Overview
Ranibizumab for the Inhibition of Neovascularization in the Cornea Following Corneal Transplant Surgery
Status:
Completed
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-03-01
2012-03-01
Target enrollment:
0
0
Participant gender:
All
All
Summary
The primary purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of ranibizumab given via subconjunctival injection in patients undergoing corneal transplantation.Phase:
Phase 1Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
NoDetails
Lead Sponsor:
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
University of MiamiCollaborator:
Genentech, Inc.Treatments:
Ranibizumab
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:Subjects will be eligible if the following criteria are met:
- Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the
full duration of the study
- Age > 18 years
- Patient related considerations
- All patients of both genders will be considered for enrollment.
- Disease related considerations
- Patients meeting accepted criteria for undergoing corneal transplantation will be
considered if peripheral corneal neovascularization exists in 2 or more contiguous
clock hours
Exclusion Criteria:
Subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from this study:
- Pregnancy (positive pregnancy test)
- Women seeking to become pregnant
- Lactating women
- Prior enrollment in the study
- Prior glaucoma surgery in the region of the corneal neovascularization
- Any other condition that the investigator believes would pose a significant hazard to
the subject if the investigational therapy were initiated
- Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial