Safety and Efficacy Study of Small Interfering Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) Molecule (Cand5) to Treat Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

August 4, 2008 updated by: OPKO Health, Inc.

A Phase II, Randomized, Double-Masked, Controlled, Dose Comparison Study of Cand5 for Intravitreal Injection for the Treatment of Subfoveal Choroidal Neovascularization Associated With Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration

The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of three doses of Cand5. Cand5, a small interfering RNA molecule that selectively silences the mRNA encoding for VEGF.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

The number of participants in a clinical study. The "anticipated" enrollment is the target number of participants that the researchers need for the study.
120

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Arizona
      • Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85014
        • Acuity Participating Site
      • Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85704
        • Retina Centers PC
    • California
      • Artesia, California, United States, 90701
        • Sall Research Medical Center
      • Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598
        • Bay Area Retina Associates
    • Florida
      • Boynton Beach, Florida, United States, 33426
        • Florida Eye Microsurgical Institute, Inc.
    • Maryland
      • Towson, Maryland, United States, 21204
        • Retina Specialist
    • Michigan
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49546
        • Associated Retinal Consultants
      • Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, 49525
        • Vitreo-Retinal Associates PC
      • Royal Oak, Michigan, United States, 48073
        • Associated Retinal Consultants, P.C.
    • Minnesota
      • Edina, Minnesota, United States, 55435
        • VitreoRetinal Surgery, P.A.
    • Missouri
      • Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64108
        • Eye Foundation of Kansas City, UMKC School of Medicine
    • New Jersey
      • Lakewood, New Jersey, United States, 08701
        • Retina-Vitreous Center
      • Livingston, New Jersey, United States, 07039
        • Retina-Vitreous Consultants
    • New York
      • Lynbrook, New York, United States, 11563
        • OCLI
      • New York, New York, United States, 10021
        • LuEsther T. Mertz Retinal Research Center
    • North Carolina
      • Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28210
        • Southeast Clinical Research
    • Ohio
      • Beachwood, Ohio, United States, 44122
        • Retina Associates of Cleveland
      • Lakewood, Ohio, United States, 44107
        • Retina Associates of Cleveland, Inc.
    • South Dakota
      • Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57701
        • Black Hills Eye Institute
    • Texas
      • Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
        • Retina Reseach Center
      • Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76102
        • Ophthalmology Associates
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Vitreoretinal Consultants Houston TX
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
        • Medical College of Wisconsin Eye Institute

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

The key requirements that people who want to participate in a clinical study must meet or the characteristics they must have. Eligibility criteria consist of both inclusion criteria (which are required for a person to participate in the study) and exclusion criteria (which prevent a person from participating). Types of eligibility criteria include whether a study accepts healthy volunteers, has age or age group requirements, or is limited by sex.

Ages Eligible for Study

50 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients must have subfoveal classic, predominantly classic, or minimally classic lesions, secondary to AMD.
  2. Patients must have ETDRS best corrected visual acuity of 64 to 24 letters (20/50 to 20/320 Snellen Equivalent) in the study eye.
  3. Patients must be age 50 or older

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients who have received prior treatment with any investigational new drug or device for wet AMD in the study eye within 24 weeks of the screening visit.
  2. Patients with advanced glaucoma (greater than 0.8 cup:disk) or intraocular pressure above 22 mmHg in the study eye.
  3. Patients with any retinal vasculopathies, including diabetic retinopathy, retinal vein occlusions, etc. in the study eye.
  4. Patients with any subfoveal scarring, atrophy, or hemorrhage in the study eye.
  5. Patients whose CNV lesion in the study eye contains more than 25% scarring and/or atrophy.
  6. Patients who have undergone any extrafoveal/juxtafoveal laser treatment of the study eye within two weeks prior to the screening visit.
  7. Patients who received treatment with an investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to the screening visit.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: QUADRUPLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
EXPERIMENTAL: 1
0.2 mg/eye
Drug: Bevasiranib
Other Names:
  • Cand5
EXPERIMENTAL: 2
1.5 mg/eye
Drug: Bevasiranib
Other Names:
  • Cand5
EXPERIMENTAL: 3
3.0 mg/eye
Drug: Bevasiranib
Other Names:
  • Cand5

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
change from baseline at the 12-week evaluation in macular edema as measured by optical coherence tomography.
Time Frame: 12 week
12 week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
The secondary endpoint is the mean BCVA line/letters change from baseline at the 12-week evaluation.
Time Frame: 12 week
12 week

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
OPKO Health, Inc.

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Denis O'Shaughnessy, PHD, OPKO Health

Publications and helpful links

The person responsible for entering information about the study voluntarily provides these publications. These may be about anything related to the study.

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
July 1, 2005

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
December 1, 2007

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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November 30, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The date on which the study sponsor or investigator first submits a study record that is consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. The sponsor or investigator may need to revise and submit a study record one or more times before NLM's QC review criteria are met. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
November 30, 2005

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

First Posted

The date on which the study record was first available on ClinicalTrials.gov after National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review has concluded. There is typically a delay of a few days between the date the study sponsor or investigator submitted the study record and the first posted date.
December 1, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

Last Update Posted

The most recent date on which changes to a study record were made available on ClinicalTrials.gov. There may be a delay between when the changes were submitted to ClinicalTrials.gov by the study's sponsor or investigator (the last update submitted date) and the last update posted date.
August 5, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator submitted changes to a study record that are consistent with National Library of Medicine (NLM) quality control (QC) review criteria. It is the responsibility of the sponsor or investigator to ensure that the study record is consistent with the NLM QC review criteria.
August 4, 2008

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2008

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • ACU201

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