Status:

RECRUITING

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of NEXAGON® (Lufepirsen Ophthalmic Gel) in Subjects With PCED

Lead Sponsor:

Glaukos Corporation

Conditions:

Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defect

Eligibility:

All Genders

2+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of NEXAGON® (lufepirsen ophthalmic gel) (NEXAGON) in subjects with persistent corneal epithelial defects (PCED). The objectives of the study are to ev...

Detailed Description

This study is a randomized, multicenter, double-masked, vehicle-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of NEXAGON (lufepirsen ophthalmic gel) in subjects with persistent corneal epitheli...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Have a PCED that is at least 2 weeks in duration and refractory to one or more conventional non-surgical standard of care (SOC) treatments
  • Have no clinical evidence of improvement in the PCED within 2 weeks prior to randomization despite the use of non-surgical SOC treatment
  • Subject must provide written informed consent (or assent)
  • Subjects with childbearing potential must be 1-year postmenopausal, surgically sterilized, or have a negative urine pregnancy test

Exclusion

  • Have a known ocular infection that is deemed to be active requiring therapeutic intervention
  • Present with a corneal surface defect in either eye that is directly attributed to an infectious etiology (bacterial, viral, fungal and/or protozoal) that has not fully resolved and/or treatment has not been completed
  • Present with evidence of corneal ulceration/melting involving the posterior third of the stroma and/or perforation in either eye
  • Have a blepharitis or meibomian gland disease in the study eye that is deemed to be clinically relevant and/or active
  • Have a history of ocular surgery or any ocular procedure(s) not meeting the designated washout time
  • Have any other ocular disease requiring topical ocular medication in the affected eye
  • Have a presence or history of any ocular or systemic disorder or condition that could interfere the safety or efficacy of the study treatment, or the interpretation of the study results
  • Have a known hypersensitivity to one of the components of the study or procedural medications (e.g., NEXAGON, fluorescein)
  • Participated in an interventional clinical drug or device trial within 28 days prior to Day 1
  • Use of the medications presented in the protocol that are prohibited in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 17 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

84 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05966493

Start Date

August 17 2023

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

July 24 2025

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Glaukos Investigative Site

Dothan, Alabama, United States, 36301

2

Glaukos Investigative Site

Petaluma, California, United States, 94954

3

Glaukos Investigative Site

Torrance, California, United States, 90505

4

Glaukos Investigative Site

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States, 80924