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Photodynamic therapy with half dose verteporfin for central serous chorioretinopathy:Prospective intervention trial

Photodynamic therapy with half dose verteporfin for central serous chorioretinopathy:Prospective intervention trial - Photodynamic therapy with half dose verteporfin for central serous chorioretinopathy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000002229
Enrollment
10
Registered
2009-07-20
Start date
2009-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Central serous chorioretinopathy

Interventions

3mg/m2 intravenous infusion of verteporfin over 10 minutes followed by delivery of diode laser at 689nm 15 minutes after the start of the infusion. Light dose rate is 600 mW/cm2, time of photosensit

Sponsors

Nagoya University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. 3 months or more after onset 2. presence of active angiographic leakage under or adjacent to fovea in fluorescein angiography 3. presence of serous retinal detachment(SRD) on optical coherence tomography(OCT) 4. written informed consent 5. re-treatment is considered to the patients with recurrent or persistent SRD on OCT

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. drug allery to verteporfin 2. pregnant or expecting pregnancy 3. porphyria, or hypersensitivity to artificial illumination 4. macular diseases other than CSC 5. others (inappropriate case judged by investigator or subinvestigators)

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1)visual acuity 2)optical coherence tomography 3)amplitudes and implicit time of a-wave, b-wave and odcillatory potentials recorded by focal macula electroretinogram 4)visual field 5)fluorescein angiography 6)indocyanine green angiography time of assessment 1)-5) : 4 days, 1 month, 3 months and 1 year after PDT 6),7) : 1 month, 3 months and 1 year after PDT

Primary

MeasureTime frame
resolution of serous retinal detachment of 4 days, 1 month, 3 months and 1 year after PDT

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactRuka Maruko

Nagoya University School of Medicine Department of Ophthalmology

rutia@xg8.so-net.ne.jp052-744-2277

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026