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CompletedNCT02790775pain & visualUpdated Aug 30, 2017

Pain and Visual Outcome in Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection

A Phase 2 interventional study of Anti-VEGF in quadrant 1 and Anti-VEGF in quadrant 2 in Diabetic Macular Edema, sponsored by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Iran. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-08-30.

Sponsored by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · Phase 2, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,004
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In this double blind clinical trial, 1000 patients suffering from diabetic macular edema, age-related macular degeneration, neovascularization due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy and cystoid macular edema secondary to retinal vascular occlusions are included. Those with the history of Ocular pain prior to the procedure, any contraindication for Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection (IVI), history of any kind of anterior segment conditions that could affect pain sensation, history of using systemic analgesic or sedative medications, history of previous eye surgery other than for cataract, glaucoma, uveitis and bullous keratopathy and poor cooperation in using the visual analogue scale (VAS) are excluded from the study. Before starting the treatment all patients undergo complete ophthalmic exam , best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) checking and macular thickness measurements using optical coherence tomography (OCT). Patients are randomly assigned to each group .Each participant receive one injection in one eye in this study. Pain is measured by subjective grading on a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) immediately after IVI. BCVA and OCT would be checked again at month one.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Macular Edema
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In context

Lead sponsor

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences is the lead sponsor of 229 studies on the registry; 19 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • diabetic macular edema, age-related macular degeneration, neovascularization due to proliferative diabetic retinopathy and cystoid macular edema secondary to retinal vascular occlusions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of Ocular pain prior to the procedure, any contraindication for Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection (IVI), history of any kind of anterior segment conditions that could affect pain sensation, history of using systemic analgesic or sedative medications, history of previous eye surgery other than for cataract, glaucoma, uveitis and bullous keratopathy and poor cooperation in using the visual analogue scale (VAS)
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
1,004 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Injection Anti-VEGF in quadrant 1

    Each participant receive one injection Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) in one eye in the quadrant 1

    Drug: Anti-VEGF in quadrant 1

  • Active comparator
    Injection Anti-VEGF in quadrant 2

    Each participant receive one injection Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) in one eye in the quadrant 2

    Drug: Anti-VEGF in quadrant 2

  • Active comparator
    InjectionAnti-VEGF in quadrant 3

    Each participant receive one injection Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) in one eye in the quadrant 3

    Drug: Anti-VEGF in quadrant 3

  • Active comparator
    InjectionAnti-VEGF in quadrant 4

    Each participant receive one injection Anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (Anti-VEGF) in one eye in the quadrant 4

    Drug: Anti-VEGF in quadrant 4

Interventions

  • DrugAnti-VEGF in quadrant 1
  • DrugAnti-VEGF in quadrant 2
  • DrugAnti-VEGF in quadrant 3
  • DrugAnti-VEGF in quadrant 4
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Pain

    Visual Analog Scale (VAS)

    Time frame: immediately after Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA)

    using Snellen chart

    Time frame: preoperative and 1 month postoperatively.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Islamic Republic of Iran
    Tehran, Iran
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 30, 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
NCT02790775
Responsible party
Zahra Rabbani Khah (Ophthalmic Research center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jun 6, 2016
Start date
Dec 2015
Primary completion
May 30, 2016
Completion
Aug 30, 2016
Last update
Aug 30, 2017

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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