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WithdrawnNCT03421548BKProUpdated Feb 5, 2018

Implantable Intraocular Pressure Sensor for Glaucoma Monitoring in Patients With Boston Keratoprosthesis Type 1

An interventional study of EyeMate in Glaucoma, Blindness, Acquired and Keratitis, Herpetic, sponsored by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM). Withdrawn. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-05.

Sponsored by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was withdrawn
The product company withdrawn interest in participation in this study
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and performance of the EYEMATE system in patients undergoing concomitant implantation of a BKPro type 1 and an EYEMATE sensor over the 24 months period beginning at implantation.

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and performance of the EYEMATE system in patients undergoing concomitant implantation of a BKPro type 1 and an EYEMATE sensor over the 24 months period beginning at implantation. The EYEMATE system involves an EYEMATE implantable sensor working together with a MESOGRAPH hand-held reading device. The aim of this investigation is to collect intraocular pressure data with the EYEMATE pressure sensor in patients with BKPRO type and determine the relationship between the following glaucoma characteristics: intraocular pressure, characteristics and evolution of the optic nerve, visual fields, and OCT of the optic nerve. The intraocular pressure will be measured by three means. First, there will be mapping of the diurnal fluctuation of IOP with daily IOP self-measurement profiles with the EYEMATE system (subjects). Secondly, there will be mapping of fluctuation of IOP measurements with the EYEMATE system (site staff). Thirdly, the IOP will be evaluated through the measurement of the Schiotz tonometer on the limbal conjunctiva.

The primary performance objective is to collect IOP data with the EYEMATE system and compare the level of agreement between IOP measurements made using schiotz tonometry and the EYEMATE system over the first 24 months following implantation. The secondary performance objective is to determine the relationship between the IOP data with the use of the EYEMATE system and the progression of glaucoma through the evaluation of the characteristics of the optic nerve, visual fields, and OCT of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layers in patients with BKPRO type 1. The secondary safety objective is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of the EYEMATE pressure sensor, record adverse effects and incidence of device deficiencies in the first 24 months through the recording of incidence, nature, seriousness, severity and duration of adverse events at day 1 and at months 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 following implantation of the EYEMATE pressure sensor.

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Conditions studied

  • Glaucoma
  • Blindness, Acquired
  • Keratitis, Herpetic
  • Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid
  • Corneal Injuries
  • Corneal Disease
  • Corneal Opacity
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In context

Glaucoma

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Lead sponsor

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) is the lead sponsor of 376 studies on the registry; 110 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Keratoprosthesis surgery indicated, defined as having a severely opaque and vascularised cornea AND either a verifiable history of two or more prior failed corneal transplant procedures, limbal stem cells deficiency or a medical condition such as alkali burns or disease that makes the success of a traditional corneal transplant procedure unlikely.
  2. Ability and willingness to attend all scheduled visits and comply with all study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Reasonable chance of success with traditional keratoplasty.
  2. Current retinal detachment
  3. Connective tissue diseases
  4. History or evidence of severe inflammatory eye diseases (i.e. uveitis, retinitis, scleritis) in one or both eyes within 6 months prior to PRO-IOP implantation
  5. History of ocular or periocular
  6. Any known intolerance or to topical anesthetics, mydriatics, or silicone (component of the device)
  7. Presence of another active medical eye implant and/or other active medical implants in the head/neck region
  8. Signs of current infection, including fever and current treatment with antibiotics
  9. Severe generalized disease that results in a shorter than a year
  10. Any clinical evidence that the investigator feels would place the subject at increased risk with the placement of the device
  11. Currently pregnant or breastfeeding
  12. Participation in any study involving an drug or device within the past 30 days or ongoing participation in a study with an investigational drug or device
  13. Intraoperative complication that would preclude implantation of the study device
  14. Subject and/or an immediate family member is an employee of the investigational site directly affiliated with this study, the sponsor or the contract research organization.
  15. Previous or concurrent enrollment of the contralateral eye in this clinical study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    BKpro I with EyeMate

    Keratoprosthesis surgery indicated, defined as having a severely opaque and vascularised cornea AND either a verifiable history of two or more prior failed corneal transplant procedures, limbal stem cells deficiency or a medical condition such as alkali burns or autoimmune disease that makes the success of a traditional corneal transplant procedure unlikely. Potential study subjects will be solicited for participation in the clinical trial only after they have consented to the keratoprosthesis operation.

    Device: EyeMate

  • No intervention
    BKpro I

    Keratoprosthesis surgery indicated, defined as having a severely opaque and vascularised cornea AND either a verifiable history of two or more prior failed corneal transplant procedures, limbal stem cells deficiency or a medical condition such as alkali burns or autoimmune disease that makes the success of a traditional corneal transplant procedure unlikely. Potential study subjects will be solicited for participation in the clinical trial only after they have consented to the keratoprosthesis operation.

Interventions

  • DeviceEyeMate

    Patients will undergo implantation BKPro with concomitant implantation of the EyeMate pressure sensor. The surgical approach will involve a trephination of the central recipient cornea of adequate size. In subjects with adequate capsular support, the sensor device will be placed in the sulcus space by grasping the sensor's silicone sleeve at approximately the 3 and 9 o'clock positions and sliding it into the sulcus space. In subjects in whom capsular support is inadequate, the Eyemate implant will be sutured to the sclera. This is performed by placing an 8-O Gortex suture or 9-O prolene on CIF-4 needles around the antenna at the 2 and 7 o'clock positions and suturing the device to the sclera using an ab-interno technique.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. IOP data gathering

    • To collect IOP data with the PRO-IOP system and evaluate the performance of the PRO-IOP system in the first 24 months following implantation. This will be compared to digital palpation and tonopen.

    Time frame: 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Relationship between IOP data and determinants factors of glaucoma

    To determine the relationship between the IOP data with the use of the EyeMate system and the evolution of the other determinant factors of glaucoma through a correlation analysis of IOP with the characteristics and evolution of the optic nerve, visual fields, and OCT of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layers in patients with BKPRO type 1.

    Time frame: 24 months

  2. Safety and tolerability of the EyeMate sensor

    To evaluate the safety and tolerability of the EyeMate pressure sensor and record adverse effects in the first 24 months through the recording of incidence, nature, seriousness, severity and duration of adverse events at day 1 and at months 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 following implantation of the PRO-IOP pressure sensor. Recording of incidence of device deficiencies at day 1 and at months 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24 following implantation.

    Time frame: 24 months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03421548
Collaborators
Implandata Ophthalmic Products GmbH
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 5, 2018
Start date
Nov 2016
Primary completion
Jan 2020 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 2020 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 5, 2018

Study contacts

Mona Harissi-Dagher, MD
principal investigator · CHUM

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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