usage errorsRanibizumab PFS
Percentage of PFS Usage Errors on Safety Critical Tasks0
PrimaryPercentage of PFS Usage Errors on Essential Tasks

Usage error was defined as user action or lack of user action while using the medical device that led to a different result than intended by the manufacturer or expected by the user. Essential tasks were those that were required in order to complete the use process for effective use of the product.

Time frame:
Day 1
Reported as:
Number · percentage of usage errors
Percentage of PFS Usage Errors on Essential Tasks
percentage of usage errorsRanibizumab PFS
Percentage of PFS Usage Errors on Essential Tasks0

Adverse events

Collected over Day 1 to Day 7. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Ranibizumab PFS—0/35 (0%)1/35 (2.9%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventRanibizumab PFS
Conjunctival hemorrhageEye disorders1/35

Baseline characteristics

All enrolled patients.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Ranibizumab PFS
Mean78.3 ± 6.8
Sex/Gender, Customized
Sex/Gender, Customized(patients)Ranibizumab PFS
Female0
Male0
Unknown35
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Study locations

4 sites
  • Paducah Retinal Center
    Paducah, Kentucky 42001, United States
  • Char Eye Ear &Throat Assoc
    Charlotte, North Carolina 28210, United States
  • Southeastern Retina Associates
    Chattanooga, Tennessee 37421, United States
  • Charles Retina Institution
    Germantown, Tennessee 38138, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Antoszyk AN, Baker C, Calzada J, Cummings H, So J, Quezada-Ruiz C, Haskova Z. Usability of the Ranibizumab 0.5 mg Prefilled Syringe: Human Factors Studies to Evaluate Critical Task Completion by Healthcare Professionals. PDA J Pharm Sci Technol. 2018 Jul-Aug;72(4):411-419. doi: 10.5731/pdajpst.2017.008342. Epub 2018 May 31. PubMed 29853609 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 21, 2017, 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
NCT02698566
Lead sponsor
Genentech, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 3, 2016
Start date
Mar 21, 2016
Primary completion
Apr 5, 2016
Completion
Apr 5, 2016
Results posted
Jul 26, 2017
Last update
Sep 21, 2017

Study contacts

Clinical Trials
study director · Genentech, Inc.

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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