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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 21 January 2013
Main ID:  NCT01447043
Date of registration: 20/09/2011
Primary sponsor: Bayer
Public title: Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Existing Anti vascUlar Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti VEGF) in Patients With Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD) (AURA) AURA
Scientific title: AURA Study: A Retrospective Non-interventional Study (NIS) to Assess the Effectiveness of Existing Anti vascUlar Endothelial Growth Factor (Anti VEGF) Treatment Regimens in Patients With Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (wAMD)
Date of first enrolment: January 2009
Target sample size: 2609
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01447043
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Time Perspective: Retrospective  
Countries of recruitment
Australia Canada France Germany Ireland Italy Japan Netherlands
United Kingdom Venezuela
Contacts
Name:   Bayer Study Director
Address: 
Telephone:
Email:
Affiliation:  Bayer
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Diagnosis of wet age-related macular degeneration

- Start of Anti vascUlar endothelial growth factor (anti VEGF) therapy with ranibizumab
between January 1, 2009 and August 31, 2009

- Informed consent form signed, where required

Exclusion Criteria:

- Participation in an investigational study during anti-VEGF therapy (from start up to
August 31, 2011) that involved treatment with any drug or medical device



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Ophthalmology, Macular Degeneration
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ranibizumab
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in visual acuity after start of Anti vascUlar endothelial growth factor (anti VEGF) therapy with ranibizumab, assessed by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy (ETDRS) or Snellen chard [Time Frame: Baseline and 24 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Average number of treatments given from diagnosis to end of follow-up [Time Frame: After 24 months]
Demographic characteristics of patients included in the study (Age, Sex, Race) [Time Frame: Baseline]
Mean change of lesion size from diagnosis to end of follow-up, assessed by Fluorescein Angiography (FA) [Time Frame: Baseline and 24 months]
Mean change of retinal thickness from diagnosis to end of follow-up, assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) [Time Frame: Baseline and 24 months]
Mean change of visual acuity, from diagnosis to end of follow-up, assessed by Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy (ETDRS) or SNELLEN [Time Frame: Baseline and 24 months]
Mean time from diagnosis to end of follow-up [Time Frame: Time from diagnosis to end of follow-up: 48 months]
Mean time from diagnosis to treatment [Time Frame: Time from diagnosis to treatment: Up to 24 months]
Mean time from first clinical presentation to diagnosis [Time Frame: Time from first clinical presentation to diagnosis: Up to 36 months]
Medical and surgical history (diseases and surgeries) of patients included in the study [Time Frame: Baseline]
Vital Signs (blood pressure, heart rate, temperature) of patients included in the study [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary ID(s)
15913
NN1101
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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