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Registration number
NCT01599650
Ethics application status
Date submitted
2/05/2012
Date registered
16/05/2012
Date last updated
10/11/2016

Titles & IDs
Public title
Efficacy and Safety of Ranibizumab With or Without Laser in Comparison to Laser in Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Scientific title
A 24-month, Phase IIIb, Open-label, Randomized, Active Controlled, 3-arm, Multicenter Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of an Individualized, Stabilization-criteria-driven PRN Dosing Regimen With 0.5-mg Ranibizumab Intravitreal Injections Applied as Monotherapy or With Adjunctive Laser Photocoagulation in Comparison to Laser Photocoagulation in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2011-002859-34
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
CRFB002E2402
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
BRIGHTER
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Eye 0 0 0 0
Diseases / disorders of the eye
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Surgery - Laser

Experimental: 1-ranibizumab monotherapy - Ranibizumab 0.5 mg

Experimental: 2-ranibizumab with laser - Ranibizumab 0.5 mg + laser

Active comparator: 3-laser monotherapy - Laser monotherapy with Ranibizumab 0.5 mg from Month 6


Treatment: Surgery: Laser
laser photocoagulation
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Surgery
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
Primary outcome [1] 0 0
Mean Change in Visual Acuity: BCVA Change at Month 6 Compared to Baseline in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRVO)
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, 6 Months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
The Mean Average Change in Visual Acuity From Month 1 Through Month 24 Compared to Baseline
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, 24 Months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Number of Ranibizumab Treatments From Day 1 to Month 23 by Treatment Group
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Day 1 through Month 23
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Mean Average Change in Visual Acuity (BCVA Letters) From Month 1 Through Month 6
Timepoint [3] 0 0
From Baseline through Month 6
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
The Mean Change in Visual Acuity BCVA (Letters) From Baseline at Month 12 and Month 24
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline, Month 12 and Month 24
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
The Percent of Patients With a Visual Acuity Gain of =1, =5, =10, =15, and =30 Letters From Baseline up to Month 6 and Month 24, by Visit
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline, Month 6 and Month 24
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Number of Patients With a BCVA Improvement vs Baseline or Achieving Greater Than or Equal to 73 Letters at Month 6 in the Study Eye
Timepoint [6] 0 0
Month 6
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Number of Patients With a BCVA Improvement vs Baseline or Achieved Greater Than or Equal to 73 Letters at Month 24 in the Study Eye
Timepoint [7] 0 0
Month 24
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
The Mean Change in Central Reading Center-assessed Central Subfield Thickness From Month 12 and Month 24 vs. Baseline by Treatment Arm
Timepoint [8] 0 0
Month 12 and Month 24
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
The Mean Change in Patient Reported Outcomes in NEI-VFQ-25 Score (Composite Score and Subscales) at Month 6 and Month 24 Compared to Baseline
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Months 6 and 24
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
BCVA (Letters) Mean Average Change From First Ranibizumab Treatment to Month 24 in the Study Eye for Patients Randomized to the Laser Monotherapy Arm
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Month 24

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Written informed consent must be obtained before any study assessment is performed
* Diagnosis of visual impairment exclusively due to ME secondary to BRVO
* BCVA score at Screening and Baseline between 73 and 19 letters (ETDRS)
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Pregnant or nursing (lactating) women
* Stroke or myocardial infarction less than 3 months before Screening
* Uncontrolled blood pressure defined as systolic value of >160 mm Hg or diastolic value of >100 mm Hg at Screening or Baseline.
* Any active periocular or ocular infection or inflammation at Screening or Baseline in either eye
* Uncontrolled glaucoma at Screening or Baseline or diagnosed within 6 months before Baseline in either eye
* Neovascularization of the iris or neovascular glaucoma in the study eye
* Use of any systemic antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) drugs within 6 months before Baseline
* Panretinal laser photocoagulation within 3 months before Baseline or anticipated or scheduled within the next 3 months following Baseline in the study eye
* Focal or grid laser photocoagulation within 4 months before Baseline in the study eye
* Use of intra- or periocular corticosteroids (including sub-Tenon) within 3 months before Screening in the study eye
* Any use of intraocular corticosteroid implants (eg, dexamethasone [Ozurdex®], fluocinolone acetonide [Iluvien®]) in the study eye

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Open (masking not used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?



Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
1/05/2012
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
1/05/2015
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
455
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC,WA
Recruitment hospital [1] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Parramatta
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Sydney
Recruitment hospital [3] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Melbourne
Recruitment hospital [4] 0 0
Novartis Investigative Site - Nedlands
Recruitment postcode(s) [1] 0 0
2150 - Parramatta
Recruitment postcode(s) [2] 0 0
2000 - Sydney
Recruitment postcode(s) [3] 0 0
3002 - Melbourne
Recruitment postcode(s) [4] 0 0
6009 - Nedlands
Recruitment outside Australia
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Canada
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Alberta
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Canada
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British Columbia
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Canada
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Nova Scotia
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Canada
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Ontario
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Canada
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Quebec
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Olomouc
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Czech Republic
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Praha 10
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Denmark
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Glostrup
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France
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Dijon
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France
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Lyon
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France
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Nice
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France
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Paris cedex 10
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France
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Paris Cedex 19
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France
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Paris
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Greece
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Patras
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Budapest
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Dublin 7
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Dublin
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BO
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Italy
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FI
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Italy
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MI
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RM
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TO
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Bari
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Udine
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Leiden 2333 ZA
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Netherlands
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Rotterdam
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Tilburg
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Coimbra
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Porto
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Slovak Republic
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Slovakia
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Banska Bystrica
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Bratislava
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Spain
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Castilla y Leon
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Cataluña
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Comunidad Valenciana
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Galicia
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Newcastle upon Tyne
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Plymouth
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United Kingdom
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Southampton

Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Address
Country

Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
Trial website
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Address 0 0
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Phone 0 0
Fax 0 0
Email 0 0
Contact person for public queries
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Phone 0 0
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Email 0 0
Contact person for scientific queries

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Results are available at https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01599650