Comparison of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection with Combination of Suprachoroidal Triamcinolone Acetonide Along with Intravitreal Bevacizumab Injection in the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema in Pseudophakic Patients

March 16, 2025 updated by: Imran Ahmad, Khyber Teaching Hospital
Patients were included in the study who were pseudophakic with center-involved (sub-foveal) diabetic macular edema

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Patients were included in the study who were pseudophakic with center-involved (sub-foveal) diabetic macular edema. Those patients who had glaucoma history or IOP above 21 mm of Hg, Phakic, corneal opacity, vitreous hemorrhage, proliferative diabetic retinopathy, already received anti-VEGF injections, history of pan-retinal photocoagulation for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

82

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
      • Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 25000
        • Khyber Teaching Hospital

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

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with center involving diabetic macular edema on optical coherence tomography

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Raised intraocular pressure
  • History of glaucoma
  • Corneal opacity
  • Vitreous hemorrhage
  • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
  • Anti-VEGF injections in last 3 months
  • History of pan-retinal photocoagulation
  • Contraindications for anti-VEGF

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 Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Intravitreal Bevacizumab alone for center involving diabetic macular edema
Effect of intravitreal Bevacizumab 1.25mg on center involving diabetic macular edema
Intravitreal bevacizumab alone
Experimental: Suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide and intravitreal Bevacizumab
Combination of suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide and intravitreal Bevacizumab for the treatment of diabetic macular edema
Combination of Intravitreal bevacizumab and suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Central macular thickness
Time Frame: 3 months
Effect of both treatment on central macular thickness measure on optical coherence tomography
3 months
Visual Acuity
Time Frame: 3 months
Improvement in best corrected visual acuity
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

April 1, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 30, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

January 15, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 10, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2025

Last Verified

March 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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