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CompletedNCT03459144Updated Mar 8, 2018

Comparison of PDT, Intravitreal Ranibizumab and Combination for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Under 1+PRN Regimen

An interventional study of verteporfin and verteporfin and ranibizumab in Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy, sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 40 Years to 99 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-03-08.

Sponsored by Sun Yat-sen University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 years 2 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Dec 2012, registered Feb 2018).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
40 Years to 99 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of different treatment methods including photodynamic therapy (PDT), intravitreal ranibizumab injection (IVR) and combination therapy under the "1+PRN" treatment regimen for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and find the optimal treatment for PCV.

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The optimal treatment for PCV is still under debate. Little knowledge is known about the treatment effect of "1+pro re nata(PRN)" treatment regimen for PCV. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of different treatment methods including PDT, IVR and combination therapy under the "1+PRN" treatment regimen for PCV.

The study is the first prospective randomized controlled trial about different treatment methods on PCV under "1+PRN" treatment regimen. The null hypothesis of the study is that combination therapy may be the optimal treatment method for PCV. The primary outcome measures is the Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the participants at 1 year after treatment. Besides, the slit-lamp examination, tonometry, funduscopy, and OCT, FFA, ICGA examinations will also be compared between different groups to find the optimal treatment for PCV.

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Conditions studied

  • Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Keywords

  • polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
  • photodynamic therapy
  • ranibizumab
  • combination therapy
  • cost-benefit
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In context

Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

54 studies on the registry are indexed under Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy; 6 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 60 is above the median of 50 across 39 interventional studies indexed under Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy.

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Lead sponsor

Sun Yat-sen University is the lead sponsor of 1,690 studies on the registry; 619 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
40 Years to 99 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. active macula-involved polypoidal lesions evidenced by ICGA;
  2. greatest linear dimension of 5400 μm or less assessed by ICGA;
  3. follow-up of at least 12 months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. any other ocular disease, such as ocular trauma, glaucoma, uveitis, diabetic retinopathy, angioid streaks, pathologic myopia, or presumed ocular histoplasmosis syndrome;
  2. any systemic to the PDT, IVR, sodium fluorescein, or indocyanine green dyes;
  3. any severe uncontrolled systemic disease, such as uncontrolled hypertention, coronary heart disease, liver failure, or kidney failure.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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Contraindication

A reason a treatment, test or procedure should not be given to a particular person, such as an allergy, another illness or a medicine they take.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Crossover assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    photodynamic therapy

    Participants will be given the standard verteporfin photodynamic therapy at baseline followed by additional standard verteporfin PDT as needed (every three months)(namely 1+PRN regimen).

    Drug: verteporfin · Drug: verteporfin and ranibizumab

  • Experimental
    intravitreal ranibizumab

    Participants will receive the intravitreal ranibizumab treatment (0.05mg) at baseline and additional intravitreal ranibizumab will be given to the participants when necessary (every month) (namely 1+PRN regimen).

    Drug: verteporfin · Drug: verteporfin and ranibizumab

  • Experimental
    combination therapy of PDT and IVR

    Participants will be given the standard verteporfin photodynamic therapy followed by intravitreal ranibizumab (0.05mg) 72h after the standard verteporfin PDT treatment at baseline. Additional verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal ranibizumab (0.05mg) will be given to the participants when necessary (every month)(namely 1+PRN regimen).

    Drug: verteporfin · Drug: verteporfin and ranibizumab

Interventions

  • Participants will receive the intravitreal ranibizumab treatment (0.05mg) at baseline and additional intravitreal ranibizumab(0.05mg) will be given to the participants when necessary(every three months).

    Also known as: ranibizumab

  • Drugverteporfin and ranibizumab

    Drug pages: Verteporfin · Ranibizumab

    Participants will be given the standard verteporfin photodynamic therapy followed by intravitreal ranibizumab (0.05mg) 72h after the PDT treatment at baseline. Additional verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal ranibizumab (0.05mg) will be given to the participants when necessary.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Best corrected visual acuity

    the best corrected visual acuity is the Primary Outcome Measure

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center
    Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, China
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References and documents

Publications

  • Lai K, Li Y, Zhou L, Zhong X, Huang C, Xu F, Lu L, Ge J, Jin C. Comparison of the effects of photodynamic therapy, intravitreal ranibizumab and combination for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy under 1 + PRN regimen. BMC Ophthalmol. 2018 Jun 20;18(1):144. doi: 10.1186/s12886-018-0801-7. PubMed 29925341 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Dec 2012 to primary completion in Jul 2015, 31 months.

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

Registered
Feb 27, 2018
First posted
Mar 8, 2018
StartActual
Dec 1, 2012
Primary completionActual
Jul 30, 2015
CompletionActual
Jul 30, 2015
Last update
Mar 8, 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 Mar 8, 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
NCT03459144
Responsible party
Jin Chen-jin (Professor, Sun Yat-sen University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 8, 2018
Start date
Dec 1, 2012
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2015
Completion
Jul 30, 2015
Last update
Mar 8, 2018

Study contacts

Chenjin Jin, Ph.D.
study chair · State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Oversight

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