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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00955630
Date of registration: 07/08/2009
Primary sponsor: Retina Associates of Kentucky
Public title: Intravitreal Ranibizumab for the Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization in Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome IVL for OHS
Scientific title: Intravitreal Ranibizumab for the Treatment of Choroidal Neovascularization in Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: August 2009
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00955630
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Diana Holcomb, COA
Address: 
Telephone: 859-263-3900
Email: dholcomb@retinaky.com
Affiliation: 
Name:   John Kitchens, MD
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Retina Associates of Kentucky
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- age 18 or over

- active choroidal neovascularization secondary to ocular histoplasmosis

- Visual acuity between 20/25 and 20/400

Exclusion Criteria:

- pregnancy or intent to become pregnant within the next 12 months

- nursing an infant

- premenopausal women not using contraception

- prior treatment with subfoveal thermal laser

- allergy to sodium fluorescein simultaneous participation in another investigation or
trial



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ocular Histoplasmosis Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: ranibizumab
Primary Outcome(s)
incidence and severity of ocular adverse events as identified by eye examination [Time Frame: 1 year]
incidence and severity of other adverse events as identified by physical examination, subject reporting, and changes in vital signs [Time Frame: 12 mos]
Secondary Outcome(s)
change in fluorescein angiographic outcomes [Time Frame: 12 months]
mean change in central foveal thickness and total macular volume as obtained by ocular coherence tomography [Time Frame: 6 and 12 months]
mean change in visual acuity [Time Frame: 1 year]
mean number of injections [Time Frame: 12 mos]
Secondary ID(s)
FVF 4147S
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Genentech
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