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NCT Number: NCT00324116

Evaluation Of Safety And Efficacy Of 0.3 Mg/Eye Macugen In Patients With Small Age-Related Macular Degeneration Lesions

To evaluate the efficacy, based on the best-corrected visual acuity (using the ETDRS chart), of a 0.3 mg/eye pegaptanib sodium intravitreous injection given every 6 weeks for 54 weeks in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration and evidence of recent onset, subfoveal and/or juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization.

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Key information

Conditions

Macular Degeneration Eye Diseases Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases

Age range

50 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Pfizer Investigational Site, Besançon, Cedex, France

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical and angiographic evidence of juxtafoveal or subfoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to AMD with a total lesion size of less than 2 MPS disc areas
  • Best-corrected visual acuity in the study eye greater than 54 letters (ETDRS)
  • Women must be using 2 forms of effective contraception
  • Adequate hematological, renal and liver functions

Exclusion criteria

  • Any atrophy or fibrosis; any retinal hemorrhage measuring more than 1 disc area
  • Any extrafoveal choroidal neovascularization
  • Any intraocular surgery or thermal laser to the study eye within 3 months of enrollment
  • Previous or concomitant therapy for AMD including PDT with verteporfin (Visudyne) or subfoveal/non-foveal thermal laser therapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, external beam radiation, submacular surgery.
  • Presence of other causes of choroidal neovascularization, including pathological myopia, the ocular histoplasmosis syndrome, angioid streaks, choroidal rupture and multifocal choroiditis

Treatment and study plan

pegaptanib sodium (Macugen)

Drug

0.3 MG/eye pegaptanib IB sodium by intravitreous injection given every 6 weeks for 54 weeks.

Other names: MACUGEN

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Responders for Visual Acuity Using Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS)

    Time frame: Baseline, 54 Weeks

    Best-corrected visual acuity assessed using retroilluminated modified Ferris-Bailey ETDRS charts. When possible to measure visual acuity @ 2.0 m (≥20 letters), visual acuity score for that eye recorded as number of letters correct plus 15; otherwise, score was number of letters read correctly @ 1.0 m plus number, if any, read @ 2.0 m. If no letter was read correctly either at 2.0 or 1.0 m, then visual acuity score was recorded as 0. Responders defined as subjects having lost from baseline less than 15 letters of the best-corrected visual acuity; includes subjects with visual acuity gain.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Visual Acuity

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 weeks, 12 weeks, 54 weeks

    Best-corrected visual acuity assessed using retroilluminated modified Ferris-Bailey ETDRS charts. When possible to measure visual acuity @ 2.0 m (≥20 letters), visual acuity score for that eye recorded as number of letters correct plus 15; otherwise, score was number of letters read correctly @ 1.0 m plus number, if any, read @ 2.0 m. If no letter was read correctly either at 2.0 or 1.0 m, then visual acuity score was recorded as 0. Change: mean score at observation minus mean score at baseline.

  2. Number of Subjects Gaining Vision

    Time frame: 54 weeks or at early termination

    Subjects gaining vision: gain from baseline of more than 15 letters of visual acuity. Best-corrected visual acuity assessed using retroilluminated modified Ferris-Bailey ETDRS charts. When possible to measure visual acuity @ 2.0 m (≥20 letters), visual acuity score for that eye recorded as number of letters correct plus 15; otherwise, score was number of letters read correctly @ 1.0 m plus number, if any, read @ 2.0 m. If no letter was read correctly either at 2.0 or 1.0 m, then visual acuity score was recorded as 0.

  3. Number of Subjects Maintaining Vision

    Time frame: 54 weeks or at early termination

    Subjects maintaining vision: gain from baseline of more than 0 letters of visual acuity. Best-corrected visual acuity assessed using retroilluminated modified Ferris-Bailey ETDRS charts. When possible to measure visual acuity @ 2.0 m (≥20 letters), visual acuity score for that eye recorded as number of letters correct plus 15; otherwise, score was number of letters read correctly @ 1.0 m plus number, if any, read @ 2.0 m. If no letter was read correctly either at 2.0 or 1.0 m, then visual acuity score was recorded as 0.

  4. Number of Subjects With Severe Visual Loss

    Time frame: 54 weeks or at early termination

    Subjects with severe visual loss: loss from baseline of >= 30 letters of visual acuity. Best-corrected visual acuity assessed using retroilluminated modified Ferris-Bailey ETDRS charts. When possible to measure visual acuity @ 2.0 m (≥20 letters), visual acuity score for that eye recorded as number of letters correct plus 15; otherwise, score was number of letters read correctly @ 1.0 m plus number, if any, read @ 2.0 m. If no letter was read correctly either at 2.0 or 1.0 m, then visual acuity score was recorded as 0.

  5. Number of Subjects With a Distance Visual Acuity of > 20/200 at Baseline and Progressing to (<= 20/200)

    Time frame: 54 weeks

    Subjects with improving scores are those with > 20/200 at Baseline and progressing to =< 20/200 at Week 54.

    Subjects with no change are those with > 20/200 at Baseline and remaining at > 20/200 at Week 54.

  6. Change in Vision-related Functioning and Quality of Life Using the National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire-25 (NEI-VFQ 25).

    Time frame: Baseline, 54 weeks or at early termination

    Patient reported vision-related functioning and quality of life as measured using the 25 item NEI-VFQ 25. Change = Mean score at 54 weeks - mean score at baseline. A positive change represents an increase in function/health from Baseline. Items grouped as the following - Composite: mean score items 1-25; General Health: item 1; General Vision: item 2; Ocular Pain:4,19; Near Vision:5,6,7; Distance Vision:8,9,14; Social Functioning:11,13; Mental Health Activities:3,21,22,25; Role Difficulties:17,18; Dependency:20,23,24; Driving:15c,16, 16a; Color Vision: 12; Peripheral Vision: 10.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Pfizer

Industry

Collaborators

  • ITEC GROUP 3

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective, Open-Label Multi Center Trial Evaluating The Safety And Efficacy Of 0.3 Mg/Eye Pegaptanib Sodium (Macugen) Intravitreous Injection Given Every 6 Weeks For 54 Weeks In Patients With Small Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Lesions

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2008
First posted
May 10, 2006
Registry last updated
Mar 23, 2010

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