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CompletedNCT00569569

Retaane® in Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
20 (actual)
Sponsor
Rudolf Foundation Clinic · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
20 Years – 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The treatment of fibrotic choroidal neovascular lesions with presence of residual peripheral activity in age related macular degeneration currently presents a great challenge. With visual loss threatening, there are only very few therapeutic options. While these patients are neither suitable for laser therapy nor for photodynamic therapy with Verteporfin, antiangiogenic drugs applied intravitreally are now available. Some patients however reject this therapeutic option because of potential complications such as endophthalmitis and the frequency of necessary injections. 20 patients who rejected intravitreal therapy were treated with Anecortave acetate (Retaane®) which was applied as a juxtascleral depot injection.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGjuxtascleral depot injection of Retaanejuxtascleral depot injection of Retaane

Timeline

Start date
2006-02-01
Completion
2007-03-01
First posted
2007-12-07
Last updated
2007-12-07

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00569569. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.