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Diabetic Macular EdemaNCT01141881

Evaluation of the Role of Intravitreal Tissue Plasminogen Activator in Treatment of Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema

A study testing Tissue Plasminogen Activator,bevacizumab ,follow up in people with Diabetic Macular Edema, run by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences at 1 site in Iran.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Purpose: to evaluate the effect of intravitreal injection of tissue plasminogen activator(tPA) in treatment of refractory diabetic macular edema(DME). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Diabetic Macular Edema
What is being tested?
Tissue Plasminogen Activator,bevacizumab ,follow up
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteIran
Study dates
May 2009to Mar 2010
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • type 2 diabetes
  • Non proliferative diabetic retinopathy(NPDR) stage of diabetic retinopathy
  • patients with refractory DME CSME (patients with the last MPC at least 3 months before and no improvement was observed in BCVA, macular thickness inOCT, clinical examination and fundus photographs of patients )
  • Absence of PVD in the B-scan
  • Absence of PVD in OCT of macular area and optic disk
  • Absence of PVD in slit lamp biomicroscopy(SLE)
  • the last PRP session was at least 3 months ago.
  • Absence of traction on macula in clinical examination and OCT

Who cannot join

  • One eye patients
  • Patients who are candidates for intraocular surgery.
  • Patients with the history of glaucoma or ocular hypertension
  • Patients with a history of vitrectomy in the study eye
  • Not being able to refer for the next visits
  • Eyes with cataract that makes the assessment of the macula impossible.
  • Intraretinal hemorrhage at fovea that will interfere with OCT.
  • BCVA ≤ 0.1

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Iran1 site
  • Khatam Hospital

    Mashhad, Razavi Khorasan Province

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About this study

Official title: Evaluation of the Role of Intravitreal Injection of TPA in Treatment of Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema

Purpose: to evaluate the effect of intravitreal injection of tissue plasminogen activator(tPA) in treatment of refractory diabetic macular edema(DME).

Being tested
Tissue Plasminogen Activator,bevacizumab ,follow up
Keywords
Tissue Plasminogen activator,, Clinically significant macular edema,, Refractory Diabetic macular edema ,, posterior vitreous detachment
Medical subject headings
Vitreous Detachment

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Tissue Plasminogen Activator,bevacizumab ,follow upDrug

    Also called bevacizumab :avastin

    25 microgram in 0.05 cc,1.25 mg in 0.05 cc,nothing

Study groups in NCT01141881
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
TPA,IVB,F/UExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Tissue Plasminogen Activator,bevacizumab ,follow up

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted11 Jun 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2009
  3. Primary completionJan 2010 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMar 2010

Why it stopped: occurrence of retinal hemorrhage , increase in macular edema of some patients in TPA group

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Investigator
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01141881
Sponsor's protocol ID
2202
Status last verified
Sep 2008
First submitted
10 Jun 2010
Last updated
8 Oct 2010
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Murakami T, Takagi H, Ohashi H, Kita M, Nishiwaki H, Miyamoto K, Watanabe D, Sakamoto A, Yamaike N, Yoshimura N. Role of posterior vitreous detachment induced by intravitreal tissue plasminogen activator in macular edema with central retinal vein occlusion. Retina. 2007 Oct;27(8):1031-7. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e318074bc39.

    PubMed 18040240

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Tissue Plasminogen Activator,bevacizumab ,follow up in people with Diabetic Macular Edema, run by Mashhad University of Medical Sciences at 1 site in Iran.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 8 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Iran. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: occurrence of retinal hemorrhage , increase in macular edema of some patients in TPA group). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01141881, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2010.

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