Centre For Clinical Research And Biostatistics (CCRB)

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1 Unique Trial Number (assigned by CCRB)

CUHK_CCT00153

2 Trial Registration Date

2008-02-15

iRegistration Status

Prospective

3 Secondary IDs

Nil

4 Source(s) of Funding

Departmental funding from DOVS, CUHK (for the drug bevacizumab (avastin))

5 Primary Sponsor

Nil

6 Secondary Sponsor

Nil

Function

Please specify

7Responsible Contact Person (public contact person for patients interested in participating)

i Name

Dr. Yolanda YY Kwong

ii Address

3/F, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon.

iii Phone

27623000

iv Email

email kwongyyy@yahoo.com

v Affiliation

Hong Kong Eye Hospital

vi Country

8Research Contact Person (person to contact for scientific inquiries)

i Name

Prof. Dennis SC Lam

ii Address

3/F, Hong Kong Eye Hospital, 147K Argyle Street, Kowloon.

iii Phone

27623134

iv Email

email dennislam_cu_res@cuhk.edu.hk

v Affiliation

Department of Opthalmology and Visual Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

vi Country

9 Official Scientific Title of the Study

Needling with adjunctive intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (avastin). A preliminary study.

10 Public Title

Needling with adjunctive intravitreal injection of bevacizumab (avastin). A preliminary study.

i Public Title in Chinese 研究名稱

11 Short Title (Optional)

Nil

12 Countries of Recruitment

Hong Kong

13Research Ethic Review

i Has the study received appropriate ethics approval?

Yes

ii When is the approval date?

2007-08-29

iii Full Name of IRB/IEC

Please specify

iv IRB/IEC approval reference number

14 Medical Condition Being Studied

Glaucoma

15Intervention

i Types of intervention

Other

Please specify

Drug+Procedure

ii Description/ name of Intervention/article

Needling with intravitreal injection of Bevacizumab (Avastin)

iii Dosage form of the intervention

iv Dosage of the intervention

v Duration of the intervention

10-15 minutes

vi Frequency of the intervention

16Comparative Treatments

i Description/ name of comparative treatments

No control or comparative treatment for this study

ii Dosage form of the comparative treatments

iii Dosage of the comparative treatments

iv Duration of the comparative treatments

v Frequency of the comparative treatments

17Key Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria

i Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria 1. Age 18 years or above 2. Eyes that undergo needling 3. Patient able and willing to give informed consent to needling with intra-vitreal injection of bevacizumab.

ii Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria 1. Single functional eye 2. Pregnant patients 3. Patients refusing needling or bevacizumab injection 4. Use of anticoagulants or antiplatelet therapy other than aspirin/NSAIDs within 14 days of surgery. 5. Presence of a nonhealing wound, ulcer, fracture, or any medical condition associated with bleeding

iii Age Minimum

18

iv Age Maximum

None set

v Gender

Both Male and Female

18 Study Type

Interventional

19Study Design

i Randomization

Non-randomized

Please specify

ii Nature of control

Uncontrolled

iii Degree of masking

Open label

If Single-blind, who will be masked?

iv Group Assignment

Single group

v Study Phase

Please specify

vi Study Objectives (Optional)

20 Anticipated trial start date

2008-02-21

21 Target Sample Size

30

22 Recruitment Status

Complete

23 Primary Outcome

Intraocular pressure

24 Secondary Outcome

1. Bleb morphology (with photographic record) 2. Visual acuity 3. Number of IOP-lowering medications 4. Corneal clarity and corneal endothelial cell count (by specular microscopy) 5. Lens status 6. Progression in glaucomatous optic neuropathy and visual field loss 7. Any complications from surgery

25Study Information/Publication

i Study Information/Publication Available?

No

ii Link to Study Information/Publication

26Last Update Date

2012-04-17

27 Primary Registry and Trial Identifying Number

ChiCTR-TRC-08000711

28 Date of Registration in Primary Registry

2010-05-04

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