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NCT06847542RecruitingPhase 3

A Study of 36-Week Refill Exchanges of Port Delivery System (PDS) With Ranibizumab in nAMD

A Phase IIIb, Multicenter, Single-arm Study Assessing the Effectiveness, Safety and Patient Reported Outcomes of a 36-week Refill Exchange Regimen for the Port Delivery System With Ranibizumab in Patients With Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 15 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness, safety, and PROs of the port delivery system with ranibizumab 100 milligrams/milliliters (mg/mL) refilled every 36 weeks (Q36W) in participants with nAMD.

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
250 (estimated)
First submitted
21 Feb 2025
Start date
27 Nov 2025
Primary completion date
15 Nov 2028
Lead sponsor
Hoffmann-La Roche
NCT number
NCT06847542
EU CT number
2024-516924-32-00

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
  • Planned participants: 250
  • From 27 Nov 2025 to the primary completion date, 15 Nov 2028
  • 65 sites in 13 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Prior treatment

  • Prior Ocular Treatment
    • Study Eye:
  • Previous treatment with corticosteroid intravitreal injection
  • Previous intraocular device implantation
  • Prior participation in a clinical trial involving any experimental therapies for nAMD
  • Prior treatment with brolucizumab or gene therapy for nAMD
  • Concurrent Ocular Conditions:
    • Study Eye:
  • Any concurrent intraocular condition that would either require surgical intervention during the study to prevent or treat visual loss that might result from that condition or affect interpretation of study results
  • Retinal tears or peripheral retinal breaks on depressed fundus exam that are untreated or treated within 3 months prior to the enrollment visit
  • Concurrent Systemic Conditions:
  • History of stroke within the last 3 months prior to informed consent
  • Atrial fibrillation diagnosed or worsened within the last 3 months prior to informed consent
  • History of myocardial infarction (MI) within the last 3 months prior to informed consent
  • Chronic use of oral corticosteroids

Other illness

  • History of vitreous hemorrhage
  • History of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
  • History of glaucoma-filtering surgery, tube shunts, or microinvasive glaucoma surgery
  • History of corneal transplant
    • Either Eye:
  • History of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylactic reaction to a biologic agent or known hypersensitivity to any component of the ranibizumab injections, study-related procedure preparations (including fluorescein), dilating drops, or any of the anesthetic and antimicrobial preparations used by a participant during the study
  • Subretinal hemorrhage that involves the center of the fovea
  • Uncontrolled ocular hypertension or glaucoma
  • History or presence of severe posterior blepharitis, recurrent chalazia or hordeolum, severe dry eye syndrome, or severe allergic conjunctivitis
  • Active or history of facial nerve palsy/paresis
    • Fellow (Non-study) Eye:
    • \- Non-functioning non-study eye defined as either: BCVA of hand motion or worse OR no physical presence of non-study eye (i.e., monocular)
    • Either Eye:
  • Any active or history of uveitis
  • Active or history of keratitis, scleritis, endophthalmitis, or chronic blepharitis
  • Active or history of floppy eyelid syndrome
  • Active thyroid eye disease
  • Active or history of autoimmune diseases
  • Confirmed active systemic infection
  • Active cancer within 12 months of enrollment except for appropriately treated carcinoma in situ of the cervix, non-melanoma skin carcinoma, and prostate cancer

Lab values

  • History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, or clinical laboratory finding giving reasonable suspicion of a disease or condition that contraindicates the use of ranibizumab or placement of the implant and that might affect interpretation of the results of the study

Age

  • History of vitrectomy surgery, submacular surgery, or other surgical intervention for age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

Other

  • Macular Neovascularization/Choroidal Neovascularization (MNV/CNV) Lesion Characteristics:
    • Study Eye:
  • Subfoveal fibrosis or subfoveal atrophy
    • Either Eye:
  • CNV due to other causes, such as ocular histoplasmosis, trauma, central serous chorioretinopathy, or pathologic myopia
  • CNV masquerading lesions
  • Subfoveal and/or juxtafoveal retinal pigment epithelial tear
  • Active intraocular inflammation
  • Aphakia or absence of the posterior capsule
  • Trichiasis
  • Corneal neuropathy
  • Lagophthalmos or incomplete blink
  • Suspected or active ocular or periocular infectious conjunctivitis or endophthalmitis
  • Uncontrolled blood pressure
  • Use of any systemic anti-VEGF agents

Who the study is looking for

  • Initial diagnosis of nAMD within 24 months prior to screening
  • Previous treatment with at least 3 anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) IVT injections for nAMD per standard of care within 6 months prior to screening
  • Demonstrated response to prior anti-VEGF IVT treatment since diagnosis
  • Availability of historical VA data obtained at or after nAMD diagnosis and prior to the first anti-VEGF treatment for nAMD
  • Availability of historical OCT image data obtained at or after nAMD diagnosis and prior to the first anti-VEGF treatment for nAMD
  • BCVA of 34 letters or better using ETDRS chart at a starting distance of 4 meters at screening and enrollment visits

