Wet age-related macular degeneration
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 50-85 years, BCVA 0.0625-0.8 Snellen Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 5 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 45
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -no background diabetic/proliferative retinopathy -no previous arterial/venous occlusions of the eye -no previous retinal tears/detachments -no previous fundus laser coagulation -no previous retinal necrosis -no previous optic nerve inflammation -no previous vitreous haemorrhages -no previous vitreitis/endophthalmitis -no ocular/periocular infection -no glaucoma -no pathologic myopia -no eye surgeries in the previous six months -no hydrocephalus/intracranial pressure that increases intracranial expansion -no immunologic systemic disease -no use of other anti-neoplastic drugs -no pulmonary embolism, myocardial or cerebral infarction in the previous six months -no clinically significant cardiovascular disease (unstable angina pectoris, TIA) -no pregnancy or breast feeding -no renal failure -no hypothyroidism (or, if present, under therapeutic control) -no alcohol abuse -no previous gastrointestinal perforations -no hypersensitivity to an active agent (aflibercept)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: Optimization of TER protocol;Secondary Objective: Not applicable;Primary end point(s): the mean change from the baseline best corrected visual acuity and the number of injections over the 24 months;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 24 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Secondary end point(s): the length of time achieved in treatment intervals (treatment frequency), the number/frequency of relapses, changes retinal thickness. ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: 24 months | — |
Countries
Finland
Contacts
Raimo Tuuminen