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Medical University of Vienna |
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Information provided by: | Medical University of Vienna |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00682240 |
Imaging of retinal morphological changes with time secondary to laser treatment as assessed with high definition optical coherence tomography (OCT). Furthermore changes in retinal function as an effect of treatment will be documented by visual acuity testing using ETDRS charts and microperimetry. The change in vascular leakage will be assessed by performing fluorescein angiography, flare counts will be performed monthly.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Macular Edema |
Procedure: laser treatment with PASCAL® |
Phase IV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Crossover Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Morphological and Functional Retinal Changes Following Retinal Photocoagulation Using a Semiautomated Patterned Scanning Laser System in Proliferative Retinopathy or Macular Edema Secondary to Diabetes Mellitus or Retinal Vein Occlusion |
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | October 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2009 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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group 3: Active Comparator
Group 3: 10 patients with proliferative retinopathy secondary to diabetes mellitus or venous occlusion) with need for panretinal lasercoagulation. All patients will receive a multi-session panretinal laser treatment according to the conventional protocol, using a conventional laser system.
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Procedure: laser treatment with PASCAL®
panretinal laser treatment
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group 2: Active Comparator
Group 2: 10 patients with proliferative retinopathy secondary to diabetes mellitus or venous occlusion) with need for panretinal lasercoagulation randomized into group 2. This group will receive multi-session panretinal laser treatment. The treatment will be performed using Pascal laser system.
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Procedure: laser treatment with PASCAL®
panretinal laser treatment
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group1: Active Comparator
Group 1: 10 patients with proliferative retinopathy secondary to diabetes mellitus or venous occlusion) with need for panretinal lasercoagulation randomized into group1.One group will receive a single-session panretinal laser treatment, performed using Pascal laser system.
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Procedure: laser treatment with PASCAL®
panretinal laser treatment
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group 4: Active Comparator
Group 4: 20 patients with persistent central or para-central diabetic macular edema receiving focal or grid laser treatment. As the treatment will be performed according to the conventional protocol (single spot), only the Pascal laser system will be used.
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Procedure: laser treatment with PASCAL®
grid / focal laser treatment
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Hypertension and diabetes are widespread diseases in our modern society and due to the comfortable, but often unhealthy "western world" lifestyle, the population suffering from its consequences is constantly growing. Vascular pathologies affect the body's entire vascular system subsequently including the circulation and vessels in the eye. For these reasons, after diabetic retinopathy and vein occlusions rank among the most common vascular disorders of the retina, with the highest incidence in a population over the age of 60. As to prevent severe vision loss due to complications induced by these angiopathys, panretinal or segmental laser coagulation is recommended as standard treatment of proliferative retinopathy. So far patients who undergo panretinal coagulation typically receive between 1200 and 1500 lasers spots in two to four sessions over the course of 2 to 4 weeks. Clinical guidelines recommend not exceeding the number of more than 900 applied laser spots per session, due to the development of possible reversible exudative reaction e.g. macular edema. However, the performance of a panretinal lasercoagulation is so far a time consuming procedure which is generally painful for the patient. For these reasons new laser systems were developed aiming to solve these obvious drawbacks. Main improvement of these systems is the reduction of the laser burn durations per spot and to enable therefore the rapid application of a large number of spots in a preconfigured pattern. Treatment with reduced pulse duration is associated with less pain for the patient and, compared to several sessions requiring about 30 minutes each when using a conventional laser system, treatment time for a complete panretinal treatment could be significantly reduced. The PASCAL® Laser (Pattern Scan Laser, OptiMedica® Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, USA) is a new commercially available laser system confirming all these requirements.
As the first study part (group I and II) we propose a controlled randomized comparison of single session to conventional multisession panretinal laser treatment, using the Pascal laser system for the single-session protocol and the Pascal laser system or the conventional laser system for the multi-session protocol. Development and regression of a retinal exudative reaction and the eventual onset of transient macular edema will be observed and documented. The morphological changes within the retina induced by laser burns will be imaged mainly using optical coherence tomography techniques. In regard to determine the lowest laser intensity as possible to produce a visible morphologic effect within small retinal areas different laser intensities will be used for photocoagulation of retinal segments to show the effect of a "sub-threshold" and gentle laser burn.
As a second study part (group III), grid pattern laser coagulation will be performed in a conventional way using the Pascal laser system. In a small area of the retinal perifoveal zone showing macular edema, morphologic effects of photocoagulation using titrated low, sub threshold or threshold laser energy will be analyzed using OCT.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 90 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion criteria:
Contact: Katharina Kriechbaum, MD | 43-14-0400-7941 | katharina.kriechbaum@meduniwien.ac.at |
Contact: Matthias Bolz, MD | 43-14-0400-7941 | matthias.bolz@meduniwien.ac.at |
Austria | |
Dept. of Opthalmology, Medical University of Vienna | Recruiting |
Vienna, Austria, 1090 | |
Contact: Kaharina Kriechbaum, MD 0043-1-40400-7940 katharina.kriechbaum@meduniwien.ac.at | |
Contact: Matthias Bolz, MD 0043-1-40400-7940 matthias.bolz@meduniwien.ac.at | |
Principal Investigator: Katharina Kriechbaum, MD | |
Sub-Investigator: Matthias Bolz, MD |
Study Chair: | Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD | Medial University of Vienna, Dept. of Ophthalmology |
Principal Investigator: | Katharina Kriechbaum, MD | Medical University of Vienna |
Principal Investigator: | Matthias Bolz, MD | Medical University of Vienna |
Responsible Party: | Dept. of Opthalmology ( Medical University of Vienna, Prof. Schmidt-Erfurth Ursula ) |
Study ID Numbers: | Pascal Study |
Study First Received: | May 20, 2008 |
Last Updated: | May 21, 2008 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00682240 |
Health Authority: | Austria: Agency for Health and Food Safety |
retinal morphology laser treatment pascal laser HD-OCT |
Eye Diseases Diabetes Mellitus Vascular Diseases Retinal Degeneration Macular Degeneration Edema Endocrine System Diseases Diabetic Angiopathies Macular Edema |
Signs and Symptoms Diabetic Retinopathy Retinal Vein Occlusion Neoplasm Metastasis Endocrinopathy Retinal Diseases Diabetes Complications Retinal degeneration |
Cardiovascular Diseases |