Age in the registry: 50 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (65)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Medizinische Universitaet Innsbruck
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InnsbruckAustriaRecruiting
Johannes Kepler University Linz
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LinzAustriaRecruiting
NOE Landesgesundheitsagentur
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MistelbachAustriaRecruiting
Berner Augenklinik
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BernSwitzerlandRecruiting
Pallas Klinik Olten
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OltenSwitzerlandRecruiting
Kantonsspital St. Gallen
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Sankt GallenSwitzerlandRecruiting
Oblastni nemocnice Mlada Boleslav, a.s., nemocnice Stredoceskeho kraje
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Mladá BoleslavCzechiaRecruiting
Fakultni nemocnice Ostrava
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OstravaCzechiaRecruiting
Fakultni nemocnice Kralovske Vinohrady
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PragueCzechiaRecruiting
Ustredni Vojenska Nemocnice Vojenska Fakultni Nemocnice Praha
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Prague 6CzechiaRecruiting
Klinikum Chemnitz gGmbH
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ChemnitzGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Duesseldorf AöR
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DuesseldorfGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsmedizin Goettingen
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GoettingenGermanyRecruiting
Medizinische Hochschule Hannover
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HanoverGermanyRecruiting
Rostock University Medical Center
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RostockGermanyRecruiting
Universitaetsklinikum Wuerzburg AöR
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WuerzburgGermanyRecruiting
Aarhus Universitet
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Aarhus NDenmarkRecruiting
Rigshospitalet
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GlostrupDenmarkRecruiting
Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz
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MadridSpainRecruiting
Hospital Universitario La Paz
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MadridSpainRecruiting
University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L.
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SevillaSpainRecruiting
Hospital Arnau de Vilanova de Valencia
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ValenciaSpainRecruiting
Hospital Edouard Herriot
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LyonFranceRecruiting
Clinique Honoré Cave
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MontaubanFranceRecruiting
Institut Ophtalmologique De l Ouest Jules Verne
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NantesFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quize-Vingts
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ParisFranceRecruiting
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Poitiers
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PoitiersFranceRecruiting
Les Hopitaux Universitaires De Strasbourg
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Strasbourg CedexFranceRecruiting
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital
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GloucesterUnited KingdomRecruiting
Leicester Royal Infirmary
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LeicesterUnited KingdomRecruiting
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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LondonUnited KingdomRecruiting
General Hospital of Athens "G. Gennimatas"
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AthensGreeceRecruiting
University General Hospital Attikon
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AthensGreeceRecruiting
University General Hospital of Heraklion
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HeraklionGreeceRecruiting
General University Hospital of Larissa
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LarissaGreeceRecruiting
University Hospital Of Ferrara
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FerraraItalyRecruiting
Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale Santi Paolo E Carlo
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MilanItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliera dei Colli
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NaplesItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità
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NovaraItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
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PalermoItalyRecruiting
Ospedale Isola Tiberina - Gemelli Isola
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RomeItalyRecruiting
Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Citta Della Salute E Della Scienza Di Torino
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TurinItalyRecruiting
Kyungpook National University Hospital
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DaeguSouth KoreaRecruiting
Ajou University Medical Center
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Gyeonggi-doSouth KoreaRecruiting
Seoul St. Mary's Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Boramae Medical Center
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Severance Hospital, Yonsei University Health System
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Korea University Anam Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaWithdrawn
Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
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SeoulSouth KoreaRecruiting
Szpital Swietego Lukasza S. A.
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Bielsko-BialaPolandRecruiting
Oculomedica Sp. z o.o.
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BydgoszczPolandRecruiting
OFTALMIKA Sp. z o.o
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BydgoszczPolandRecruiting
Samodzielny Publiczny Zaklad Opieki Zdrowotnej Szpital Uniwersytecki W Krakowie
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CracowPolandRecruiting
Mw-Med Sp. z o.o.
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CracowPolandRecruiting
Pryzmat Sp. z o.o.
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GliwicePolandRecruiting
Gabinet Okulistyczny Prof Edward Wylegala
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KatowicePolandRecruiting
Okręgowy Szpital Kolejowy w Katowicach SPZOZ
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KatowicePolandRecruiting
Klinika Okulistyczna Jasne Blonia sp. z o.o
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LodzPolandRecruiting
Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 w Lublinie
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LublinPolandRecruiting
Centrum Diagnostyki i Mikrochirurgii Oka-Lens Sp. z o.o.
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OlsztynPolandRecruiting
Rajavithi Hospital
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BangkokThailandRecruiting
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
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Ramathibodi Hospital
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Maharaj Nakorn Chiangmai Hospital
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Chiang MaiThailandRecruiting
Songklanagarind Hospital
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SongkhlaThailandRecruiting

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