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Anti-VEGF Drugs and Dexamethasone Extended-Release Implant (Ozurdex) for Diabetic Macular Edema

A comparative study on the clinical efficacy of intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF drugs and dexamethasone sustained-release implant (Ozurdex) in the treatment of diabetic macular edema: A Pilot RCT

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200063155
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-09-01
Start date
2022-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-04-12

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Conditions

Diabetic Macular Edema

Interventions

Group 1:Intravitreal injection of anti-VEGF drugs
Group 2:Intravitreal injection of dexamethasone sustained-release implant

Sponsors

The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patient aged >=18 years. 2. Diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes; The patient was diagnosed as diabetic retinopathy with diabetic macular edema, that is, OCT scanning indicated that the thickness of macular fovea was greater than 300 µm. 3. BCVA vision is 70 letters or less. 4. No history of glaucoma, intraocular pressure =60 days.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The patient is complicated with serious systemic diseases, such as heart disease, hypertension, abnormal liver and kidney function, abnormal coagulation function, hypersensitive constitution, etc. 2. The patient was diagnosed with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) combined with preproliferative membrane traction. 3. The patient was diagnosed with high-risk PDR (referring to the early proliferation of DR In which optic disc neovascularization > 1/4 -- 1/3 disc diameter (disk area, DA) or retinal neovascularization > 1/2 DA, or accompanied by preretinal hemorrhage or vitreous hemorrhage). 4. Patients with other serious ocular diseases that affect the efficacy evaluation, such as keratopathy, uveitis, cataracts, vitreous opacities and hematoma, optic nerve diseases, age-related macular degeneration, pathological myopia fundus changes, rheotropic retinal detachment and stage 3 or stage 4 macular holes. 5. Pregnant and lactating patients. 6. History and family history of glaucoma, ocular hypertension.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
best corrected visual acuity;certral corrected visual acuity;intraocular pressure;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiu Fei

The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University

drliufei@dmu.edu.cn+86 17709872593

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026