Status:

COMPLETED

High Blood Pressure and Sleep Apnea in Diabetic Macular Edema

Lead Sponsor:

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Conditions:

Diabetic Retinopathy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Macular edema remains a major cause of vision impairment in diabetic patients. Its pathogenesis is multifactorial and incompletely understood. Systemic factors seam to play a role in this pathogenesis...

Detailed Description

Patients with type 2 diabetes and macular edema involving the center of the macula in both eyes will be randomly assigned to receive conventional treatment in accordance with national guidelines or to...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient with type 2 diabetes, aged 18 years or more
  • Bilateral diabetic macular edema involving the center of the macula with central retinal thickness 300 µm or more

Exclusion

  • Patient with type 1 diabetes
  • Tractional macular edema
  • Patient with renal insufficiency : clearance of creatinin \< 30 ml/min according to COCROFT or MDRD, patient under dialysis
  • Other causes for macular edema (uveitis, epiretinal membrane)
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy requiring panretinal photocoagulation at inclusion
  • Cataract surgery or panretinal photocoagulation during the 6 months before inclusion, laser photocoagulation at the posterior pole or intra ocular steroid injection during the 3 months before inclusion
  • Any ocular condition precluding access to the posterior pole, or ocular pathologies not related to diabetes (age related macular degeneration venous occlusion…)
  • Previous vitrectomy in the eyes
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding female

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 1 2014

Estimated Enrollment :

86 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00970723

Start Date

September 1 2009

End Date

January 1 2014

Last Update

April 14 2014

Active Locations (5)

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Service d'ophtalmologie, Hôpital de la Vision, La Timone

Marseille, Bouches du Rhone, France, 13005

2

Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôtel Dieu

Nantes, Loire Atlantique, France, 44093

3

Service d'Ophtalmologie, Hôpital Avicenne

Bobigny, Île-de-France Region, France, 93009

4

Hôpital Lariboisière, service d'Ophtalmologie

Paris, Île-de-France Region, France, 75010