Tiny eye implant could free patients from frequent injections to save sight

NCT ID NCT04503551

Summary

This study is testing a small, refillable implant placed in the eye to slowly release a medicine (ranibizumab) over time. It aims to see if this device is better than standard injections at improving diabetic retinopathy and preventing serious vision complications. The trial involves about 174 adults with moderately severe diabetic retinopathy but without significant swelling in the center of the retina.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Asheville Eye Associates Western Carolina Retinal Associates;Clinical Research

    Asheville, North Carolina, 28803, United States

  • Associated Retina Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85020, United States

  • Associated Retinal Consultants - Royal Oak

    Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

  • Austin Retina Associates;Opthalmology

    Austin, Texas, 78705, United States

  • Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center

    Mesa, Arizona, 85206, United States

  • California Eye Specialists Medical Group

    Pasadena, California, 91107, United States

  • California Retina Consultants

    Bakersfield, California, 93309, United States

  • Cape Fear Retinal Associates

    Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States

  • Charles Retina Institution;Retina surgery

    Germantown, Tennessee, 38138, United States

  • Charleston Neuroscience

    Ladson, South Carolina, 29456, United States

  • Charlotte Eye Ear Nose and Throat Associates- SouthPark;Retina

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28210, United States

  • Colorado Clinical Research

    Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants;Clinical Research

    Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740, United States

  • Duke Eye Center

    Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States

  • Emanuelli Research & Development Center

    Arecibo, 612, Puerto Rico

  • Envision Ocular, LLC

    Bloomfield, New Jersey, 07003, United States

  • Fort Lauderdale Eye Institute

    Plantation, Florida, 33324, United States

  • Georgia Retina

    Marietta, Georgia, 30060, United States

  • Illinois Retina Associates

    Joliet, Illinois, 60435, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Hospital;Johns Hopkins Med;Wilmer Eye Inst

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

  • Jules Stein Eye Institute/ UCLA

    Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States

  • Kaiser Permanente;RESEARCH AND EVALUATION

    Riverside, California, 92505, United States

  • Maine Eye Center

    Portland, Maine, 04605, United States

  • Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates

    San Antonio, Texas, 78240, United States

  • Mid Atlantic Retina;Retina Research

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

  • New York University (NYU)

    New York, New York, 10012, United States

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

  • Ohio State Havener Eye Institute;Ophthalmology Research

    Columbus, Ohio, 43212, United States

  • Orange County Retina Medical Group

    Santa Ana, California, 92705, United States

  • Pacific Northwest Retina

    Silverdale, Washington, 98383, United States

  • Palmetto Retina Center

    West Columbia, South Carolina, 29169, United States

  • Pepose Vision Institute

    Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States

  • Piedmont Eye Center

    Lynchburg, Virginia, 24502, United States

  • Retina & Vitreous of Texas

    Bellaire, Texas, 77401, United States

  • Retina Associates

    Lenexa, Kansas, 66215, United States

  • Retina Associates of Florida;Retina Associates of Florida

    Tampa, Florida, 33609, United States

  • Retina Associates of New Jersey

    Teaneck, New Jersey, 07666, United States

  • Retina Associates of Utah, PLLC;Clinical Research

    Salt Lake City, Utah, 84107, United States

  • Retina Center of Texas

    Grapevine, Texas, 76051, United States

  • Retina Consultants Medical Group

    Sacramento, California, 95841, United States

  • Retina Consultants of Hawaii at Pali Momi Medical Center

    ‘Aiea, Hawaii, 96701, United States

  • Retina Consultants of Orange County;Clinical Research

    Fullerton, California, 92835, United States

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    Houston, Texas, 77401, United States

  • Retina Consultants of Texas

    The Woodlands, Texas, 77384, United States

  • Retina Group of New England

    Waterford, Connecticut, 06385, United States

  • Retina Institute of Virginia

    Richmond, Virginia, 23235, United States

  • Retina Northwest;Research Department

    Portland, Oregon, 97221, United States

  • Retina Research Institute of Texas

    Abilene, Texas, 79606, United States

  • Retina Specialty Institute

    Pensacola, Florida, 32503, United States

  • Retina Vitreous Center - Glen Eagles

    Edmond, Oklahoma, 73013, United States

  • Retina Vitreous Surgeons of Central New York

    Liverpool, New York, 13088, United States

  • Retinal Consultants of Arizona;Opthalmology

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85014, United States

  • Rocky Mountain Retina Consultants

    Murray, Utah, 84107, United States

  • Sierra Eye Associates

    Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

  • Southeast Retina Center

    Augusta, Georgia, 30909, United States

  • Southeastern Retina Associates

    Knoxville, Tennessee, 37922, United States

  • Southwest Retina Research Center

    Durango, Colorado, 81303, United States

  • Spokane Eye Clinical Research;Spokane Eye Surgery Center

    Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States

  • Tennessee Retina

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203, United States

  • Texas Retina Associates;Research

    Dallas, Texas, 75231, United States

  • The Retina Care Center

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21209, United States

  • The Retina Partners

    Encino, California, 91436, United States

  • University Retina

    Lemont, Illinois, 60439, United States

  • VitreoRetinal Surgery PLLC;DBA Retina Consultants of Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55435, United States

  • Wagner Kapoor Institute;Opthalmology

    Norfolk, Virginia, 23502, United States

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