Timing eye injections: could 3, 7, or 14 days before surgery matter?
NCT ID NCT06300918
First seen Aug 12, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether giving anti-VEGF injections 3, 7, or 14 days before surgery makes a difference for people with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, a complication of diabetes that causes abnormal blood vessels in the eye. Participants are randomly assigned to one of three timing groups. Using a new technique that allows fluorescein angiography during surgery, the study will compare how well each timing suppresses these abnormal vessels, aiming to identify the most effective approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- anti-VEGF drugs (injected into the eye before surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the optimal timing for anti-VEGF injections before surgery, potentially improving outcomes for people with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial, and the results may not apply to all patients. The best timing could vary based on individual factors, and the study may not find a clear difference.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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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18 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: * PDR is diagnosed in people 18 years of age or older with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, * Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ≤10% * Persistent vitreous hemorrhage for more than one month or recurrent vitreous hemorrhage (within six months) * Did not undergo retintis photocoagulation (PRP) * Vitreous hemorrhage disease course within six months Exclusion Criteria: * Patients who have had previous vitreoretinal surgery * Intravitreal drug injection within 3 months * Eye diseases other than PDR that may hinder vision improvement, such as optic atrophy or macular hole * Thromboembolic events (including cerebrovascular or myocardial infarction) or clotting system disorders or receiving anticoagulation or antiplatelet therapy * B-ultrasound or indirect fundus microscopy showing retina detachment (pull or hole origin) * Vitrectomy, FFA contraindicated patients, patients with severe abnormality of cardiopulmonary, liver and kidney function
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sichuan Academy of Medical Science Sichuan Provincial Hosptial
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610014, China
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