Clinical trial registry record

Visual Outcome in Patients With Symptomatic Macular Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy (PCV) Treated With Either Ranibizumab as Monotherapy or Combined With Verteporfin Photodynamic Therapy (vPDT)

A registered PHASE4 study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

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What this is
A clinical study registration, not a result or recommendation.
Why it may matter
The registry currently reports Completed.
Evidence
Registered phase 4 study.
Main limitation
Registration does not prove that the intervention works, is safe, or is available to you.
What changed
Registry metadata was last updated June 7, 2019.
Where to verify
Open the primary registry below for eligibility, locations, contacts, and current status.
Registry ID
NCT01846273
Last registry update
June 7, 2019
Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 4
Sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Enrollment
321
Countries
Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
Match confidence
60%
Source feed
ClinicalTrials.gov
Automated source synopsis

A registered PHASE4 study indexed because it matched monitored longevity research terms. Registry status: Completed. Registration does not establish safety or effectiveness.

Evidence snapshot

What the source actually supports

Evidence stage
Phase 4
Study design
RANDOMIZED · PARALLEL · TREATMENT · DOUBLE
Evidence population
Human clinical study registration
Participants
321
Population
ALL · 18 Years
Duration
2013-08-07 to 2017-03-02
Intervention
Ranibizumab; Verteporfin PDT; Sham PDT
Comparator
Ranibizumab monotherapy
Outcomes measured
Mean Change From Baseline in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) at Month 12 - Study Eye — Baseline, Month 12; Number of Patients With Complete Polyp Regression From Baseline at Month 12 - Study Eye — Baseline, Month 12; Mean Change From Baseline in Best-Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) at Month 24 - Study Eye — Baseline, Month 24; Percentage of Patients With BCVA (Letters) Change From Baseline at Month 24 - Study Eye — Baseline, Month 24; Maintenance of BCVA (Within 5 Letter Change) at Month 12 and 24 Compared to BCVA at the Time Point of First Ranibizumab…; Change in BCVA at Month 12 and 24 Compared to the Time Point of First Ranibizumab Treatment Interruption — Month 3, Mon…; Percentage of Patients With Complete Polyp Regression at Months 6 and 24 - Study Eye — Month 6, Month 24; Percentage of Patients With Presence of Leakage at Month 6, Month 12 and Month 24 - Study Eye — Month 6, Month 12 and M…; Mean Change From Baseline in Investigator-Assessed Central Subfield Retinal Thickness (CSFT) at Month 24 - Study Eye —…; Total Number of Ranibizumab Injections Received in the Study Eye Prior to Month 12 — Baseline, Month 12; Total Number of Verteporfin/Sham PDT Injections Received in the Study Eye Prior to Month 12 — Baseline, Month 12; Total Number of Ranibizumab Injections Received in the Study Eye Prior to Month 24 — Baseline, Month 24; Total Number of Verteporfin/Sham PDT Injections Received in the Study Eye Prior to Month 24 — Baseline, Month 24; Total Number of Ranibizumab Injections Received in the Study Eye From Month 3 to Month 12 — Month 3, Month 12; Total Number of Ranibizumab Injections Received in the Study Eye From Month 3 to Month 24 — Month 3, Month 24; Mean Change From Baseline in Composite Scores, National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) at…; Number of Ocular Adverse Events of the Study Eye Regardless of Study Drug Relationship up to Month 24, Any Primary Syst…; Number of Non-Ocular Adverse Events of the Study Eye Regardless of Study Drug Relationship up to Month 24, Any Primary…
Reported result
No reusable finding-level result is available in this record.

Main limitationThis is a study registration. No reusable structured result is available here, so it cannot show whether the intervention worked or was safe.

Safety and approvalEligibility, adverse-event details, and clinical decisions must be checked in the official registry and with qualified clinicians. Trial registration is not regulatory approval and does not establish that an intervention is available.

Source supportStructured registry protocol metadata; no finding-level conclusion is generated.

Trial stage · Phase 4A trial phase describes development stage; it does not establish a positive result.
Phase 1Phase 2Phase 3Phase 4

Registration and recruitment status do not establish safety, efficacy, or regulatory approval.

Why this record appears here · 60% topic match

The title, summary, or source keywords matched one or more topics followed by immortal.life. A higher percentage means a stronger topic match; it does not rate safety, effectiveness, or study quality.

  • Vision ageing · 60%Source terminology contains a controlled topic term. Source terminology supplies ageing or longevity context.

Automated source check 100% · update recency 50%. These figures help sort records; they are not medical ratings.