Ranibizumab in Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasia (RIPT) Trial

This research is being done to look at the effects of an experimental drug, ranibizumab, for the treatment of a condition called "idiopathic parafoveal telangiectasia" or IPT. IPT is caused by swelling in the retina (the light sensitive tissue in the back of the eye) due to leaky blood vessels in this area. Swelling in the retina can lead to blurry vision.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Telangiectasia
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Ranibizumab; Drug: Ranibizumab

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized, interventional case series. A total of 10 patients, seen in the Retina Division of the Wilmer Eye Institute, will be enrolled. Subjects will be randomized to either 0.3 mg or 0.5 mg intravitreal injections of ranibizumab. Patients with IPT with macular edema documented on optical coherence tomography (OCT) but no choroidal neovascularization will be eligible for this study. Exclusion criteria will include other forms of retinopathy, active intraocular inflammation, history of poor vision due to conditions other than IPT in either eye, and known hypersensitivity to humanized monoclonal antibodies.

After obtaining informed consent, the patient will undergo baseline assessment including best-corrected Early Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) visual acuity, ocular examination, color fundus photography, fluorescein angiography, and OCT. If both eyes are eligible, the study participant and investigator will choose which eye to be considered the study eye. The study eye will be assigned at random to receive an intravitreal dose of ranibizumab (0.3 mg/0.05 ml or 0.5 mg/0.05 ml) at the baseline, 1 month, and 2 month visits. Further monthly injections are at the discretion of the examiner, and may be withheld if there is lack of continued improvement (defined as lack of improvement of at least 5 letters on an eye chart compared with 2 previous consecutive visits or lack of decrease of the retinal center point thickness of at least 50 microns compared with 2 previous consecutive visits) or complete success (defined as visual acuity of 20/20 or better or retinal center point thickness <225 microns).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 10
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
      • The Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subjects will be eligible if the following criteria are met:

  1. Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study.
  2. Age > 18 years
  3. Diagnosis of bilateral IPT with macular edema documented on OCT and no evidence of choroidal neovascularization.
  4. Best corrected visual acuity of better or equal to 20/200 in both eye

Exclusion Criteria:

• Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from this study:

  1. Known hypersensitivity to humanized monoclonal antibodies
  2. History (within past 6 months) or evidence of severe cardiac disease (apparent in electrocardiogram abnormalities, clinical history of unstable angina, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial infarction, revascularization procedure within 6 months prior to baseline, atrial or ventricular tachyarrhythmias requiring ongoing treatment).
  3. History of stroke within 6 months of study entry.
  4. Current acute ocular or periocular infection.
  5. Any major surgical procedure within one month of study entry.
  6. Known serious allergies to fluorescein dye.
  7. Previous participation in a clinical trial (for either eye) involving anti-angiogenic drugs (pegaptanib, ranibizumab, anecortave acetate, Protein Kinase C inhibitors, etc) within last 6 months.
  8. Previous intravitreal drug delivery (e.g., intravitreal corticosteroid injection or device implantation) in the study eye within the last 6 months.
  9. History of subfoveal laser treatment in the study eye.
  10. History of other visually-limiting conditions such as optic neuropathy, amblyopia, choroidal neovascularization due to causes other than IPT in the study eye.
  11. Ocular inflammation (including trace or above) in the study eye.
  12. Inability to comply with study or follow up procedures.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: A; 0.3 mg/0.05 ml dose of ranibizumab	Drug: Ranibizumab; 0.3 mg/0.05 ml dose; Other Names: Lucentis; Drug: Ranibizumab; 0.5 mg/0.05 ml dose; Other Names: Lucentis
EXPERIMENTAL: B; 0.5 mg /0.05 ml dose of ranibizumab	Drug: Ranibizumab; 0.3 mg/0.05 ml dose; Other Names: Lucentis; Drug: Ranibizumab; 0.5 mg/0.05 ml dose; Other Names: Lucentis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Proportion of subjects with improvement of 15 or more letters of best corrected visual acuity from baseline to 3 months on an Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy visual acuity chart measured at 4 meters	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Retinal changes on ophthalmoscopy	3 months
Retinal thickness measured by Optical Coherence Topography (OCT)	3 months
Fluorescein leakage on fluorescein angiography	3 months
Complications related to drug or its administration	12 months after last injection

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University
• Collaborators: Genentech, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2006
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): September 1, 2007
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): December 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2006
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 18, 2006
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): September 19, 2006

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): November 14, 2012
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 12, 2012
• Last Verified: November 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Idiopathic Parafoveal Telangiectasia (IPT); Also Known As Idiopathic Juxtafoveal Telangiectasia (IJFT)
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Telangiectasis; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Antineoplastic Agents; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Angiogenesis Modulating Agents; Growth Substances; Growth Inhibitors; Ranibizumab
• Other Study ID Numbers: NA_00002686