Brief Title
Antiangiogenic Therapy With Bevacizumab in Retinopathy of Prematurity. Structural Outcome
Official Title
Antiangiogenic Therapy With Bevacizumab in Retinopathy of Prematurity. Structural Outcome
Brief Summary
Purpose:Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) continues tobe a major cause of blindness in children. Although ablation of the retina with laser or cryotherapy reduces the incidence of blindness by suppressing the neovascular phase of ROP the visual outcomes after treatment are often poor. Vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF) has an important role in the pathogenesis of ROP and inhibition of VEGF expression in the neovascular phase might prevent destructive neovascularization in ROP. The aim of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity
Study Phase
Phase 2/Phase 3
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Clinical appearance
Condition
Retinopathy of Prematurity
Intervention
intravitreal injection
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Drug
Start Date
July 2006
Completion Date
November 2006
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: - Retinopathy of prematurity stages III, IV and V in which we can not treat with laser o cryotherAPY Exclusion Criteria: - PATIENTS THAT COULD BE TREATED WITH CRYOTHERAPY OR LASER
Gender
All
Ages
1 Month - 12 Months
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Maria Martínez-Castellanos, MD, 525510841400, [email protected]
Location Countries
Mexico
Location Countries
Mexico
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT00346814
Organization ID
APEC-001
Study Sponsor
Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México
Study Sponsor
Maria Martínez-Castellanos, MD, Principal Investigator, Asociación para Evitar la Ceguera en México
Verification Date
June 2006