Status:

SUSPENDED

Safety and Effectiveness Investigation for Dry, Non-Exudative Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Using Rheopheresis

Lead Sponsor:

OccuLogix

Conditions:

Age-Related Maculopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-85 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

SUMMARY Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of late onset visual impairment and legal blindness in people 65 years of age or older in the United States. It is a heterogeneous ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Study eye must have a diagnosis of non-exudative, "Dry", AMD with equivalent drusen surface area of approximately 31,000 µm2 \[e.g. at least 10 soft, semi-soft intermediate size ≥63µm or at least 3 drusen size ≥125 µm within 3,000 µm of the fovea documented on macular exam, retinal angiography and fundus photographs as determined by the reading center. ETDRS BCVA of 20/40 - 20/100 inclusive

Exclusion

  • Either eye with previous or active sub-retinal neovascularization (SRNV) or choroidal neovascularization (CNV)
  • Pigment epithelial detachment (PED) within 500 µm of the fovea
  • Either eye with a diagnosis of exudative (wet) AMD
  • Subjects having undergone cataract surgery less than 3 months prior to enrollment without an open posterior capsule
  • Uncontrolled hypertension and/or diabetes
  • Subjects with prolonged PT/PTT (unless the subject is taking warfarin), hematocrit \<35%, evidence of active bleeding, platelet count \<100,000/ml

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2007

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

325 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00460967

Start Date

January 1 2007

End Date

December 1 2009

Last Update

November 7 2007

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Retinal Consultants of Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85014

2

Associated Retina Consultants, LTD.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85020

3

Mayo Clinic Hospital

Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85054

4

Mayo Clinic, Department of Ophthalmology

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85259