Can a new eye drug cut injection frequency for AMD patients?
NCT ID NCT06271330
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at 100 people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who have been getting regular eye injections with older drugs. They will switch to a newer drug called faricimab. The goal is to see if faricimab can extend the time between injections, meaning fewer trips to the doctor. The study will collect real-world data from medical records to compare injection intervals before and after the switch.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- faricimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that faricimab allows patients with wet AMD to go longer between eye injections, reducing treatment burden.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, observational study without a control group, so results may not prove faricimab is better. It also only looks at injection intervals, not vision outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- 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.
Who is studied
The study will retrospectively compare data from patients switched at centers in western France between the time of switch and 6 months after switch.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
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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: * Male or female patient of legal age (≥18 years) with exudative AMD treated with IVT ranibizumab or aflibercept \> 1 year. * Patient whose IVT injection interval is strictly less than 12 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * Severe myopia (axial length \> 26 mm or sphere \< - 6 dioptres). * Presence of angioid striae. * Presence of moderate or more severe diabetic retinopathy. * History of diabetic macular edema. * History of uveitis. * Previous retinal vein occlusion (branch or central vein). * History of pseudovitelliform macular dystrophy. * Patient under guardianship or trusteeship * Pregnant or breast-feeding woman
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ducloyer
RECRUITINGNantes, Nantes, 44000, France
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