NCT01486771

Macugen for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Study With Extended Dosing (M-PDRS ED)

A Pilot Study to Determine if Intravitreal Injections of Pegaptanib Sodium (Macugen) Given Every 12 Weeks for a Year After an Induction Phase of Three Injections Every 6 Weeks Will Reduce the Progression of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Patients Without Significant Vitreous Hemorrhage in Comparison to Treatment With Retinal Photocoagulation Alone and After an Induction Phase

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Valley Retina Institute · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Intravitreal injections of pegaptanib will induce the regression of Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) and reduce the need for retinal photocoagulation.

Detailed description

Primary Objective: To further establish the efficacy of intravitreal pegaptanib injections in the regression of retinal neovascularization secondary to high-risk PDR, as compared to standard panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) Secondary Objective: To maintain the regression of PDR after the induction phase with intravitreal pegaptanib injections administered at 12-week intervals, as compared to standard PRP To maintain the regression of PDR after the induction phase with retinal photocoagulation applied to areas of ischemia (Selective Laser Photocoagulation), as compared to standard PRP To evaluate the rate of recurrence of neovascularization after 6 intravitreal pegaptanib injections To determine if intravitreal pegaptanib will reduce the area and/or volume of concomitant diabetic macular edema, as assessed by leakage on fluorescein angiography (FA) and/or optical coherence tomography (OCT) To determine if intravitreal pegaptanib injections maintain or reduce the loss of best-corrected visual acuity

Conditions

• Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Macugen ® (pegaptanib sodium)	Patients assigned to either IV Mac Q6Arm will receive a total of 3 intravitreal pegaptanib sodium injections administered at 6-week intervals beginning on Day 0 and ending at Week 12. The group will then receive an intravitreal injection every 12 weeks. Patients assigned to IV Mac Q6Arm will receive a total of 3 intravitreal pegaptanib sodium injections administered at 6-week intervals beginning on Day 0 and ending at Week 12. After the third injection subjects in this group will receive Selective Laser Photocoagulation at Week 18. Patients assigned to Panretinal Photocoagulation will act as the control group. Subjects in this group will receive standard Panretinal Photocoagulation using a modified ETDRS protocol. All intravitreal study injections will consist of 0.3 milligrams (mg) of pegaptanib sodium delivered by intravitreal injection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2007-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-08-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2011-12-06
• Last updated: 2011-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States