A Study of Abicipar Pegol in Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02186119 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 10, 2014
Last Update Posted : July 14, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Macular Edema | Drug: abicipar pegol Drug: ranibizumab Other: sham procedure | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 151 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | July 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | June 2015 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | June 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: abicipar pegol 2 mg (group A)
Abicipar pegol 2 mg administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection at day 1, weeks 4, 8, and 20, followed by a sham procedure at weeks 12, 16, and 24.
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Drug: abicipar pegol
Abicipar pegol administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection at the visits noted per protocol. Other: sham procedure Sham procedure to the study eye at the visits noted per protocol. |
Experimental: abicipar pegol 2 mg (group B)
Abicipar pegol 2 mg administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection at day 1, weeks 4, 8, 16, and 24, followed by a sham procedure at weeks 12 and 20.
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Drug: abicipar pegol
Abicipar pegol administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection at the visits noted per protocol. Other: sham procedure Sham procedure to the study eye at the visits noted per protocol. |
Experimental: abicipar pegol 1 mg
Abicipar pegol 1 mg administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection at day 1, weeks 4, 8, 16, and 24, followed by a sham procedure at weeks 12 and 20.
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Drug: abicipar pegol
Abicipar pegol administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection at the visits noted per protocol. Other: sham procedure Sham procedure to the study eye at the visits noted per protocol. |
Active Comparator: ranibizumab
Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection every 4 weeks from day 1 through week 24.
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Drug: ranibizumab
Ranibizumab (Lucentis®) administered to the study eye by intravitreal injection every 4 weeks from day 1 through week 24.
Other Name: Lucentis® |
- Change from Baseline in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 28 ]
- Percentage of Patients with a BCVA Gain of ≥15 Letters in the Study Eye on the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, 28 Weeks ]
- Change from Baseline in Central Retinal Thickness (CRT) in the Study Eye [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 28 ]
- Percentage of Patients with a BCVA of ≥70 Letters [ Time Frame: 28 Weeks ]
- Percentage of Patients with Resolution of Macular Edema [ Time Frame: 28 Weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 19 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or 2)
- Decreased vision due to diabetic macular edema in at least 1 eye
- Best corrected visual acuity of 20/32 to 20/320 in the study eye and 20/200 or better in the fellow eye
Exclusion Criteria:
- Stroke or heart attack within the past 3 months
- History of vitrectomy, macular surgery, or glaucoma surgery in the study eye
- Cataract or refractive surgery in the study eye within the last 3 months
- Laser photocoagulation of the study eye within the last 3 months

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02186119
United States, Arizona | |
Gilbert, Arizona, United States | |
United States, Texas | |
Abilene, Texas, United States |
Study Director: | Medical Director | Allergan |
Responsible Party: | Allergan |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02186119 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
150998-004 PALM ( Other Identifier: Allergan ) |
First Posted: | July 10, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 14, 2015 |
Last Verified: | July 2015 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Edema Macular Edema Signs and Symptoms Macular Degeneration Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases Ranibizumab |
Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Growth Inhibitors Antineoplastic Agents |