Safety and Efficacy of Fluocinolone Acetonide Intravitreal Implants

Summary

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-masked, controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of fluocinolone acetonide (FA) intravitreal implants for the management of subjects with non-infectious uveitis affecting the posterior segment of the eye. An additional objective is to compare the safety and efficacy of two doses of fluocinolone acetonide.

Timeline

Start

2000-12

Primary completion

2005-09

Completion

2005-09

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

paper reduced the rate of recurrences from 51.4% in the 34 weeks preceding implantation to 6.1% postimplantation (P<0.0001) PMID 16690128 ↗

Publications

• Results Jaffe GJ, Martin D, Callanan D, Pearson PA, Levy B, Comstock T; Fluocinolone Acetonide Uveitis Study Group. Fluocinolone acetonide implant (Retisert) for noninfectious posterior uveitis: thirty-four-week results of a multicenter randomized clinical study. Ophthalmology. 2006 Jun;113(6):1020-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2006.02.021. Epub 2006 May 9.
• Callanan DG, Jaffe GJ, Martin DF, Pearson PA, Comstock TL. Treatment of posterior uveitis with a fluocinolone acetonide implant: three-year clinical trial results. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Sep;126(9):1191-201. doi: 10.1001/archopht.126.9.1191.

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