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CompletedNCT03278262INSIGHTUpdated Oct 29, 2018

The Impact of Baseline Visual Acuity on the Treatment Outcomes in Patients Treated With AflIbercept in Real-life Clinical Setting

An observational study in Wet Macular Degeneration, sponsored by Bayer. Completed at 1 site in Sweden. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-10-29.

Sponsored by Bayer · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
2,312
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will assess the mean change in Visual Acuity (VA) (overall and stratified by baseline VA) at year 1 and 2 of treatment with Aflibercept in real-life setting.

In addition, the study will ascertain the baseline VA in treatment -naïve Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration or neo-vascular AMD (wAMD) patients who start treatment with Aflibercept in a real-life setting and it will assess the impact of baseline VA on the outcomes of Aflibercept treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Wet Macular Degeneration
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In context

Wet Macular Degeneration

93 studies on the registry are indexed under Wet Macular Degeneration; 10 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 2,312 is above the median of 72 across 17 observational studies indexed under Wet Macular Degeneration.

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Lead sponsor

Bayer is the lead sponsor of 1,674 studies on the registry; 51 are open to participants now.

Of its 214 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 132 (62%) have results posted.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

All patients registered in the Swedish Macula Register during the study period.

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Inclusion criteria

  • Treatment-naïve eyes with neovascularization AMD, with the indication to be treated with Aflibercept. One and/or two eyes per patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Eyes treated previously with another anti-VEGF drug.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
2,312 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • >= 70 letters

    Baseline VA \>= 70 letters

    Drug: Aflibercept (Eylea, BAY86-5321)

  • 36-69 letters

    Baseline VA 36-69 letters

    Drug: Aflibercept (Eylea, BAY86-5321)

  • <=35 letters

    Baseline VA \<=35 letters

    Drug: Aflibercept (Eylea, BAY86-5321)

Interventions

  • Treatment-naïve eyes with neovascularization AMD (Age-related Macular Degeneration), with the indication to be treated with Aflibercept. One and/or two eyes per patient.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in Visual Acuity (VA) (Snellen)

    Change in VA (Snellen) at 3±1 months, 6±1months, 12±2 months and at 24±2 months follow-up in all eyes and stratified in the three groups by Visual Acuity (VA) at baseline.

    Time frame: at 3±1 months, 6±1months, 12±2 months and at 24±2 months follow-up

  2. Change in Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS)

    Change Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) in all eyes and stratified in the three groups by VA at baseline.

    Time frame: at 3±1 months, 6±1months, 12±2 months and at 24±2 months follow-up

  3. Change in Lasbarhetsindex (LIX, Readability Index)

    Change in LIX in all eyes and stratified in the three groups by VA at baseline. LIX: Jaeger/LIX adult A chart (Ortho-KM, Lund, Sweden). The LIX-chart is a standardized readability index for measuring near vision and it is used almost ubiquitously in eye clinics in Sweden

    Time frame: at 3±1 months, 6±1months, 12±2 months and at 24±2 months follow-up

Secondary outcomes

  1. Proportion of patients with Gain of vision 5 to 15 letters; > 15 letters; Loss of vision >5 to <15 letters; >15 letters or Stable -5 to +5 letters at the annual time points

    Patients with Gain of vision 5-15 letters, \> 15 letters; Loss of vision \>5-\<15 letters; \>15 letters or Stable -5-+5 letters at the annual time points

    Time frame: At year 1 and year 2

  2. Proportion of patients that recuperate 20/20 vision (driving vision) in all patients and stratified by baseline VA (groups 1-3)

    In all patients and stratified by baseline VA (groups 1-3)

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

  3. Proportion of patients that recuperate 20/40 vision (driving vision) in all patients and stratified by baseline VA (groups 1-3)

    In all patients and stratified by baseline VA (groups 1-3)

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

  4. Proportion of patients with no need of Vision Aid support

    Time frame: Up to 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Many locations
    Lund, Sweden
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References and documents

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Sep 2017 to primary completion in Dec 2017, 3 months.

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

Registered
Aug 28, 2017
First posted
Sep 11, 2017
StartActual
Sep 1, 2017
Primary completionActual
Dec 31, 2017
CompletionActual
Dec 31, 2017
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
NCT03278262
Lead sponsor
Bayer
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 11, 2017
Start date
Sep 1, 2017
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2017
Completion
Dec 31, 2017
Last update
Oct 29, 2018

Oversight

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