NCT01448538

Non-Persistence/Non-Adherence (NP/NA) in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD) Patients in Germany

Non-Persistence/Non-Adherence of German wAMD Patients Related to Their Anti-VEGF Injections: Extent, Explanations and Patients' Preferences

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 480 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bayer · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In the research study an observation of patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD) will be performed. The term observational study indicates that the current course of therapy and the associated circumstances will be recorded. In this study, no medical care is changed. Also, no new drugs are tested. This study is being conducted in about 30 centers in Germany. A total of approximately 500 patients will be enrolled. The study is designed for a period of 12 months. At the beginning and end of the study the physician will document the patient data. Therefore will be used information from the patient records and documented visits. If such information is not available in the study center, the otherwise attending ophthalmologist will be consulted about the vision acuity values and visits in the observation period. Furthermore, patients are asked to participate in three telephone interviews and fill out during their visits to the study center a short questionnaire about their current vision and their well-being. In the telephone interviews will be discussed with the patient about his wet AMD disease and its treatment, its experience and its perspectives as well as any problems occur.

Conditions

• Wet Macular Degeneration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Anti-VEGF injections	All Anti-VEGF injections approved for the German market, dosages as defined by doctors

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-08-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2011-10-07
• Last updated: 2015-09-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany