Custom Needle Preparation for Suprachoroidal Steroid Injection (One Year Results)

Benha University100 enrolled

Overview

Suprachoroidal drug delivery is a recent route for managing various ocular conditions. Safety and long term results are still under investigations.

In this study, we aim to analyze the long term results of suprachoroidal injection in treating various retinal diseases to focus on its efficacy, safety and long term ocular effects as ocular hypertension, cataract progression and macular edema resolution.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

100

Conditions

Diabetic Macular Edema Vogt Koyanagi Harada Disease Retinal Vein Occlusion

Interventions

Suprachoroidal triamcinolone acetonide injectionDRUG

Pars plana suprachoroidal injection of 4mg//0.1ml triamcinolone acetonide.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 30 YearsMax age: 80 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * cases with central macular thickness more than 250 microns measured by optical coherence tomography due to one of the following conditions: * Diabetic macular edema * Vogt-koyanagi Harada disease * Retinal vein occlusion. Exclusion Criteria: * other causes of increased macular thickness as age related macular degeneration and myopic choroidal new vascularization. * Cases with confirmed diagnosis of glaucoma.

Locations (1)

Ahmed Abdelshafy Tabl

Banhā, Benha, Egypt

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Visual acuity

Changes noted in vision after injection measured 8n logMar units by snellen chart.

Time frame: Baseline and up to one year after injection.

Secondary Outcomes

Central macular thickness

Changes noted in central macular thickness after injection measured by optical coherence tomography in microns.

Time frame: Baseline and up to one year after injection.

Central Contacts

Ahmed A Tabl

CONTACT

01222328766 ahmad4lg@gmail.com

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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