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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT02215330
Date of registration: 11/08/2014
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Prim. Prof. Dr. Oliver Findl, MBA
Public title: A Study of the Beneficial Effects of Eplerenone on Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Scientific title: A Randomized, Double-masked, Placebo Controlled Study of the Beneficial Effects of Eplerenone on Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Date of first enrolment: October 2014
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Not yet recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02215330
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 2/Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
Austria
Contacts
Name:     Oliver Findl, MD, Prof, MBA
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Telephone:
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Affiliation:  VIROS - Vienna Institute for Research in Ocular Surgers - Departement of Opthalmology - Hanusch Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria 1140
Name:     Oliver Findl, MD, Prof, MBA
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Telephone: 0043191021
Email: ofindl@googlemail.com
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients suffering from untreated CSC for less than two months

- Age 21 and older

- Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients who have recently been treated with eplerenone

- Pregnancy or patients who are currently breast-feeding

- Patients who should not use eplerenone for any reason - an extensive internal
medicine assessment will be performed in all patients prior to treatment start)



Age minimum: 21 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Central Serous Chorioretinopathy
Intervention(s)
Drug: Eplerenone
Drug: Maltodextrin
Primary Outcome(s)
Difference in the number of successful treatments after 16 weeks, defined as complete absence of subretinal fluid on SD-OCT [Time Frame: 16 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Changes in retinal thickness between eplerenone and placebo. [Time Frame: 16 weeks]
Changes in retinal volume between eplerenone and placebo. [Time Frame: 16 weeks]
Changes in visual acuity between eplerenone and placebo. [Time Frame: 16 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
EPL
EK_14_170_0814
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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