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NCT04068207CompletedPhase 2

Minocycline Treatment in Retinitis Pigmentosa

The Efficacy and Safety of Oral Minocycline in the Treatment of Retinitis Pigmentosa: An Open-label Clinical Trial

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Dec 2023

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral minocycline (100mg/d), administered for 6 months, for the treatment of patients with retinitis pigments(RP).

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
35 (actual)
First submitted
23 Aug 2019
Start date
25 Aug 2019
Primary completion date
31 Jan 2023
Lead sponsor
Sun Yat-sen University
NCT number
NCT04068207

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 35
  • From 25 Aug 2019 to the primary completion date, 31 Jan 2023
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Prior treatment

  • Vitamin A, DHA and other neurotrophic drugs were used within 3 months.

Other illness

  • Other ocular diseases or fundus diseases except cataract: glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment.
  • Tetracycline or minocycline allergy or intolerance.
  • Renal or hepatic insufficiency.
  • History of thyroid neoplasm.
  • History of idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

Other

  • Glucocortticoids or tetracycline were used within 3 months.
  • Pregnant or lactating females.

Who the study is looking for

  • Clinical diagnosis of Retinitis Pigmentosa: nyctalopia, visual field constriction and loss of central vision; degeneration of peripheral rod photoreceptor and retinal pigment epithelium cells.
  • Age from 18 to 60 years old.
  • BCVA \>20/100(0.2) at least in one eye.
  • Full-field cone electroretinogram amplitude to 30-Hz flashes \>0uV at least in one eye.
  • Written informed consent is provided.

Age in the registry: 18 years to 60 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,Sun Yat-Sen University
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GuangzhouChinaUnknown status

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