NCT01635790

Brief Summary

The primary objective is to demonstrate the non-inferiority of bevacizumab to ranibizumab in the treatment of patients with DME (OCT central area thickness \> 275 μm) as determined by the change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the study eye from baseline to month 6.

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Enrollment
246

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_2

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2012

Completed
27 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 28, 2012

Completed
12 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 10, 2012

Completed
3.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

July 1, 2015

Status Verified

June 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

4 years

First QC Date

June 28, 2012

Last Update Submit

June 30, 2015

Conditions

Keywords

bevacizumabranibizumabdiabetic macular edemarandomized clinical trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Best Corrected Visual Acuity

    Primary outcome measure will be the change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in the study eye from baseline to month 6.

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (6)

  • The proportion of patients with a gain or loss of 15 letters or more

    6 months

  • Change in leakage on fluorescein angiography

    6 months

  • Change in foveal thickness by optical coherence tomography

    6 months

  • Number of adverse events

    6 months

  • Costs per quality adjusted life-year of the two treatments

    6 months

  • +1 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Ranibizumab

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

0.5 mg ranibizumab. Given as monthly intravitreal injections during 6 months

Drug: RanibizumabDrug: Bevacizumab

Bevacizumab

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

1.25 mg of bevacizumab; Given as monthly intravitreal injections during 6 months

Drug: RanibizumabDrug: Bevacizumab

Interventions

0.5 mg ranibizumab. Given as monthly intravitreal injections during 6 months

Also known as: Lucentis
BevacizumabRanibizumab

1.25 mg of bevacizumab; Given as monthly intravitreal injections during 6 months

Also known as: Avastin
BevacizumabRanibizumab

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Male or female patients \> 18 years of age who have signed an informed consent;
  • Patients with Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes mellitus (according to American Diabetes Association or World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines) with glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) less than 12.0% at screening (Visit 1). Patients should be on a dietary, exercise and/or pharmacological program for diabetes. Treatment for diabetes must have been stable for at least 2 months;
  • Patients with visual impairment due to DME (within the EDTRS criteria of clinically significant macular edema) in at least one eye, with a central area thickness \>275 ìm, who are eligible for anti-VEGF treatment according to the investigator. If both eyes are eligible, the one with the worse visual acuity, as assessed at visit 1, will be selected by the investigator as the study eye;
  • BCVA equal or more than 24 and less or equal to 78 letters in the study eye at screening using ETDRS- like visual acuity testing charts at a testing distance of 4 meter (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/32 to 20/320).

You may not qualify if:

  • Women of child-bearing potential.
  • Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation, confirmed by a positive serum pregnancy test (human chorionic gonadotropin \> 5 mIU/ml);
  • Inability to comply with study procedures;
  • Active intraocular inflammation (grade + or above) in either eye at enrolment;
  • Any active infection (e.g., conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, uveitis, endophthalmitis) in either eye at the time of enrolment;
  • History of uveitis in either eye at any time;
  • Structural damage within 600 m of the centre of the macula in the study eye likely to preclude improvement in visual acuity following in the resolution of macular edema, including atrophy of the retinal pigment epithelium, subretinal fibrosis, laser scar(s), epiretinal membrane involving fovea or organized hard exudate plaques;
  • Uncontrolled glaucoma in the study eye at screening (IOP \> 24 mmHg on medication or according to investigator's judgment);
  • Neovascularization of the iris in the study eye;
  • Evidence of vitreomacular traction in the study eye;
  • Active untreated proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the study eye;
  • Any intraocular surgery in the study eye within 3 months prior to randomization;
  • History of vitrectomy in study eye regardless of time prior to randomization;
  • Planned medical or surgical intervention during the 6 months study period;
  • Panretinal laser photocoagulation in the study eye within 3 months prior to or during the study;
  • +14 more criteria

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Academic Medical Center, Dept. Ophthalmology,

Amsterdam, 1105 AZ, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

  • Fickweiler W, Klaassen I, Vogels IM, Hooymans JM, Wolffenbuttel BH, Los LI, Schlingemann RO; BRDME Research Group. Association of Circulating Markers With Outcome Parameters in the Bevacizumab and Ranibizumab in Diabetic Macular Edema Trial. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2016 Nov 1;57(14):6234-6241. doi: 10.1167/iovs.16-20157.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

RanibizumabBevacizumab

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodiesImmunoglobulinsImmunoproteinsBlood ProteinsProteinsAmino Acids, Peptides, and ProteinsSerum GlobulinsGlobulins

Study Officials

  • Reinier O Schlingemann, MD, PhD

    Academic Medical Center, Dept. Ophthalmology, Room A2-122, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Reinier O Schlingemann, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Clinical Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 28, 2012

First Posted

July 10, 2012

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion

June 1, 2016

Last Updated

July 1, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-06

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