Real-World study checks OZURDEX safety in chinese DME patients
NCT ID NCT06548568
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study follows 110 adults with diabetic macular edema who are prescribed OZURDEX (a dexamethasone implant placed in the eye) by their doctors in routine Chinese clinics. Researchers will track side effects like cataracts, high eye pressure, and bleeding over two years. The goal is to see how safe the drug is in real-world use, not to test a new treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Dexamethasone intravitreal implant (OZURDEX)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study will confirm that OZURDEX is safe for long-term use in Chinese patients with diabetic macular edema in everyday practice.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. It only tracks safety, not whether the drug works better than alternatives.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Community sample: participants with diabetic macular edema (DME) who resided in China.
- 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: \- Participant scheduled to receive at least one intravitreal OZURDEX® injection for DME as per most current local approved label after its approval for DME in China. Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent participation in interventional clinical research that required treatment or use of an investigational agent. * Participants for whom OZURDEX® is contraindicated: * Participants with known hypersensitivity to OZURDEX® or any components of this product. * Participants with active or suspected ocular or periocular infections including most viral diseases of the cornea and conjunctiva, including active epithelial herpes simplex keratitis (dendritic keratitis), vaccinia, varicella, mycobacterial infections, and fungal diseases. * Participants with late stage glaucoma that cannot be controlled with medication alone. * Aphakia with ruptured posterior lens capsule. * Eyes with anterior chamber intraocular lenses (ACIOL), iris- or scleral-fixated intraocular lenses, and ruptured posterior lens capsule.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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General Hospital of Central Theater Command /ID# 273618
Wuhan, Hubei, 430000, China
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Henan Provincial Eye Hosptial /ID# 272424
Zhengzhou, Henan, 450003, China
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Peking University People'S Hospital /ID# 274505
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100034, China
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Qingdao Eye Hospital Of Shandong First Medical University /ID# 268173
Qingdao, Shandong, 266071, China
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Shanghai General hospital /ID# 270376
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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Shanxi Eye Hospital /ID# 270564
Taiyuan, 030072, China
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The Affiliated Eye Hospital Of Wenzhou Medical University /ID# 274466
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, 325027, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University /ID# 270563
Dalian, Liaoning, 116000, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine /ID# 273617
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310009, China
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West China Hospital of Sichuan University /ID# 273656
Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Xi'an Fourth Hospital /ID# 270562
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710004, China
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Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University /ID# 268172
Xiamen, Fujian, 390000, China
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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,SunYat-Sen University /ID# 274555
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510623, China
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