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Efficacy and Safety of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (Monteplase) for Submacular Hemorrhage

Efficacy and Safety of Subretinal Administration of Tissue Plasminogen Activator (Monteplase) for the Prevention of Vision Loss in Submacular Hemorrhage: a Phase II Single-Arm Pre-Post Comparison Multicenter Investigator-Initiated Exploratory Clinical Trial - SACLA trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT2071250003
Enrollment
20
Registered
2025-04-28
Start date
2025-08-01
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

Submacular hemorrhage due to age-related macular degeneration or retinal arterial macroaneurysm Submacular hemorrhage, Age-related macular degeneration, Retinal arterial macroaneurysm

Interventions

After performing vitrectomy on enrolled subjects, 0.1 mL (8,000 IU) of monteplase (recombinant) diluted to 80,000 IU/mL will be administered subretinally.
subretinal injection

Sponsors

Noriko Yoshida
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients who are 18 years of age or older at the time of signing the informed consent form. 2) Patients with submacular hemorrhage (SMH) involving the fovea in the study eye secondary to AMD (age-related macular degeneration) or RAM (retinal arterial microaneurysm). 3) Patients with a central retinal thickness of 300 micrometer or more in the study eye as measured by OCT at the time of screening. 4) Patients with a best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) of 0.2 or less (decimal notation) in the study eye at the time of screening. 5) Patients who can provide written informed consent for study participation; however, if visual impairment makes it difficult to read the document, consent may be confirmed verbally in the presence of a witness who will sign on behalf of the patient.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients who, at the time of screening, are determined by the principal investigator or sub-investigator to have significant organization or fibrosis due to prolonged SMH. 2) Patients who, at the time of screening, have coexisting active proliferative diabetic retinopathy, uveitis, or optic neuritis. 3) Patients who, at the time of screening, are determined by the principal investigator or sub-investigator to have ocular complications such as macular atrophy or fibrosis that make visual improvement difficult. 4) Patients who, at the time of screening, have anterior segment or vitreous abnormalities that affect fundus observation by OCT, color fundus photography, or fluorescein angiography. 5) Patients with a known allergy to any component of the investigational drug or a history of such an allergy. 6) Patients with alcohol or drug dependence, or those with psychiatric disorders that may interfere with study participation. 7) Patients scheduled to undergo ophthalmic surgery other than the administration of the investigational drug during the study period. 8) Patients with active bleeding (e.g., gastrointestinal bleeding, urinary tract bleeding, retroperitoneal bleeding, intracranial hemorrhage, hemoptysis). 9) Patients who have undergone or sustained intracranial or spinal surgery or injury within two months prior to obtaining consent. 10) Patients with intracranial tumors, arteriovenous malformations, or aneurysms. 11) Patients under 70 years of age with a prothrombin time-international normalized ratio (PT-INR) of 3.1 or higher, and patients 70 years or older with a PT-INR of 2.7 or higher (except for cases where PT-INR is expected to be lowered to these levels before vitrectomy, considering systemic and intraocular bleeding risks; in such cases, PT-INR must be confirmed to be below 2.7 on the day of surgery). 12) Patients with hypertension whose systolic blood pressure remains 180 mmHg or higher despite antihypertensive treatment. 13) Women of childbearing potential who are not using appropriate contraception, pregnant women, women who may be pregnant, breastfeeding women, or patients planning to become pregnant during the study period. 14) Patients currently participating in another clinical trial or who have participated in another clinical trial within six months prior to obtaining consent. 15) Patients deemed inappropriate for the study by the principal investigator or sub-investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in central foveal retinal thickness from baseline at Week 1.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1) Change in central foveal retinal thickness from baseline at Week 4. 2) Presence or absence of a foveal hemorrhage of one disc diameter or larger at Week 4. 3) Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in logMAR at Week 4. 4) Change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in logMAR from baseline at Week 4. 5) Change in central foveal retinal thickness from baseline at Week 12. 6) Best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in logMAR at Week 12. 7) Change in best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) in logMAR from baseline at Week 12.

Contacts

Public ContactYoshida Noriko

Saga University Hospital

nyoshida@cc.saga-u.ac.jp+81-952-31-6511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 4, 2026