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Registration number
NCT03810313
Ethics application status
Date submitted
17/01/2019
Date registered
18/01/2019
Date last updated
30/01/2023

Titles & IDs
Public title
Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Brolucizumab Versus Aflibercept in Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Scientific title
An Eighteen-Month, Two-Arm, Randomized, Double Masked, Multicenter, Phase III Study Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of Brolucizumab Versus Aflibercept in Adult Patients With Visual Impairment Due to Macular Edema Secondary to Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
2018-001788-21
Secondary ID [2] 0 0
CRTH258C2302
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
RAVEN
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Central Retinal Vein Occlusion 0 0
Condition category
Condition code
Eye 0 0 0 0
Diseases / disorders of the eye
Cardiovascular 0 0 0 0
Diseases of the vasculature and circulation including the lymphatic system

Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Treatment: Drugs - Brolucizumab 6 mg
Treatment: Drugs - Aflibercept 2 mg
Other interventions - Sham injection

Experimental: Brolucizumab 6 mg - 1 intravitreal injection every 4 weeks for a total of 6 injections, followed by 48 weeks of individual flexible treatment (IFT)

Active comparator: Aflibercept 2 mg - 1 intravitreal injection every 4 weeks for a total of 6 injections, followed by 48 weeks of individual flexible treatment (IFT)


Treatment: Drugs: Brolucizumab 6 mg
Solution for injection (intravitreal use)

Treatment: Drugs: Aflibercept 2 mg
Solution for injection (Intravitreal use)

Other interventions: Sham injection
Empty sterile syringe without a needle administered as a sham injection for masking. From Week 24 to Week 72 inclusive, a sham treatment was performed to maintain subject masking in case treatment with brolucizumab or aflibercept was not deemed necessary by the investigator.
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
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Other interventions
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Change From Baseline in Best-corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) at Week 24
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Baseline, Week 24
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Change From Baseline in BCVA Averaged Over Week 40 to Week 52
Timepoint [1] 0 0
Baseline, Week 40 to Week 52
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Change From Baseline in BCVA Averaged Over Week 64 to Week 76
Timepoint [2] 0 0
Baseline, Week 64 to Week 76
Secondary outcome [3] 0 0
Change From Baseline in BCVA by Visit up to Week 76
Timepoint [3] 0 0
Baseline and every 4 weeks from baseline up to Week 76
Secondary outcome [4] 0 0
Proportion of Participants With a Gain = 5, 10 and 15 Letters in BCVA by Visit Compared to Baseline
Timepoint [4] 0 0
Baseline and every 4 weeks from baseline up to Week 76
Secondary outcome [5] 0 0
Proportion of Participants With a Loss = 5, 10 and 15 Letters in BCVA by Visit Compared to Baseline
Timepoint [5] 0 0
Baseline and every 4 weeks from baseline up to Week 76
Secondary outcome [6] 0 0
Change From Baseline in CSFT Averaged Over Week 40 to Week 52
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Baseline, Week 40 to Week 52
Secondary outcome [7] 0 0
Change From Baseline in CSFT Averaged Over Week 64 to Week 76
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Baseline, Week 64 to Week 76
Secondary outcome [8] 0 0
Change From Baseline in CSFT by Visit up to Week 76
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Baseline, and every 4 weeks from baseline up to Week 76
Secondary outcome [9] 0 0
Proportion of Subjects With Presence of Retinal Fluid (Intra- and/or Subretinal Fluid) in the Study Eye by Visit up to Week 76
Timepoint [9] 0 0
Every 4 weeks from week 4 up to Week 76
Secondary outcome [10] 0 0
Proportion of Subjects With a CSFT < 300 µm for the Study Eye by Visit up to Week 76
Timepoint [10] 0 0
Every 4 weeks from week 4 up to Week 76
Secondary outcome [11] 0 0
Number of Injections Between Week 24 and Week 52 and Between Week 24 and Week 72
Timepoint [11] 0 0
Week 24 to Week 52 and Week 24 to Week 72
Secondary outcome [12] 0 0
Time to Recurrence After Week 20 and up to Week 76
Timepoint [12] 0 0
Week 20 to Week 76
Secondary outcome [13] 0 0
Number of Subjects With Ocular and Non-ocular AEs up to Week 52 and Week 76
Timepoint [13] 0 0
Baseline to Week 76
Secondary outcome [14] 0 0
Change From Baseline in Patient Reported Outcomes (NEI VFQ-25) at Week 24, Week 52 and Week 76
Timepoint [14] 0 0
Baseline, Week 24, Week 52 and Week 76
Secondary outcome [15] 0 0
Number of Subjects According to Their Anti-drug Antibody (ADA) Titer at Screening and Week 4, Week 12, Week 24, Week 36, Week 52 and Week 76
Timepoint [15] 0 0
Baseline, Week 4, Week 12, Week 24, Week 36, Week 52 and Week 76

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Signed informed consent must be obtained prior to participation in the study.
* Patients with visual impairment due to ME secondary to CRVO diagnosed < 6 months prior to screening.
* BCVA score between 78 and 23 letters, inclusive, using ETDRS visual acuity testing charts (approximate Snellen equivalent of 20/32 to 20/320) at both screening and baseline visits.
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria

* Concomitant conditions or ocular disorders in the study eye at screening or baseline which could, in the opinion of the investigator, prevent response to study treatment or may confound interpretation of study results, compromise visual acuity or require medical or surgical intervention during the first 12-month study period (e.g. structural damage of the fovea, vitreous hemorrhage, retinal vascular occlusion other than CRVO, retinal detachment, macular hole, or choroidal neovascularization of any cause, diabetic retinopathy (except mild non-proliferative) and diabetic macular edema).
* Any active intraocular or periocular infection or active intraocular inflammation (e.g. infectious conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, endophthalmitis, infectious blepharitis, uveitis) in study eye at screening or baseline
* Uncontrolled glaucoma in the study eye defined as intraocular pressure (IOP) > 25 mmHg on medication, or according to investigator's judgment, at screening or baseline
* Presence of amblyopia, amaurosis or ocular disorders in the fellow eye with BCVA < 20/200 at screening (except when due to conditions whose surgery may improve VA, e.g. cataract)
* Previous treatment with any anti-VEGF therapy or investigational drugs in the study eye at any time prior to baseline
* Previous use of intraocular or periocular steroids in study eye at any time prior to baseline
* Macular laser photocoagulation (focal/grid) in the study eye at any time prior to baseline and peripheral laser photocoagulation in the study eye within 3 months prior to the baseline
* Intraocular surgery in the study eye during the 3-month period prior to baseline
* Vitreoretinal surgery in the study eye at any time prior to baseline
* Aphakia with the absence of posterior capsule in the study eye

Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s

The people assessing the outcomes
The people analysing the results/data
Intervention assignment
Parallel
Other design features
Phase
Phase 3
Type of endpoint/s
Statistical methods / analysis

Recruitment
Recruitment status
Stopped early
Data analysis
Reason for early stopping/withdrawal
Other reasons
Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
3/07/2019
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
26/07/2021
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
493
Recruitment in Australia
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NSW,TAS,VIC,WA
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Novartis Investigative Site - Albury
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2640 - Albury
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2150 - Parramatta
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2135 - Strathfield
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2000 - Sydney
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7000 - Hobart
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3002 - Melbourne
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6009 - Nedlands
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
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Name
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of brolucizumab in treatment of patients with macular edema (ME) secondary to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO).
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03810313
Trial related presentations / publications
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Contacts
Principal investigator
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Novartis Pharmaceuticals
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03810313