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CompletedNCT00674323

Efficacy and Safety of Verteporfin Added to Ranibizumab in the Treatment of Symptomatic Macular Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

A Multicentre, Randomized, Double Masked, Exploratory, Indocyanine Green Angiography (ICGA) Guided Study of 6 Months Duration to Compare the Safety and Effect on Polyp Regression of Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Alone or Added to Ranibizumab in Patients With Symptomatic Macular Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
61 (actual)
Sponsor
Novartis · Industry
Sex
All
Age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the efficacy of ranibizumab and verteporfin PDT combination treatment and verteporfin PDT monotherapy vs.ranibizumab monotherapy alone in achieving complete regression of polyps in patients with symptomatic macular polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGVerteporfin Photodynamic TherapyAfter a 10-minute intravenous infusion of verteporfin at a dose of 6 mg/m\^2 body surface area, light application of 50 J/cm\^2 to the study eye was begun 15 minutes after the start of infusion.
DRUGRanibizumabRanibizumab at dose of 0.5 mg administered as an intravitreal injection.

Timeline

Start date
2008-04-01
Primary completion
2009-05-01
First posted
2008-05-07
Last updated
2011-04-19
Results posted
2011-01-25

Locations

5 sites across 5 countries: Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00674323. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.