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Registration number
NCT02980874
Ethics application status
Date submitted
30/11/2016
Date registered
2/12/2016
Date last updated
14/04/2021

Titles & IDs
Public title
Suprachoroidal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide With IVT Aflibercept in Subjects With Macular Edema Following RVO
Scientific title
SAPPHIRE: A Randomized, Masked, Controlled Trial To Study The Safety And Efficacy Of Suprachoroidal CLS-TA In Conjunction With Intravitreal Aflibercept In Subjects With Retinal Vein Occlusion
Secondary ID [1] 0 0
CLS1003-301
Universal Trial Number (UTN)
Trial acronym
SAPPHIRE
Linked study record

Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Macular Edema 0 0
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 - suprachoroidal CLS-TA
Treatment: Drugs - suprachoroidal sham
Treatment: Drugs - IVT aflibercept

Experimental: Active - IVT aflibercept (2 mg/0.05 mL) + CLS-TA (4 mg/100 µL) SC injections

Active comparator: Control - IVT aflibercept (2 mg/0.05 mL) + sham SC procedure


Treatment: Drugs: suprachoroidal CLS-TA
suprachoroidal injection of CLS-TA

Treatment: Drugs: suprachoroidal sham
suprachoroidal sham procedure

Treatment: Drugs: IVT aflibercept
2 mg intravitreal injection of aflibercept
Intervention code [1] 0 0
Treatment: Drugs
Comparator / control treatment
Control group

Outcomes
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Proportion of Subjects Demonstrating = 15 Letter Improvement From Baseline in Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS)
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2 months
Secondary outcome [1] 0 0
Mean Change From Baseline in Best Corrected Visual Acuity
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6 months
Secondary outcome [2] 0 0
Mean Change From Baseline in Central Subfield Thickness
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6 months

Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Has a clinical diagnosis of RVO in the study eye
* Has a CST of = 300 µm in the study eye
* Has an ETDRS BCVA score of = 20 letters read and = 70 letters read in the study eye;
* Is naïve to local pharmacologic treatment for RVO in the study eye;
Minimum age
18 Years
Maximum age
No limit
Sex
Both males and females
Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
Key exclusion criteria
* Any active ocular disease or infection in the study eye other than RVO
* History of glaucoma, intraocular pressure > 21 mmHg or ocular hypertension requiring more than one medication
* Any uncontrolled systemic disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude participation in the study
* Any evidence of neovascularization 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 administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
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
31/01/2017
Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
Actual
Date of last data collection
Anticipated
Actual
10/12/2018
Sample size
Target
Accrual to date
Final
460
Recruitment in Australia
Recruitment state(s)
NSW,VIC
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Strathfield Retina Clinic - Strathfield
Recruitment hospital [2] 0 0
Save Site Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney Eye Hospital - Sydney
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Sydney Retina Clinic and Day Surgery - Sydney
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Marsden Eye Specialists - Sydney
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The Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital - East Melbourne
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Specialist Eye Group - Melbourne
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2135 - Strathfield
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2000 - Sydney
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2150 - Sydney
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3002 - East Melbourne
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3150 - Melbourne
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Funding & Sponsors
Primary sponsor type
Commercial sector/industry
Name
Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status

Summary
Brief summary
This is a Phase 3, multicenter, randomized, masked, controlled, parallel group study of 12 months duration in treatment naïve subjects with RVO.
Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02980874
Trial related presentations / publications
Public notes

Contacts
Principal investigator
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Thomas Ciulla, MD MBA
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Clearside Biomedical, Inc.
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Phone 0 0
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Summary Results

For IPD and results data, please see https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02980874