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A randomized controlled trial of anti-VEGF drug combined with Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of diabetic macular edema

A randomized controlled trial of anti-VEGF drug combined with Traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of diabetic macular edema

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2000003922
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-09-11
Start date
2020-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

diabetic macular edema

Interventions

Sponsors

Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)Patients who diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and at least one eye all meet the following criteria; (2) 18-75 years old, regardless of gender; (3) Meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetic macular edema; OCT examination showed central retinal thickness (CRT) >=300 m. (4) The ETDRS best corrected visual acuity chart letter score 78-24 (20/32 to 20/320); (5) TCM syndrome differentiation belongs to spleen-kidney Yang deficiency combined with blood stasis; (6) Those who voluntarily sign the informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) The refractive stroma is unclear, making it difficult to conduct fundus observation; (2) Patients who have received any or several therapeutic methods of intravitreal injection of triamcinolone, intravitreal injection of Avastin, or intravitreal injection of Lusentis, grille like laser or total retinal laser in the past 3 months; (3) The target eye has received intraocular surgery within 3 months before screening; (4) hemoglobin a1c (HbA1c) value > 10%; Impaired renal function (Crea is more than 1.5 times higher than the upper limit of the normal value of our laboratory) or abnormal liver function (ALT and AST are more than 2 times higher than the upper limit of the normal value of our laboratory); (5) Combined with glaucoma, retinal vein occlusion, uveitis, optic nerve disease and other ocular fundus diseases; (6) Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, liver and hematopoietic diseases and diabetic nephropathy with renal failure; (7) patients with primary diseases and mental diseases that are seriously life-threatening; (8) Pregnant or lactating women, urine pregnancy test positive; (9) Participating in other drug clinical trials; (10) Failing to cooperate in the inspection process; (11) Failing to follow up the fundus examination.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
central retina mean thickness;Macular volume;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Fluorescence leakage of retinal capillary in macular area;Best corrected visual acuity;Number of glass cavity injections;The percentage of patients who need repeated injection of anti-VEGF drugs;TCM syndrom score;Target eye fundus lesions include retinal hemorrhage, hard exudate, soft exudate area;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJie chuanghong

Eye Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

jiechuanhong@163.com+86 13671359790

Outcome results

None listed

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