Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide Versus Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema (IBEME Study) (IBEME)

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00468351

Recruitment Status : Unknown

Verified April 2007 by University of Sao Paulo.
Recruitment status was: Active, not recruiting

First Posted : May 2, 2007

Last Update Posted : May 2, 2007

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University of Sao Paulo

Study Description

Brief Summary:

Intravitreal triamcinolone has been effective for central macular thickness reduction and concomitant visual acuity improvement in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). VEGF is a very effective inducer of permeability, being 50.000 times more potent than histamine, and may exert its effect on retinal vascular permeability by altering tight-junctions proteins, such as occluding and VE-cadherin. Based on these principles, there is a rationale for anti-VEGF agents treatment of increased retinal capillary permeability conditions, such as diabetic macular edema. Therefore, we conducted a randomized, prospective study to compare the efficacy and safety of intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide and intravitreal bevacizumab injection for refractory diffuse DME.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Diabetic Macular Edema	Procedure: Intravitreal Injection of 1,5 mg of bevacizumab Procedure: Intravitreal injection of 4 mg of Triamcinolone acetonide	Phase 1

Study Design

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Study Type :	Interventional (Clinical Trial)
Allocation:	Randomized
Intervention Model:	Parallel Assignment
Masking:	Single
Primary Purpose:	Treatment
Official Title:	Intravitreal Bevacizumab Versus Intravitreal Triamcinolone Acetonide for Refractory Diabetic Macular Edema
Study Start Date :	April 2006
Study Completion Date :	April 2007

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MedlinePlus related topics: Edema

Drug Information available for: Triamcinolone diacetate Triamcinolone acetonide Triamcinolone Triamcinolone hexacetonide Bevacizumab

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Arms and Interventions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

Central Macular Thickness, Best Corrected Visual Acuity [ Time Frame: six months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

Intraocular pressure; lens status [ Time Frame: six months ]

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:	All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Refractory diffuse DME (defined herein as clinically significant DME [by biomicroscopic evaluation] unresponsive to focal laser photocoagulation [performed at least 3 months before evaluation] and generalized breakdown of the inner blood-retina barrier with diffuse fluorescein leakage involving the foveal center and most of the macular area on fluorescein angiography),
Snellen logarithm of minimum angle of resolution (LogMAR) BCVA equivalent of 20/40 or worse, and 3) central macular thickness (CMT) greater than 300µm on optical coherence tomography (OCT)

Exclusion Criteria:

Aphakic or pseudophakic eyes,
Glycosylated hemoglobin (Hb A1C) rate above 10%,
History of glaucoma or ocular hypertension,
Loss of vision as a result of other causes,
Systemic corticoid therapy,.
History of thromboembolic event (including myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accident);
Major surgery within the prior 6 months or planned within the next 28 days;
Uncontrolled hypertension (according to guidelines of the seventh report of the joint National Committee on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure [JNC-7]);16
Known coagulation abnormalities or current use of anticoagulative medication other than aspirin;
Severe systemic disease; or
Any condition affecting follow-up or documentation

Contacts and Locations

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Locations

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Brazil
Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto
Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo, Brazil, 14049-900

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Sao Paulo

Investigators

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Study Chair:	Rodrigo Jorge, MD, PhD	HCFMRP-USP
Study Director:	Rogério A Costa, MD, PhD	Retina Diagnostic and Treatment Division, Hospital de Olhos de Araraquara, Araraquara
Principal Investigator:	Rodrigo Jorge, MD, PhD	HCFMRP-USP

More Information

Publications:

Arevalo JF, Fromow-Guerra J, Quiroz-Mercado H, Sanchez JG, Wu L, Maia M, Berrocal MH, Solis-Vivanco A, Farah ME; Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group. Primary intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) for diabetic macular edema: results from the Pan-American Collaborative Retina Study Group at 6-month follow-up. Ophthalmology. 2007 Apr;114(4):743-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.12.028.

Bonini-Filho MA, Jorge R, Barbosa JC, Calucci D, Cardillo JA, Costa RA. Intravitreal injection versus sub-Tenon's infusion of triamcinolone acetonide for refractory diabetic macular edema: a randomized clinical trial. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2005 Oct;46(10):3845-9. doi: 10.1167/iovs.05-0297.

Costa RA, Jorge R, Calucci D, Melo LA Jr, Cardillo JA, Scott IU. Intravitreal bevacizumab (avastin) for central and hemicentral retinal vein occlusions: IBeVO study. Retina. 2007 Feb;27(2):141-9. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0b013e31802eff83.

Jorge R, Costa RA, Calucci D, Cintra LP, Scott IU. Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) for persistent new vessels in diabetic retinopathy (IBEPE study). Retina. 2006 Nov-Dec;26(9):1006-13. doi: 10.1097/01.iae.0000246884.76018.63.

Costa RA, Jorge R, Calucci D, Cardillo JA, Melo LA Jr, Scott IU. Intravitreal bevacizumab for choroidal neovascularization caused by AMD (IBeNA Study): results of a phase 1 dose-escalation study. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 2006 Oct;47(10):4569-78. doi: 10.1167/iovs.06-0433.

Audren F, Lecleire-Collet A, Erginay A, Haouchine B, Benosman R, Bergmann JF, Gaudric A, Massin P. Intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide for diffuse diabetic macular edema: phase 2 trial comparing 4 mg vs 2 mg. Am J Ophthalmol. 2006 Nov;142(5):794-99. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.06.011. Epub 2006 Sep 15.

Chun DW, Heier JS, Topping TM, Duker JS, Bankert JM. A pilot study of multiple intravitreal injections of ranibizumab in patients with center-involving clinically significant diabetic macular edema. Ophthalmology. 2006 Oct;113(10):1706-12. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.04.033.

Cunningham ET Jr, Adamis AP, Altaweel M, Aiello LP, Bressler NM, D'Amico DJ, Goldbaum M, Guyer DR, Katz B, Patel M, Schwartz SD; Macugen Diabetic Retinopathy Study Group. A phase II randomized double-masked trial of pegaptanib, an anti-vascular endothelial growth factor aptamer, for diabetic macular edema. Ophthalmology. 2005 Oct;112(10):1747-57. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2005.06.007.

Haritoglou C, Kook D, Neubauer A, Wolf A, Priglinger S, Strauss R, Gandorfer A, Ulbig M, Kampik A. Intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) therapy for persistent diffuse diabetic macular edema. Retina. 2006 Nov-Dec;26(9):999-1005. doi: 10.1097/01.iae.0000247165.38655.bf.

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Folgosa MS, Messias A, Takata C, Costa RA, Scott IU, Jorge R. Single intravitreal injection of triamcinolone combined with bevacizumab for the treatment of diffuse diabetic macular oedema refractory to grid photocoagulation. Acta Ophthalmol. 2010 Nov;88(7):e297-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01721.x. No abstract available.

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00468351
Other Study ID Numbers:	154342005
First Posted:	May 2, 2007 Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted:	May 2, 2007
Last Verified:	April 2007

Keywords provided by University of Sao Paulo:


bevacizumab diabetes intravitreal	macular edema triamcinolone VEGF

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

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Macular Edema Edema Macular Degeneration Retinal Degeneration Retinal Diseases Eye Diseases Triamcinolone Triamcinolone Acetonide Triamcinolone hexacetonide Bevacizumab Triamcinolone diacetate Antineoplastic Agents, Immunological Antineoplastic Agents	Angiogenesis Inhibitors Angiogenesis Modulating Agents Growth Substances Physiological Effects of Drugs Growth Inhibitors Anti-Inflammatory Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Enzyme Inhibitors Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action

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