Status:

COMPLETED

Comparison of Safety, Effectiveness and Quality of Life Outcomes Between Labeled Versus "Treat and Extend" Regimen in Turkish Patients With Choroidal Neovascularisation Due to Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

Lead Sponsor:

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Age-related Macular Degeneration

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study was to compare 2 treatment regimens for patients suffering from choroidal neovascularisation secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The first treatment regimen w...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Male or female patients over the age of 50.
  • Patients with primary, secondary, or recurrent subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) to AMD with classic, minimal classic, or occult lesions.
  • Patients with CNV area ≥ %50 of the total lesion.
  • Total lesion area ≤ 12 disc areas for minimal classic/occult lesions and ≤ 9 disc areas for the classic lesions.
  • Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) score between 73 and 34 letters in the study eye.

Exclusion

  • BCVA \< 34 letters.
  • Patients using anti-angiogenic drugs (pegaptanib, ranibizumab, anecortave acetate, corticosteroids, or protein kinase C inhibitors, etc) or inclusion in another trial (for any eye).
  • Verteporphin, external radiational therapy, subfoveal focal laser photocoagulation, vitrectomy, or transpupillary thermotherapy application to the eye before the study.
  • Other protocol-defined inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

99 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01148511

Start Date

February 1 2010

End Date

April 1 2012

Last Update

May 30 2013

Active Locations (8)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Adana, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Novartis Investigational Site

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Novartis Investigative Site

Bursa, Turkey (Türkiye)