Clinical trial NCT01396083: Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab Intravitreal Injections Versus Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant in Patients With Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Official title: A 6-month Multicenter, Randomized, Double-masked Phase IIIb-study Comparing the Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab Intravitreal Injections Versus Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Macular Edema Following Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Visual Impairment
Macular Edema
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Keywords: Visual impairment
macular edema
Central retinal vein occlusion
Dexamethasone implant
Ranibizumab
Lead sponsor: Novartis
Sponsor class: INDUSTRY
First posted: 2011-07-18
Enrollment: 243
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: This clinical trial is designed to compare ranibizumab in comparison with Dexamethasone implant® after 6 months of treatment. In the study arm Lucentis will be given monthly in a pro re nata scheme whereas the comparator Dexamethasone implant is given once at Month 0 with sham injections PRN afterwards.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patients diagnosed with visual impairment due to macular edema following CRVO
* Diagnosis of CRVO at maximum 6 months prior to Screening
* BCVA using ETDRS charts of 20/40 to 20/400 in the study eye

Exclusion Criteria:

* Media clarity, pupillary dilation and patient cooperation not sufficient for adequate fundus photographs
* Central retinal thickness (CRT) \< 250 µm in the study eye
* Prior episode of RVO in the study eye
* Active formation of new vessels in the study eye
* Anti-VEGF-treatment in the study or the fellow eye 3 months prior to Baseline
* IOP ≥ 30mmHg or uncontrolled glaucoma; patients may be re-screened after 1 month if they have undergone glaucoma treatment
* Improvement of \> 10 letters on BCVA between Screening and Baseline

Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply

Primary outcomes:
measure: Mean Average BCVA Change From Month 1 Through Month 6 to Baseline
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Mean BCVA Change at Month 6
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Number of Patients Gaining / Losing ≥ 15 / 10 / 5 Letters
timeFrame: Baseline, 6 month
measure: Time to Achieve a Significant Improvement ≥ 15 Letters
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Change Over Time in BCVA
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Change Over Time of the Central Retinal Thickness (CRT)
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Changes in the Quality of Life According to the National Eye Institute Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ 25) Questionnaires
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Changes in the Quality of Life According to the Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36)Questionnaires
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Changes in the Quality of Life According to Euro Quality of Life (EQ-5D) Questionnaires
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
measure: Increase Rate of the Internal Ocular Pressure (IOP ) : Patients With ≥10% Increase in IOP Compared to Baseline
timeFrame: Baseline, month 6
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Augsburg
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Bad Rothenfelde
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Berlin
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Berlin
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Bonn
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Chemnitz
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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city: Hamburg
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Hamburg
country: Germany
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country: Germany
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country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Muenster
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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country: Germany
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country: Germany
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country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
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country: Germany
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city: Ulm
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facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Wolfsburg
country: Germany
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city: Würzburg
country: Germany
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Budapest
country: Hungary
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Budapest
country: Hungary
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Szeged
country: Hungary
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Bydgoszcz
country: Poland
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Bytom
country: Poland
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Birmingham
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Birmingham
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Bradford
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Cheshire
country: United Kingdom
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country: United Kingdom
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city: Derby
country: United Kingdom
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city: Gloucester
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Guildford, Surrey
country: United Kingdom
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city: Kent
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Leeds
country: United Kingdom
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city: London
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Manchester
country: United Kingdom
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country: United Kingdom
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country: United Kingdom
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city: Portsmouth
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Rugby
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: Westcliff-on-Sea
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
city: York
country: United Kingdom
facility: Novartis Investigative Site
Study officials:
affiliation: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
name: Novartis Pharmaceuticals
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
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