Zoledronic Acid as Adjuvant Therapy in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (Z-AMD) — Z-AMD  

Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration Clinical Trial

Official title: Zoledronic Acid as Adjuvant Therapy in Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration (The Z-AMD Study): A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

A pilot study of zoledronic acid as adjuvant therapy to standard anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Clinical Trial Description

This is a one-year, randomized, controlled pilot study. A total of 40 treatment-naïve nAMD patients will be allocated 1:1 to receive an intravenous infusion of either zoledronic acid (ZA) 5 mg or placebo at baseline and after 26 weeks as adjuvant therapy to intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in accordance with a treat and extend algorithm; bevacizumab is the first-line treatment, and refractory eyes are converted to aflibercept.

The participants will be recruited among patients admitted to the Department of Ophthalmology at Oslo University Hospital (OUH). The department is the largest provider of retinal care in Norway and serves a local community of almost one million people, which makes it well-suited for recruitment. Administration of ZA or placebo will take place at Pilestredet Park Specialist Centre, an endocrinology clinic in Oslo with particular interest in treatment of osteoporosis. The Clinical Trial Unit at OUH will monitor the study. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Macular Degeneration
• Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration
• Wet Macular Degeneration

• NCT number: NCT04304755
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Oslo University Hospital
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: October 25, 2021
• Completion date: January 24, 2024