A Multicentre Randomised Clinical Trial of Laser Treatment Plus Intravitreal Triamcinolone for Diabetic Macular Oedema

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

54

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2005

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2009

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2009

Conditions
Diabetic Macular Oedema
Interventions
DRUG

Triamcinolone acetate

Eyes assigned to IVTA received an intravitreal injection of 0.1 ml of Kenacort 40© \[40mg/ml triamcinolone acetonide, Bristol-Myers Squibb pharmaceuticals, Australia\] on the day of the baseline visual acuity measurement under sterile conditions in a minor procedures area as an outpatient procedure. Eyes assigned to placebo were prepared in the same way but had the barrel of the syringe without a needle pushed firmly against the eye to simulate an injection.

Trial Locations (1)

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Save Sight Institute, Sydney/Sydney Eye Hospital Campus, University of Sydney, Sydney

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

The University of Western Australia

OTHER

collaborator

University of Melbourne

OTHER

collaborator

Marsden Eye Specialists

OTHER

lead

University of Sydney

OTHER