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CompletedNCT00305630

Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD), Periocular Corticosteroids, and Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)

Neovascular Age Related Macular Degeneration, Periocular Corticosteroids, and Photodynamic Therapy

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
100 (planned)
Sponsor
Johns Hopkins University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Randomized controlled clinical trial of periocular corticosteroids as adjunctive therapy to photodynamic therapy (PDT) for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Patients undergoing PDT are randomized to either a periocular corticosteroid injection with 40 mg of triamcinolone acetonide or observation just prior to PDT. Patients are followed for 6 months. Primary outcome is leakage from choroidal neovascularization (CNV) at 3 months on fluorescein angiography.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGPeriocular injection of triamcinolone acetonide 40mg

Timeline

Start date
2002-07-01
Completion
2005-11-01
First posted
2006-03-22
Last updated
2006-03-22

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00305630. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.