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CompletedNCT05677685Updated Jul 19, 2024

VISUPRIME® Eye Drops

An interventional study of VISUPRIME and Placebo in Macular Degeneration, Age Related, Myopic Choroidal Neovascularisation and Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, sponsored by VISUfarma SpA. Completed at 6 sites in Italy. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-07-19.

Sponsored by VISUfarma SpA · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
78
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 97 studies in Macular Degeneration with a site in Italy — 22 open to participants now, 31 under way, 10 of them phase 3. Macular Degeneration · Italy.

Enrollment
53rd of 76
78 · median 272
Started
2023
with 5 others
No phase
20 of 97
8 open now
Registered
67th of 97
by date

Among the 97 studies in Macular Degeneration with a site in Italy, this one is the 53rd largest by enrollment of the 76 interventional ones, is one of 6 that started in 2023, is one of 20 with no phase, and was the 67th registered.

By phase

97 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Phase 330 · 5 open
No phasethis study20 · 8 open
Observational20 · 4 open
Phase 217 · 3 open
Phase 45 · 0 open
Phase 2/33 · 2 open
Phase 1/22 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2006; this study’s year is marked. 6 started in 2023.

Size and results

Median enrollment 272 across the 76 interventional studies, 160 across the 20 observational. Of the 60 that completed or were terminated, 36 (60%) have results posted.

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Study summary

The study purpose is to assess the efficacy of VISUPRIME® eye drops in preventing the conjunctival bacterial load in patients undergoing to anti-VEGF injection.

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Multicentre, double-masked, placebo-controlled randomized 1:1 of the VISUPRIME® treatment in patients undergoing intravitreal anti-VEGF injection.

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Conditions studied

  • Macular Degeneration, Age Related
  • Myopic Choroidal Neovascularisation
  • Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
  • Diabetic Macular Edema
  • Macular Edema of Right Retina (Diagnosis)
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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients (age ≥ 18)
  • Naïve and pre-treated patients scheduled for IVI
  • Diagnosis of one of the following:

    • ARMD
    • mCNV
    • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy
    • Diabetic macular oedema
    • Macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion
  • The subject has been informed of the nature of the study, agrees to its provisions, and has provided written , approved by the local Ethics Committee (EC).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Use of systemic antibiotics, within 3 months
  • Use of topical antibiotics and or corticosteroids within 15 days from study enrolment
  • Use of topical Artificial Tears within 15 days from the enrolment
  • Use of topical antiseptic agents within 1 month from study enrolments
  • Presence of topical ocular therapies that cannot be suspended for the entire duration of the study
  • Ongoing ocular or systemic inflammatory or infectious processes
  • Known to the constituents of the study product
  • Diagnosis of Open-Angle Glaucoma
  • Uveitis
  • Acute and Chronic Conjunctival Disease
  • Any intraocular surgery within 6 months from study enrolment, excluded IVI
  • Severe and Moderate Dry Eye
  • Pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • Participation in other clinical studies
  • Patients with cognitive impairment and unable to manage home-assigned treatment.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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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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Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
78 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Investigational Device

    Device: VISUPRIME

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Device: Placebo

Interventions

  • DeviceVISUPRIME

    twice daily

  • DevicePlacebo

    twice daily

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. CFU (Colony Forming Units)

    Primary endpoint is to evaluate the change in bacterial loads in terms of CFU/ sample in the two groups at V0 compared to V1.

    Time frame: three days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Antibiotic sensitivity

    Identification of microorganism sensitivity or resistant to various antibiotics using antibiogram technique.

    Time frame: three days

  2. SANDE Symptom Assessment iN Dry Eye

    The assessment of ocular irritation symptoms at V0 and V1, using a 2-item Symptom Assessment iN Dry Eye (SANDE) questionnaire consistent with all ocular diseases that may impact vision-related functioning.

    Time frame: three days

  3. Adverse Events

    Evaluation of the rate of related Adverse Events (AEs) that occur during the study treatment.

    Time frame: three days

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Study locations

6 sites
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Consorziale Policlinico di Bari
    Bari, BA 70124, Italy
  • Ospedale Santa Maria della Misericordia
    Perugia, PG 06156, Italy
  • Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS
    Rome, RM 00168, Italy
  • Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Giuliano Isontina
    Trieste, TS 34148, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II
    Napoli, 80131, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Maggiore della Carità
    Novara, 28100, Italy
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jun 2023 to primary completion in Jan 2024, 7 months.

Of 132 interventional studies with no phase under Macular Degeneration, half reached primary completion within 37 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 60. This study's 7 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Dec 12, 2022
First posted
Jan 10, 2023
StartActual
Jun 22, 2023
Primary completionActual
Jan 23, 2024
CompletionActual
Jan 23, 2024
Last update
Jul 19, 2024
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 19, 2024, 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
NCT05677685
Lead sponsor
VISUfarma SpA
Collaborators
CROlife
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 10, 2023
Start date
Jun 22, 2023
Primary completion
Jan 23, 2024
Completion
Jan 23, 2024
Last update
Jul 19, 2024

Study contacts

Anna Rita Bigioni, PhD
study chair · CROlife

Oversight

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