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CompletedNCT00824720Updated Mar 6, 2015Results posted

Safety and Efficacy of a Glaucoma Drug Delivery System

A Phase 2 interventional study of High Dose Device and Low Dose Device in Glaucoma, Open-Angle and Ocular Hypertension, sponsored by Vistakon Pharmaceuticals. Completed at 4 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 21 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-06.

Sponsored by Vistakon Pharmaceuticals · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
55
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
21 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the ocular safety and efficacy of a glaucoma drug delivery system in open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

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Conditions studied

  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Ocular Hypertension
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In context

Glaucoma

1,818 studies on the registry are indexed under Glaucoma; 231 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 55 is below the median of 65 across 1,272 interventional studies indexed under Glaucoma.

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Lead sponsor

Vistakon Pharmaceuticals is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
21 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Man or woman 21 years of age or greater
  • must have open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.
  • Corrected visual acuity in each eye of 20/200 or better.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous glaucoma intraocular surgery or refractive surgery.
  • Planned contact lens use during the study.
  • Clinically significant ocular or systemic disease that might interfere with the study.
  • Use of chronic corticosteroids by any route.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
55 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    High Dose Device

    device worn continuously for 14 days

    Drug: High Dose Device

  • Experimental
    Low Dose Device

    device worn continuously for 14 days

    Drug: Low Dose Device

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Device

    device worn continuously for 14 days

    Device: Placebo Device

Interventions

  • DrugHigh Dose Device

    inserted for 14 days

  • DrugLow Dose Device

    inserted for 14 days

  • DevicePlacebo Device

    inserted for 14 days

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual Acuity - Right Eye

    This outcome measures visual acuity in logMARs. logMAR is the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR). The ideal is 0.0 and represents 20/20 Snellen acuity. logMar values \> 0.00 indicate vision poorer than the ideal and values \<0.00 indicate vision greater than the ideal.

    Time frame: at 14 days

  2. Visual Acuity - Left Eye

    This outcome measures visual acuity in logMARs. logMAR is the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR. The ideal is 0.0 and represents 20/20 Snellen acuity. logMar values \> 0.00 indicate vision poorer than the ideal and values \<0.00 indicate vision greater than the ideal.

    Time frame: at 14 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Intraocular Pressure (IOP)

    Time frame: from baseline to 14 days

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Results

Posted May 14, 2010

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneHigh Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlacebo
Started191620
Completed161519
Not completed311
Withdrew: Failed plug insertion310
Withdrew: Protocol violation001

Outcome measures

SecondaryIntraocular Pressure (IOP)
Time frame:
from baseline to 14 days
Reported as:
Mean · mmHg
Intraocular Pressure (IOP)
mmHgHigh Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlacebo
Intraocular Pressure (IOP)-1.9 ± 2.3-2.2 ± 3.5-1.3 ± 3.6
Statistical analysis
  • High Dose Bimatoprost Punctal Plug vs Placebo · ANCOVA · p = 0.9737 · Least square mean difference: -0.22Mean difference was calculated as high dose minus placebo.
  • Low Dose Bimatoprost Punctal Plug vs Placebo · ANCOVA · p = 0.4711 · Least square mean difference: -1.11The mean difference was calculated as low dose minus placebo.
PrimaryVisual Acuity - Right Eye

This outcome measures visual acuity in logMARs. logMAR is the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR). The ideal is 0.0 and represents 20/20 Snellen acuity. logMar values \> 0.00 indicate vision poorer than the ideal and values \<0.00 indicate vision greater than the ideal.

Time frame:
at 14 days
Reported as:
Mean · logMAR units
Visual Acuity - Right Eye
logMAR unitsHigh Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlacebo
Visual Acuity - Right Eye0.015 ± 0.046-0.044 ± 0.092-0.012 ± 0.044
PrimaryVisual Acuity - Left Eye

This outcome measures visual acuity in logMARs. logMAR is the logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution (logMAR. The ideal is 0.0 and represents 20/20 Snellen acuity. logMar values \> 0.00 indicate vision poorer than the ideal and values \<0.00 indicate vision greater than the ideal.

Time frame:
at 14 days
Reported as:
Mean · logMARs
Visual Acuity - Left Eye
logMARsHigh Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlacebo
Visual Acuity - Left Eye-0.011 ± 0.081-0.008 ± 0.101-0.019 ± 0.044

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
High Dose Bimatoprost Punctal Plug—1/16 (6.3%)13/16 (81.3%)
Low Dose Bimatoprost Punctal Plug—0/15 (0%)11/15 (73.3%)
Placebo—0/20 (0%)11/20 (55%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventHigh Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlacebo
cerebrovascular accidentNervous system disorders1/160/150/20
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventHigh Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlacebo
Foreign body sensationEye disorders8/165/153/20
Eye painEye disorders6/162/151/20
Conjunctival hyperaemiaEye disorders3/165/152/20
lacrimation increasedEye disorders2/165/154/20
abnormal sensation in eyesEye disorders5/163/154/20
corneal erosionEye disorders5/162/150/20
eyelid painEye disorders5/162/151/20
inflammation of lacrimal passageEye disorders5/164/152/20
eyelid margin crustingEye disorders4/161/152/20
dry eyeEye disorders3/162/150/20

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)High Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlaceboTotal
Mean66.7 ± 13.464.6 ± 12.964.5 ± 10.665.2 ± 12.0
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)High Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugLow Dose Bimatoprost Punctal PlugPlaceboTotal
Female991331
Male76720
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Study locations

4 sites
  • Artesia, California, United States
  • Louisville, Kentucky, United States
  • Baltimore, Maryland USA, United States
  • Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, United States
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 6, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00824720
Lead sponsor
Vistakon Pharmaceuticals
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 19, 2009
Start date
Dec 2008
Primary completion
Apr 2009
Completion
Apr 2009
Results posted
May 14, 2010
Last update
Mar 6, 2015
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