Status:

COMPLETED

Effect of the Adjunctive IVB Before PRP

Lead Sponsor:

Kyungpook National University Hospital

Conditions:

Diabetic Retinopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study is to investigate the effect of adjunctive intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) before panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) compared with only PRP on central macular thickness and retinal nerve fibe...

Detailed Description

This prospective randomized study included 30 patients (60 eyes) with severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy or non-high-risk proliferative diabetic retinopathy. They had weekly PRP treatments i...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • patients with severe NPDR or early PDR without macular edema
  • best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 20/25 or better
  • patients who were followed up for at least 6 months after the first PRP.

Exclusion

  • patients with retinal or choroidal diseases except diabetic retinopathy
  • contraindications to fluorescein angiography (FA) or bevacizumab
  • patients who had previous treatments including anti-angiogenic medications and laser photocoagulation
  • patients with previous vitrectomy
  • patients with uncontrolled hypertension, a recent myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accidents.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01504724

Start Date

August 1 2011

End Date

August 1 2013

Last Update

December 25 2013

Active Locations (1)

Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.

Page 1 of 1 (1 locations)

1

Dong Ho Park

Daegu, South Korea, 700-721