Smartphone app could help wet AMD patients space out eye injections
NCT ID NCT07340372
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a home monitoring app can help people with wet age-related macular degeneration (eAMD) safely extend the time between Aflibercept injections. About 80 adults already receiving this treatment will use the app and have regular eye exams over one to two years. The goal is to see if vision stays stable with longer treatment intervals and to measure patient satisfaction.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Aflibercept 8 mg injection
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that home monitoring allows patients with wet AMD to safely extend time between eye injections, reducing clinic visits while maintaining vision.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The home monitoring app's accuracy and patient adherence are unproven in this setting.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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
Patients with eAMD with a diagnosis or under treatment for a period ≤ 1year.
- Ages
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55 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: * Adults (≥ 55 years old) with exudative AMD in the study eye. * Treatment-naïve patients or patients who have started treatment with IVT anti-VEGF (aflibercept 2 mg, aflibercept 8 mg, faricimab, ranibizumab, bevacizumab, brolucizumab, pegaptanib sodium) up to 48 weeks before inclusion. * BCVA early treatment diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS) letter score of 85 to 34 (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/20 to 20/200) in the study eye with decreased vision determined to be primarily the result of eAMD. * Willing and able to comply with clinic visits and study-related procedures. * Provide informed consent signed by study participant or legally acceptable representative. * Own a working smartphone or tablet compatible with the OKKO Health application. * Be able to operate the application after training according to OKKO Health indications of use: be alert and mentally competent, has competent dexterity and has normal or corrected hearing to normal audio level. Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of macular edema due to any cause other than eAMD in either eye. * Other ocular disease in the study eye that could prevent an accurate evaluation of treatment efficacy like, diabetic macular edema, posterior uveitis, corneal opacity, vein occlusion, macular dystrophy. * IVT anti-VEGF or steroid implants (aflibercept, ranibizumab, bevacizumab, brolucizumab, pegaptanib sodium, triamcinolone, dexamethasone, fluocinolone) for more than 1 year before inclusion. * Treatment with ocriplasmin (JETREA®) in the study eye at any time.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Espaço Médico de Coimbra, Lda.
Coimbra, Portugal
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Instituto Português de Microcirurgia Ocular, Lda.
Lisbon, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde Loures-Odivelas
Loures, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E.
Coimbra, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Leiria, E.P.E.
Leiria, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Lisboa Ocidental - Hospital de Egas Moniz
Lisbon, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, E.P.E.
Porto, Portugal
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Unidade Local de Saúde de São João, E.P.E.
Porto, Portugal
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