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TerminatedNCT05127525CLEANUpdated May 24, 2022

EffiCacy, Safety and ToLErability of a Novel Ocular ANtiseptic for Ocular Use (CLEAN)

A Phase 3 interventional study of IRX-101 and Control in Diabetic Macular Edema, Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion and Glaucoma/Closed Angle Glaucoma, sponsored by iRenix Medical, Inc.. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-05-24.

Sponsored by iRenix Medical, Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Adverse event

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Jan 2022, 4 years 9 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
5
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a randomized, double-masked, multicenter, study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of IRX-101 versus 5% povidone-iodine (PI) in subjects receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF injections. The study will be conducted in up to 30 centers in the United States (US).

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Intravitreal injection therapy (IVT) of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents has transformed the treatment landscape of several retinal diseases, including exudative (wet) macular degeneration, retinal vein occlusion, diabetic macular edema, and choroidal neovascularization. The most common adverse effects of IVT occur due to the side effects of Povidone-Iodine 5% (PI; brand name: Betadine® 5%; Alcon, Fort Worth, TX), the antiseptic placed on the ocular surface prior to each injection. PI is nearly universally used to prevent ocular infection (endophthalmitis). PI leads to marked corneal epithelial toxicity in humans,6, 7 resulting in debilitating side effects including decreased visual acuity and pain that can last more than 3 days post-IVT. Post-IVT pain is severe enough to require oral analgesics in up to 30% of patients and is a frequent cause of treatment discontinuation. Therefore, there is an unmet need in ophthalmology for a potent ocular antiseptic with a superior safety profile.

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Conditions studied

  • Diabetic Macular Edema
  • Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
  • Glaucoma/Closed Angle Glaucoma
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In context

Retinal Vein Occlusion

289 studies on the registry are indexed under Retinal Vein Occlusion; 32 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 51 across 208 interventional studies indexed under Retinal Vein Occlusion.

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Lead sponsor

iRenix Medical, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 3 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Capable of giving
  2. Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  3. Male or female, ≥ 18 years of age and receiving intravitreal anti-VEGF injections in one or both eyes

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Current or past diagnosis of endophthalmitis
  2. Current diagnosis of uveitis
  3. Current use of viscous lidocaine products for ocular anesthesia prior to IVT
  4. Currently receiving intravitreal injections
  5. Concurrent participation in another clinical trial
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
5 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Test Drug

    IRX-101 drops instilled prior to intravitreal injection

    Drug: IRX-101

  • Active comparator
    Control

    Povidone-Iodine/Betadine drops instilled prior to intravitreal injection

    Drug: Control

Interventions

  • IRX-101 to prevent infectious endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection therapy (IVT)

    Also known as: Test Arm 1

  • DrugControl

    Providone-Iodine Betadine to prevent infectious endophthalmitis following intravitreal injection therapy (IVT)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Incidence of infectious endophthalmitis after topical use of IRX-101 combined with IVT

    To evaluate the rate of infectious endophthalmitis after topical use of IRX-101 following intravitreal injection therapy (IVT) (% occurrence or rate of population randomized to IRX-101 test arm)

    Time frame: 2 hours post-injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. Telephone questionnaire regarding patient-reported post-injection pain

    Telephone questionnaire with questions asked of patients regarding patient-reported post-injection pain compared to Providone-Iodine Betadine control group (three questions asked scale of 0 to 10, 0 being no pain to 10 being worst pain)

    Time frame: 2 hours post-injection

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Study locations

1 site
  • Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33609-4614, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 24, 2022, 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
NCT05127525
Lead sponsor
iRenix Medical, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 19, 2021
Start date
Nov 15, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2022
Completion
Jan 31, 2022
Last update
May 24, 2022

Study contacts

Stephen Smith, MD, MS
study chair · iRenix Medical

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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