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CompletedNCT03226951Updated Oct 29, 2018

SDM Laser for Non Central Diabetic CSME

An interventional study of Subthreshold 532nm laser in Non Central Diabetic Macular Edema, sponsored by Marashi Eye Clinic. Completed at 1 site in Syrian Arab Republic. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-10-29.

Sponsored by Marashi Eye Clinic · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 90 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Is to determine if SDM laser can reduce macular thickness in non central CSME and stop the progression of non central CSME to central CSME in compare to glycemic control

Read the detailed description

interventional randomised masked study will recruit patients have diabetes mellitus with non central CSME with good vision into two groups : 1st SDM laser with glycemic control 2nd SHAM laser with Glycemic control where BCVA will be recorded every month starting from baseline to 24 weeks where OCT will be recorded every 8 weeks from baseline to 24 weeks

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Conditions studied

  • Non Central Diabetic Macular Edema

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In context

Macular Edema

756 studies on the registry are indexed under Macular Edema; 65 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 8 is below the median of 56 across 584 interventional studies indexed under Macular Edema.

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Lead sponsor

Marashi Eye Clinic is the lead sponsor of 4 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 90 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with central diabetic macular edema Best corrected visual acuity is 20/30 or more
  • Non central Macular thickness more than 250 microns
  • Patients who are able to come for all follow-up

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant renal disease, defined as a history of chronic renal failure requiring dialysis or kidney transplant.
  • Myocardial infarction, other acute cardiac event requiring hospitalization, stroke, , or treatment for acute congestive heart failure within 4 months prior to randomization
  • For women of : pregnant or lactating or intending to become pregnant within the next 3 years.
  • Macular edema is present that is considered to be related to ocular surgery such as cataract extraction
  • Substantial cataract that, in the opinion of the investigator, is likely to be decreasing visual acuity by 3 lines or more
  • History of major ocular surgery (including vitrectomy, scleral buckle, any intraocular surgery, etc.) within prior 4 months or anticipated within the next 6 months following randomization.
  • Exam evidence of severe external ocular infection, including conjunctivitis, chalazion, or substantial blepharitis
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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TIA (transient ischaemic attack)

A “mini-stroke”: temporary stroke-like symptoms caused by reduced blood flow to part of the brain, spinal cord or eye, without signs of a new stroke on a scan.

Stroke symptoms need emergency care at once, even if they go away.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Subtherhold 532 nm laser

    Applying 532nm subtherhold laser with 5% duty cycle using high density low intensity protocol at the area of non central clinical significant macular edema

    Device: Subthreshold 532nm laser

Interventions

  • DeviceSubthreshold 532nm laser

    Subthershold 532nm laser

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of eyes with reduced macular thickness

    Measurements of retinal thickness in the area of edema

    Time frame: 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of eyes with reduced vision

    Best corrected visual acuity at the end of the study

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  2. Number of eyes developing central macular edema

    Time frame: 24 weeks

  3. Number of patients achieved good glycemic control

    By measuring HbA1C every 12 weeks from baseline

    Time frame: 24 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Marashi Eye Clinic
    Aleppo, 2241511, Syrian Arab Republic
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References and documents

Publications

  • Marashi A. Non-central diabetic clinical significant macular edema treatment with 532nm sub threshold laser. Adv Ophthalmol Vis Syst. 2018;8(3):151-154. DOI: 10.15406/aovs.2018.08.0029

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jul 2017 to primary completion in Jan 2018, 6 months.

Of 46 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Macular Edema, half reached primary completion within 21 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 42. This study's 6 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 50 studies reached it within 21 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 37.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 20, 2017
First posted
Jul 24, 2017
StartActual
Jul 1, 2017
Primary completionActual
Jan 31, 2018
CompletionActual
Feb 1, 2018
Last update
Oct 29, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 29, 2018, 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
NCT03226951
Lead sponsor
Marashi Eye Clinic
Responsible party
Ameen Marashi (Principle investigator, Marashi Eye Clinic) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 24, 2017
Start date
Jul 1, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2018
Completion
Feb 1, 2018
Last update
Oct 29, 2018

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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