Visual Outcome in Patients With Symptomatic Macular Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV) Treated With Either Ranibizumab as Monotherapy or Combined With Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy (vPDT)

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

321

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 7, 2013

Primary Completion Date

March 11, 2016

Study Completion Date

March 2, 2017

Conditions
Age-related Macular DegenerationPolypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy
Interventions
DRUG

Ranibizumab

Intravitreal injection of 0.5 mg ranibizumab

DRUG

Verteporfin PDT

Infusion of 30 ml verteporfin in 5% dextrose solution followed by 83 sec of laser light (50J/cm2; 600mW/cm2; 689 nm)

DRUG

Sham PDT

Infusion of 30 ml 5% dextrose solution followed by 83 sec of laser light (50J/cm2; 600mW/cm2; 689 nm)

Trial Locations (41)

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Novartis Investigative Site, Taipei

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Novartis Investigative Site, Bangkok

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Novartis Investigative Site, Taipei

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Novartis Investigative Site, Taipei

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Novartis Investigative Site, Seongnam-si

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Novartis Investigative Site, Taoyuan District

46150

Novartis Investigative Site, Petaling Jaya

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Novartis Investigative Site, Changhua

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Novartis Investigative Site, Batu Caves

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Novartis Investigative Site, Kaohsiung City

90110

Novartis Investigative Site, Songkhla

119074

Novartis Investigative Site, Singapore

168751

Novartis Investigative Site, Singapore

308433

Novartis Investigative Site, Singapore

Unknown

Novartis Investigative Site, Hong Kong

462-0825

Novartis Investigative Site, Nagoya

466 8560

Novartis Investigative Site, Nagoya

812-8582

Novartis Investigative Site, Fukuoka

960-1295

Novartis Investigative Site, Fukushima

371 8511

Novartis Investigative Site, Maebashi

660 8550

Novartis Investigative Site, Amagasaki

650-0017

Novartis Investigative Site, Kobe

650-0047

Novartis Investigative Site, Kobe

300-0395

Novartis Investigative Site, Inashiki-gun

761-0793

Novartis Investigative Site, Kita-gun

606 8507

Novartis Investigative Site, Sakyo-ku

514-8507

Novartis Investigative Site, Tsu

700-8558

Novartis Investigative Site, Okayama

573-1191

Novartis Investigative Site, Hirakata

545-8586

Novartis Investigative Site, Osaka

550-0024

Novartis Investigative Site, Osaka

520-2192

Novartis Investigative Site, Ohtsu-city

113 8655

Novartis Investigative Site, Bunkyo Ku

101-8309

Novartis Investigative Site, Chiyoda-ku

181-8611

Novartis Investigative Site, Mitaka

162 8666

Novartis Investigative Site, Shinjuku Ku

260-8677

Novartis Investigative Site, Chiba

02447

Novartis Investigative Site, Seoul

06591

Novartis Investigative Site, Seoul

07301

Novartis Investigative Site, Seoul

150-950

Novartis Investigative Site, Seoul

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
lead

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

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