The Effect of Intravitral Injection of Triamcinolone Combined With Cataract Surgery (Phacoemulsification) on Diabetic Macular Edema and Diabetic Retinopathy

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 2; Phase 1

Conditions: Diabetic Retinopathy

Treatments: Drug: Triamcinolone

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00849537

8711

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, regressed proliferative diabetic retinopathy, very severe, severe and moderate non-prolifrative diabetic retinopathy patients who were going to have a cataract surgery, underwent a complete eye examination, OCT, FAG and color photography 2 weeks prior to their operation. All patients divided in two: 1) control group (Phyco,PCIOL), 2) triamcinolone treatment group (Phaco with PCIOL+IVT). One month after surgery a complete eye examination will be done especially; IOP and endophthalmitis. A 6 month follow-up will be done for these two groups and diabetic retinopathy progression will be checked.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diabetic patients with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy and regressed PDR

Exclusion criteria

• Uncontrolled HTN
• History of glaucoma
• Active PDR
• NVI
• TRD
• Any ophthalmic operation
• Renal problem(cr>3)
• CVA
• Uveitis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Triamcinolone

Experimental group

Description:

Injection of intravitreal Triamcinolone

Treatment:

Drug: Triamcinolone