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Oral Colchicine Combined With Intravitreal Infusion of Dexamethasone, LMW Heparin and 5-FU for Management of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy (PVR)
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Shaheed Beheshti Medical University, June 2008
First Received: August 30, 2006   Last Updated: June 25, 2008   History of Changes
Sponsored by: Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
Information provided by: Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00370760
  Purpose

To evaluate the efficacy of oral colchicine combined with intraoperative infusion of dexamethasone, low molecular weight heparin and 5-FU during vitrectomy for management of established proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)


Condition Intervention Phase
Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy
Drug: oral colchicine, dexamethasone, low molecular weight heparin, 5-FU
Drug: placebo
Phase III

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study

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Further study details as provided by Shaheed Beheshti Medical University:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Retinal reattachment rate

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • PVR recurrence,
  • macular pucker,
  • reoperation,
  • ocular hypotony,
  • visual acuity

Study Start Date: September 2006
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Active Comparator Drug: oral colchicine, dexamethasone, low molecular weight heparin, 5-FU
2: Placebo Comparator Drug: placebo

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Cases with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment complicated by PVR grade C

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of pars plana vitrectomy for PVR grade C
  • History of silicone oil injection
  • History of ocular trauma
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Glaucoma
  • Giant retinal tear
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00370760

Contacts
Contact: Hamid Ahmadieh, MD +98 21 22585952 hahmadieh@hotmail.com

Locations
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Hamid Ahmadieh, MD Recruiting
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, 16666
Contact: Hamid Ahmadieh, MD     +98 21 22585952     hahmadieh@hotmail.com    
Sponsors and Collaborators
Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Hamid Ahmadieh, MD Ophthalmic Research Center of Shaheed Beheshti Medical University
  More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: 8404
Study First Received: August 30, 2006
Last Updated: June 25, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00370760     History of Changes
Health Authority: Iran: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Shaheed Beheshti Medical University:
PVR
Oral colchicine
Dexamethasone
low molecular weight heparin
5-FU

Study placed in the following topic categories:
Dexamethasone
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
Fibrinolytic Agents
Hormones
Calcium heparin
Body Weight
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Colchicine
Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
Heparin
Dexamethasone acetate
Retinal Diseases
Anticoagulants
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Eye Diseases
Antimitotic Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Glucocorticoids
Fluorouracil
Tubulin Modulators
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Antirheumatic Agents

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Dexamethasone
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Antineoplastic Agents
Heparin, Low-Molecular-Weight
Hematologic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antiemetics
Fibrinolytic Agents
Gout Suppressants
Hormones
Fibrin Modulating Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Colchicine
Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
Heparin
Dexamethasone acetate
Retinal Diseases
Anticoagulants
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Eye Diseases
Mitosis Modulators
Gastrointestinal Agents
Cardiovascular Agents
Antimitotic Agents
Glucocorticoids
Pharmacologic Actions
Autonomic Agents
Tubulin Modulators

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