Could one injection during cataract surgery prevent diabetic eye disease worsening?
NCT ID NCT07301775
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether a single injection of the drug Aflibercept given during cataract surgery works as well as three injections (one during surgery and two more over the next two months) to stop diabetic retinopathy from getting worse. The trial will include 166 diabetic patients aged 40 and older who have non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and cataracts. Researchers will track changes in eye health over six months to see which approach better prevents disease progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aflibercept (Eylea) injection
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a single injection during cataract surgery is enough to prevent diabetic retinopathy from getting worse, reducing the need for extra injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 166 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study is not yet recruiting, and there is a risk of side effects from the injections, such as eye inflammation or infection.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 166 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * diabetic patients of both sexes ≥ 40 years of age presenting with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and cataract Exclusion Criteria: * presence of proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR), diabetic macular oedema involving foveal centre, history of intraocular surgery or laser photocoagulation or prior anti-VEGF injection therapy in the study eye within past six months, history of intraocular inflammation (uveitis), glaucoma, mature cataract preventing satisfactory fundus examination preoperatively, poor glycaemic control (HbA1c\>9%), pregnant and lactating women, known allergy to aflibercept (anti-VEGF used) and systemic thromboembolic events (stroke, myocardial infarction) within the last three months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sahiwal Medical College and Sahiwal Teaching Hospital
Sahiwal, Punjab, Pakistan, 57000, Pakistan
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University College of Medicine and Dentistry (UCMD)
Lahore, Punjab Province, 54000, Pakistan
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