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Register: PACTR
Last refreshed on: 29 May 2023
Main ID:  PACTR201701001940111
Date of registration: 25/12/2016
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Imoro Zeba braimah
Public title: Safety of ziv-aflibercept in retinal diseases in a Ghanaian population.
Scientific title: Safety of ziv-aflibercept in retinal diseases in a Ghanaian population.
Date of first enrolment: 01/02/2017
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Pending
URL:  https://pactr.samrc.ac.za/TrialDisplay.aspx?TrialID=1940
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Parallel: different groups receive different interventions at same time during study,Randomised,picking 2 labelled cards from an envelope by an individual independent of the study investigators (EA) but the treatment is concealed to the patients.A certified physician (unmasked) will give the intravitreal injection. The examining physician(IZB) and an independent assessor of anatomic response(WMA) will be masked to the treatment doses.,Sealed opaque envelopes  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
Ghana
Contacts
Name: Benjamin    Abaidoo
Address:  Department of surgery (Eye), School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana 4236 Accra Ghana
Telephone: +233 27 781 8746
Email: benjamin_abaidoo@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Senior research Assistant, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Ghana.
Name: Imoro Zeba    Braimah
Address:  Alexander St, Block 3B, Drs Flats, Korle-Bu 4236 Accra Ghana
Telephone: +233206301353
Email: zebaimoro2000@yahoo.com
Affiliation:  Lecturer School Medicine Dentistry; Consul Ophthalmologist Korle-Bu Teaching Hosp
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age 18 years or older
Meets diagnostic criteria for DM, RVO and active nvAMD (Appendix I)
Treatment naïve
Understands and willing to sign consent form
Able to comply with clinic visits
Centre involving ME in patients with diabetes mellitus and RVO with retinal thickness >300um using SD- OCT
BCVA of 6/12 or worse

Exclusion criteria: Glaucoma or raised intraocular pressure (>21mmHg)
Intraocular surgery within 3 months in the study eye
History of uveitis
Pregnant or breastfeeding mother
Renal failure on dialysis or had kidney transplant
Allergy to active drug or excipients
Cardiovascular events such as myocardial infarction or CVA
Eye infections such blepharitis, dacryocystitis, conjunctivitis or keratitis.
Unwilling to sign consent form or to come for follow up visits
Myopia ¿-6.0 Dioptres


Age minimum: 18 Year(s)
Age maximum: 85 Year(s)
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
diabetic macula edema,
Eye Diseases

Eye Diseases
diabetic macula edema,
Intervention(s)
intravitreal ziv-aflibercept
intravitreal ziv-aflibercept 1.25mg
Primary Outcome(s)
safety of intravitreal ziv-aflibercept includingincidence of raised intraocular pressure, cataract progression, intraocular inflammation and endophthalmitis
Secondary Outcome(s)
ocular and systemic safety parameters, change in BCVA (ETDRS letters), central subfield foveal thickness (CSFT) and central retinal thickness (CRT) using SD-OCT
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Eye Centre Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Not approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Scientific and Technical Committee of Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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