Topical Avastin for Treatment of Corneal Neovascularization (NCT00559936) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedPhase 1
Topical Avastin for Treatment of Corneal Neovascularization
United States24 participantsStarted 2007-02
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness and safety of Topical Bevacizumab (Avastin) for treatment of corneal neovascularization.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 75 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Male or female, at least 18 years of age
* Clinical stable corneal neovascularization (as defined above)
* Ability to understand and provide informed consent to participate in this study and willingness to follow study instructions and likely to complete all required visits.
* All female patients of childbearing potential will be excluded. A female is considered to be of childbearing potential unless she is postmenopausal and without menses for 12 months or without a uterus and/or both ovaries.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Current or recent (≤ 1 month) systemic corticosteroid therapy or periocular corticosteroid injections to the study eye
* Current or recent (≤ 3 months) intravitreal drug injection to the study eye; recent (≤ 1 month) change in dose and frequency of topical steroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents
* Uncontrolled hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure of ≥ 150 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure of ≥ 90 mmHg; history of a thromboembolic event, including myocardial infarction or cerebral vascular accident
* Patients age 75 or older; history of renal abnormalities
* Recent (≤ 3 months ) or planned surgery
* History of coagulation abnormalities, including end stage liver disease or current anticoagulation medication other than aspirin (warfarin, heparin, enoxaparin, or similar anticoagulant agent)
* All female patients of childbearing potential (a female is considered to be of childbearing potential unless she is postmenopau…
What they're measuring
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The Size and Extent of Corneal Neovascularization Will be Measured by Computerized Image Analysis of Corneal Photographs Taken Throughout the Study.