Status:

WITHDRAWN

Pan-VEGF Blockade for the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity (BLOCK-ROP)

Lead Sponsor:

Vision Research Foundation

Conditions:

Retinopathy of Prematurity

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-36 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a single intravitreal (into the gel of the eye) injection of Avastin 0.625mg or 0.75mg is equivalent (non-inferior) to treatment with standard of care...

Detailed Description

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP) is a leading cause of blindness in children in developed countries around the world, and an increasing cause of blindness in developing countries. The retina lines th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inborn babies at participating NICU's who meet inclusion criteria
  • Outborn babies transferred to participating NICU's who meet inclusion criteria
  • Type 1 pre-threshold ROP
  • No prior treatment
  • Post menstrual age less than 36 1/7 weeks
  • Post menstrual age greater than 30 weeks

Exclusion

  • Fatal systemic anomaly
  • An ocular anomaly of one or both eye affecting the retina or choroid
  • An ocular anomaly precluding use of the RetCam (ex., microphthalmia)
  • Neonatologist feels inclusion will unduly challenge the infant
  • Refusal of initial consent
  • Refusal of subsequent evaluation
  • Media opacity precluding fundus visualization (ex., cataract)
  • Any ocular or periocular infection(s)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01232777

Start Date

June 1 2012

End Date

July 1 2018

Last Update

October 17 2013

Active Locations (19)

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1

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027

2

Jules Stein Eye Institute, UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095

3

Eye Insitute at Stanford

Palo Alto, California, United States, 94303

4

Bascon Palmer Eye Institute

Miami, Florida, United States, 33136