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A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of Ripasudil (K-321) Eye Drops After Cataract Surgery

Phase 3
Completed
Conditions
Corneal Edema After Cataract Surgery
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT05528172
Lead Sponsor
Kowa Research Institute, Inc.
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of K-321 in subjects after cataract surgery

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
331
Inclusion Criteria
  • Is at least 18 years old at the screening visit (Visit 1).
  • Is planning to undergo cataract surgery in the study eye and has had cataract surgery at Visit 2.
  • Can understand the written informed consent, provides signed written informed consent, and agrees to comply with protocol requirements before any study-specific assessment is performed.
  • Meet all other inclusion criteria outlined in clinical study protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Is a female subject of childbearing potential and any of the following is true:

    1. is pregnant or lactating/breastfeeding, or
    2. has experienced menarche and is not surgically sterile, not post-menopausal (no menses for the previous 12 months), or not willing to practice an effective method of birth control during the study period as determined by the Investigator (eg, oral contraceptives, double barrier methods, hormonal injectable or implanted contraceptives, tubal ligation, or partner with vasectomy).
    3. has a positive urine pregnancy test result at Visit 2 before cataract surgery.
  • Had intraocular surgery (non-laser surgery) in the study eye within 6 months of Visit 1.

  • Had intraocular laser surgery in the study eye within 3 months of Visit 1.

  • Meet any other exclusion criteria outlined in clinical study protocol

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Group ARipasudilParticipants receive K-321 ophthalmic solution Four times daily(QID) for 12 Weeks followed by a 4 week follow-up period with no treatment.
Group BRipasudilParticipants receive K-321 ophthalmic solution Four times daily(QID) for 12 Weeks followed by a 14 week follow-up period with no treatment.
Group DPlaceboParticipants will receive K-321 Placebo ophthalmic solution QID for 12 Weeks followed by a 14 week follow-up period with no treatment.
Group CPlaceboParticipants will receive K-321 Placebo ophthalmic solution QID for 12 Weeks followed by a 4 week follow-up period with no treatment.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Central Corneal Endothelial Cell Density (ECD) at Week 12Baseline to Week 12

Corneal ECD measurement captured by specular microscopy

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Best-Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA)Baseline to Week 26

Measured by ETDRS scale

Change in Vision-related quality of lifeBaseline to Week 26

Visual Functioning Questionnarie-25 (VFQ 25, Version 2000)

Change in Corneal ThicknessBaseline to Week 26

measured in micrometers by contact ultrasound pachymetry, or optical pachymetry

Change in corneal edemaBaseline to Week 26

assessed as either being present or absent during slit-lamp examination

Change in Peripheral Corneal ECDBaseline to Week 26

Corneal ECD measurement captured by specular microscopy

Change in Central Corneal ECDBaseline to Week 26

Corneal ECD measurement captured by specular microscopy

Number of Participants with Adverse Events and Treatment Emergent Adverse EventsBaseline to Week 26

Coded using the MedDRA dictionary (the most recent version, ver. 24.1 or later)

Safety Assessment with Slit-lamp Biomicroscopy and Dilated FundoscopyBaseline to Week 26

Graded as Normal or Abnormal

Safety Assessment of Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Baseline to Week 26

Results will be recorded in mm Hg

Trial Locations

Locations (44)

Eye Care Specialists

🇺🇸

Kingston, Pennsylvania, United States

Center for Sight

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Houston Eye Associates

🇺🇸

Houston, Texas, United States

Maine Eye Center

🇺🇸

Portland, Maine, United States

Fraser Eye Care Center

🇺🇸

Fraser, Michigan, United States

Inland Eye Specialists

🇺🇸

Hemet, California, United States

United Medical Research Institute

🇺🇸

Inglewood, California, United States

Alvarado Eye Associates

🇺🇸

La Mesa, California, United States

Pendleton Eye Center

🇺🇸

Oceanside, California, United States

North Bay Eye Associates

🇺🇸

Petaluma, California, United States

SoCal Eye Physicians and Associates

🇺🇸

Long Beach, California, United States

Visionary Research Institute

🇺🇸

Newport Beach, California, United States

Eye Associates of Fort Myers

🇺🇸

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

International Research Center

🇺🇸

Tampa, Florida, United States

Icon Eye Care

🇺🇸

Grand Junction, Colorado, United States

Durrie Vision

🇺🇸

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Wellish Vision Institute

🇺🇸

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

Tekwani Vision Center

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Ophthalmology Associates

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Ophthalmology Consultantants, Ltd.

🇺🇸

Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

Vance Thompson Vision ND

🇺🇸

W. Fargo, North Dakota, United States

NYU Grossman School of Medicine

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Seeta Eye Center

🇺🇸

Poughkeepsie, New York, United States

Vance Thompson Vision

🇺🇸

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Keystone Research

🇺🇸

Austin, Texas, United States

Terry Eye Associates

🇺🇸

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Lake Travis Eye & Laser Center

🇺🇸

Lakeway, