Optical Coherence Tomography and Microperimetry Biomarker Evaluation in Patients With Geographic Atrophy Study (OMEGA)

This study is a biomarker evaluation study in patients with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The study evaluates microperimetry (fundus-controlled perimetry) and optical coherence tomography imaging for assessing changes in retinal sensitivity and anatomy over time.

Study Overview

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Conditions: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Geographic Atrophy; Visual Field Defect, Central Scotoma of Both Eyes
• Intervention / Treatment: Diagnostic test: Natural history study

Detailed Description

The optical coherence tomography (OCT) and microperimetry biomarker evaluation in patients with GA (OMEGA) study aims to systematically compare a panel of established and novel visual function and structural outcome measures for monitoring GA progression. This prospective, natural-history study was performed at a tertiary referral center (University Hospital Basel, PI: Prof. Dr. med. Hendrik P.N. Scholl). The study included a baseline visit and follow-up visits at weeks 12, 24, and 48.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 30

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Switzerland
  • Basel-Stadt
    • Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, CH-4031
      • University Hospital Basel

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: N/A

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with manifest geographic atrophy (total GA lesion size >1.2 mm2) secondary to age-related macular degeneration

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed and dated written informed consent in accordance with ICH-GCP and local legislation prior to admission to the study
2. Age >60 years
3. Ability (including a sufficient general health status according to investigators judgement) and willingness to undertake all scheduled visits and assessments including predefined methodology and standards utilizing microperimetry
4. GA secondary to AMD with no evidence of prior or active choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in the study eye
5. GA lesion in the study eye must reside completely within the FAF imaging field (Field 2-30 degree image centered on the fovea)
6. BCVA of 20/63 or better (Snellen equivalent) using ETDRS charts at starting distance of 4 m in the study eye
7. Well demarcated area(s) of GA secondary to AMD with no evidence of prior or active CNV in the study eye. The total GA lesion size >1.2 mm2 (approximately >0.5 disc area [DA]) and <17.78 mm2 (approximately <7 DA) and must reside completely within the FAF imaging field (Field 2, i.e., 30 degree image centered on the fovea). If GA is multifocal, at least 1 focal lesion must be >1.2 mm2 (approximately >0.5 DA).
8. Sufficiently clear ocular media, adequate pupillary dilation, and fixation to permit quality fundus imaging in the study eye.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. GA in either eye due to causes other than AMD (for example, monogenetic macular dystrophies [e.g., Stargardt disease, cone rod dystrophy] or toxic maculopathies [e.g., chloroquine/hydroxychloroquine maculopathy])
2. Receiving active treatment in any studies of investigational drugs for GA/dry AMD in the study eye
3. Mean sensitivity difference > 3 dB between the two microperimetry examinations in the screening visit.
4. History of vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, or other surgical intervention for AMD in the study eye
5. Previous laser photocoagulation for CNV, diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, and proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the study eye
6. Prior treatment with Visudyne, external-beam radiation therapy, or transpupillary thermotherapy in the study eye
7. History of prophylactic subthreshold laser treatment for AMD in the study eye
8. Previous intravitreal drug delivery in the study eye (e.g., intravitreal corticosteroid injection, anti-angiogenic drugs, anti complement agents, or device implantation). A single intraoperative administration of a corticosteroid during cataract surgery for cystoid macular edema prophylaxis at least 3 months prior to screening is permitted.
9. RPE tear that involves the macula in either eye

10. Any concurrent ocular or intraocular condition in the study eye (e.g., cataract or diabetic retinopathy) that, in the opinion of the investigator, could do either of the following:

    • Require medical or surgical intervention during the study period to prevent or treat vision loss that might result from that condition
    • If allowed to progress untreated, could likely contribute to loss of at least two Snellen equivalent lines of BCVA during the study period
11. Previous violation of the posterior capsule in the study eye unless it occurred as a result of Yttrium Aluminum Garnet (YAG) laser posterior capsulotomy in association with prior posterior chamber intraocular lens implantation

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change in retinal sensitivity in the junctional zone	Change from baseline in retinal sensitivity in the junctional zone and in the perilesional zone of the largest atrophic loci as assessed by microperimetry	Week 12
Change in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) thickness in the junctional zone	Change from baseline in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) layer thickness in the junctional zone and in the perilesional zone measured by OCT	Week 12
Change in photoreceptor thickness in the junctional zone	Change from baseline in photoreceptor layer thickness in the junctional zone and in the perilesional zone measured by OCT	Week 12

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel
• Collaborators: Boehringer Ingelheim

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Holz FG, Bindewald-Wittich A, Fleckenstein M, Dreyhaupt J, Scholl HP, Schmitz-Valckenberg S; FAM-Study Group. Progression of geographic atrophy and impact of fundus autofluorescence patterns in age-related macular degeneration. Am J Ophthalmol. 2007 Mar;143(3):463-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2006.11.041. Epub 2006 Dec 22.
• Pfau M, Muller PL, von der Emde L, Lindner M, Moller PT, Fleckenstein M, Holz FG, Schmitz-Valckenberg S. MESOPIC AND DARK-ADAPTED TWO-COLOR FUNDUS-CONTROLLED PERIMETRY IN GEOGRAPHIC ATROPHY SECONDARY TO AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION. Retina. 2020 Jan;40(1):169-180. doi: 10.1097/IAE.0000000000002337.
• Pfau M, von der Emde L, de Sisternes L, Hallak JA, Leng T, Schmitz-Valckenberg S, Holz FG, Fleckenstein M, Rubin DL. Progression of Photoreceptor Degeneration in Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-related Macular Degeneration. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2020 Oct 1;138(10):1026-1034. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2020.2914.

Helpful Links

• Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 16, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 23, 2023
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 19, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 19, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): July 27, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): July 27, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 19, 2023
• Last Verified: July 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Microperimetry; Fundus-controlled perimetry
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Nervous System Diseases; Eye Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Retinal Degeneration; Retinal Diseases; Pathological Conditions, Anatomical; Sensation Disorders; Vision Disorders; Macular Degeneration; Geographic Atrophy; Atrophy; Scotoma
• Other Study ID Numbers: OMEGA

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No