NCT03459144

Comparison of PDT, Intravitreal Ranibizumab and Combination for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Under 1+PRN Regimen

Comparison of the Effects of Photodynamic Therapy, Intravitreal Ranibizumab and Combination for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Under 1+PRN Regimen

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 99 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of different treatment methods including photodynamic therapy (PDT), intravitreal ranibizumab injection (IVR) and combination therapy under the "1+PRN" treatment regimen for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and find the optimal treatment for PCV.

Detailed description

The optimal treatment for PCV is still under debate. Little knowledge is known about the treatment effect of "1+pro re nata(PRN)" treatment regimen for PCV. The aim of this study is to compare the outcomes of different treatment methods including PDT, IVR and combination therapy under the "1+PRN" treatment regimen for PCV. The study is the first prospective randomized controlled trial about different treatment methods on PCV under "1+PRN" treatment regimen. The null hypothesis of the study is that combination therapy may be the optimal treatment method for PCV. The primary outcome measures is the Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of the participants at 1 year after treatment. Besides, the slit-lamp examination, tonometry, funduscopy, and OCT, FFA, ICGA examinations will also be compared between different groups to find the optimal treatment for PCV.

Conditions

• Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	verteporfin	Participants will receive the intravitreal ranibizumab treatment (0.05mg) at baseline and additional intravitreal ranibizumab(0.05mg) will be given to the participants when necessary（every three months）.
DRUG	verteporfin and ranibizumab	Participants will be given the standard verteporfin photodynamic therapy followed by intravitreal ranibizumab (0.05mg) 72h after the PDT treatment at baseline. Additional verteporfin photodynamic therapy and intravitreal ranibizumab (0.05mg) will be given to the participants when necessary.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-12-01
• Primary completion: 2015-07-30
• Completion: 2015-07-30
• First posted: 2018-03-08
• Last updated: 2018-03-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China