Clinical trial NCT00997191: Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Triamcinolone Associated to Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema(IBeTA)
Official title: Intravitreal Bevacizumab and Intravitreal Triamcinolone Associated to Laser Photocoagulation for Diabetic Macular Edema(IBeTA)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Diabetic Macular Edema
Keywords: Bevacizumab
Diabetes
Intravitreal
Macular edema
triamcinolone
VEGF
Lead sponsor: University of Sao Paulo
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo
First posted: 2009-10-19
Enrollment: 12
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Intravitreal triamcinolone has been effective for central macular thickness reduction and concomitant visual acuity improvement in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). VEGF is a very effective inducer of permeability, being 50.000 times more potent than histamine, and may exert its effect on retinal vascular permeability by altering tight-junctions proteins, such as occluding and VE-cadherin. Based on these principles, there is a rationale for anti-VEGF agents treatment of increased retinal capillary permeability conditions, such as diabetic macular edema. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of intravitreal bevacizumab and intravitreal triamcinolone associated to laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema.

Detailed description: Macular edema is a leading cause of decreased visual acuity in patients with diabetic retinopathy1,2.

Laser photocoagulation is the standard of care treatment for diabetic macular edema, based on ETDRS and recent clinical trials findings3,4. However, because visual acuity improvement post-laser is observed infrequently, and because of the frequent recurrence or persistence of DME (refractory DME) after appropriate laser treatment, particularly in eyes presenting with angiographically diffuse macular edema5-9, there is a need for alternative treatments for the management of DME. In addition, for some patients with significant cataract, precise visualization of posterior pole structures may not be possible, so that pharmacological therapy with intravitreal agents may be preferable over laser treatment.

Recent studies have shown promising results of pharmacological therapies for Diabetic macular edema. Triamcinolone has shown similar results when compared to ranibizumab and deferred focal/grid LASER in pseudophakic eyes (DRCRnet, prompt versus deferred). Ranibizumab associated with deferred LASER or as monotherapy has also shown promising results (RISE and RIDE). However, there are several concerns regarding long-term intravitreal injections therapies that include economic feasibility for the public health system, risk of endophthalmitis and patient acceptability. For these reasons, the present study decided to check associations between LASER and drug therapy, in an attempt to improve focal/grid laser outcomes with reduced number of intravitreal injections.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Clinically significant DME - by biomicroscopic evaluation with generalized breakdown of the inner blood-retina barrier with diffuse fluorescein leakage involving the foveal center and most of the macular area on fluorescein angiography
* Snellen logarithm of minimum angle of 20/40 or worse
* Central macular thickness greater than 275 µm on optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Glycosylated hemoglobin rate above 10%
* History of glaucoma or ocular hypertension
* Systemic corticoid therapy
* History of thromboembolic event (including myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accident)
* Major surgery within the prior 6 months or planned within the next 28 days
* Uncontrolled hypertension
* Severe systemic disease
* Any condition affecting documentation or follow-up

Primary outcomes:
measure: Best Corrected Visual acuity
timeFrame: One Year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Macular Mapping Test
timeFrame: One Year
measure: Multifocal Electroretinogram
timeFrame: One Year
measure: Central Macular Thickness
timeFrame: One Year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Ribeirão Preto
country: Brazil
facility: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
state: São Paulo
Study officials:
affiliation: HC FMRP - USP
name: Maria L Paccola, MD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: HCFMRP - USP
name: André M V Messias, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
affiliation: HC FMRP - USP
name: Bianka Y N Y Katayama, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: HC FMRP - USP
name: Rodrigo Jorge, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: HC FMRP - USP
name: Rogério A Costa, PhD
role: STUDY_CHAIR
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