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Vitrectomy and Bevacizumab for Diffuse Diabetic Macular Edema

Information source: Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on October 19, 2009
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: * Diffuse Diabetic Macular Edema

Intervention: Bevacizumab + Pars plana vitrectomy (Procedure); Bevacizumab + pars plana vitrectomy (Procedure)

Phase: Phase 3

Status: Recruiting

Sponsored by: Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Veronica Kon-Jara, MD, Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico

Overall contact:
Veronica Kon-Jara, MD, Phone: 5215537291895, Email: veronicakon@yahoo.com

Summary

To Evaluate combined effect of vitrectomy and bevacizumab to stabilize retinal thickness and visual acuity in patients with diffuse diabetic macular edema and their relation to renal disease.

Clinical Details

Official title: Pars Plana Vitrectomy and Bevacizumab for the Treatment of Diffuse Diabetic Macular Edema (A Pilot Study)

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study

Primary outcome: Retinal thickness

Secondary outcome: Visual acuity

Eligibility

Minimum age: 25 Years. Maximum age: 60 Years. Gender(s): Both.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Older than 25 yo

- Diffuse diabetic macular edema with or without previous treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

- Another retinal disease

- Pregnancy

Locations and Contacts

Veronica Kon-Jara, MD, Phone: 5215537291895, Email: veronicakon@yahoo.com

Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico I.A.P., Mexico 04030, Mexico; Recruiting
Ma Ana Martinez-Castellanos, MD, Sub-Investigator
Oscar Alvarez-Verduzco, MD, Sub-Investigator
Jose Luis Guerrero-Naranjo, MD, Sub-Investigator
Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD, Sub-Investigator
Additional Information

Starting date: November 2007
Ending date: February 2008
Last updated: December 7, 2007

Page last updated: October 19, 2009

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