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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/09/058134 [Registered on: 29/09/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 27/09/2023
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   To compare the effect of two different intraocular injections in diabetic related retinal disease  
Scientific Title of Study   Study to assess the efficacy and safety of brolucizumab and aflibercept in patients with visual impairment due to dme- a randomised clinical trial  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Satyaki Mondal  
Designation  Ophthalmology resident  
Affiliation  Command Hospital, Eastern Command  
Address  Department of Ophthalmology, Kolkata Command Hospital, New alipore,Kolkata 27

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700027
India 
Phone  7319342492  
Fax    
Email  satyaki.mondal10@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Lt Col Vipin Rana 
Designation  Associate professor  
Affiliation  Command Hospital, Eastern Command  
Address  Department of Ophthalmology, Kolkata Command Hospital, New alipore,Kolkata 27

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700027
India 
Phone  6284795039  
Fax    
Email  arv_198290@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Satyaki Mondal  
Designation  Ophthalmology resident  
Affiliation  Command Hospital, Eastern Command  
Address  Department of Ophthalmology, Kolkata Command Hospital, New alipore,Kolkata 27

Kolkata
WEST BENGAL
700027
India 
Phone  7319342492  
Fax    
Email  satyaki.mondal10@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Not applicable  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Dr Vipin Rana  
Address  Department of Ophthalmology, Kolkata Command Hospital,new alipore, Kolkata 27 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Satyaki Mondal  Command Hospital, Eastern Command   Department of Ophthalmology, VR Clinic: Room no.4
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
7319342492

satyaki.mondal10@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethical committee Command Hospital  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O||Medical and Surgical,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Intravitreal injection aflibercept   2 mg in 0.05 ml intravitreal route as per requirement functional and anatomical outcomes measured were mean changes in BCVA, CMT, presence of intraretinal fluid and subretinal fluid by SD OCT, on POD 1 and after 4 week, 8th week,12th week then 6 weekly. 
Intervention  Intravitreal injection brlolucizumab   6mg in .0.05 ml in intravitreal route asper required on functional and anatomical outcomes measure subretinal fluid by SD OCT, on POD 1 and after 4 week, 8th week,12th week then 6 weekly. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  90.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Male and female patients >18 years old with visual impairment due to DME.
2. Patients with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus and Hba1c of <10% at screening.
3. Patient or legally acceptable representative willing to voluntarily provide signed informed consent for participation in the study. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Patient with existing or suspected ocular or periocular infection in the study eye.
2. Patient with uncontrolled glaucoma defined as intraocular pressure >25 mmhg despite treatment with antiglaucoma medication, or according to investigators judgement.
3. Patient having scar, fibrosis and atrophy involving the center of the fovea in the study eye.
4. Active proliferative diabetic retinopathy in the study eye as per investigator.
5. Previous treatment with any anti-vegf drugs or investigational drugs in the study eye.
6.Laser photocoagulation (focal/grid or panretinal) in the study eye during the 3 month period prior to baseline.
7. Intraocular surgery including YAG laser in the study eye during the 3 month period prior to baseline.
8. Pregnant or nursing women, where pregnancy is defined as the state of a female after conception and until the termination of gestation. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Non-inferiority of brolucizumab to aflibercept with respect to change in visual acuity from baseline upto week24  1 year 6 month  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To characterize the number of anti-VEGF injections, non-injection visits,and total number of visits during the study, to evaluate the effectiveness of brolucizumab on fluid(IRF,SRF) from baseline to 4th week 8th week,12th week & 24 th week to evaluate the effectiveness of brolucizumab on central retinal thickness from baseline to week 24  1year 6 months  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "60"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="60" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   17/10/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 01/01/2025 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   No inferiority of brlolucizumab to aflibercept to the change visual acuity from baseline upto week 24. Intravitreal anti-VEGF injections remain the gold standard for management of chorioretinal vascular disease including AMD, DME,RVO.  
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