Health Condition 1: null- Patients with visual impairment due to Diabetic Macular Edema
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients willing to provide signed, written informed consent 2.Patients with macular edema due to Diabetes (confirmed by fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, OCT) 3.Male and female aged 18 and above. 4.Vision Impairment due to DME (PL + to 6/9 on Snellen chart).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Concomitant conditions in the study eye which could, in the opinion of the investigator, prevent the improvement of visual acuity on study treatment. 2. Active intraocular inflammation in either eye. 3. Uncontrolled glaucoma in the study eye. 4. Active proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the study eye. 5. Any contra-indication according to local Summary of Product Characteristics or Prescribing Information (SmPC or PI) of ranibizumab.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate efficacy of ranibizumab 0.5 mg in management of DME in terms of mean change from baseline in BCVA over a 48 week treatment period.Timepoint: over a 48 week treatment period | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) To evaluate the mean change of Best corrected Visual acuity after injection of Ranibizumab 0.5 mg 2) To evaluate the change in intraretinal thickness in Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) after 12 weeks, 24 weeks & 48 weeks 3) To evaluate the progression of avascular area by fluorescein angiography (FA) after 12 weeks, 24 weeks & 48 weeks. 4) To evaluate the number of injections for treatment. 5) To evaluate other ocular & systemic safety issues. Timepoint: over a 48 week treatment period | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Novartis Healthcare Private Limited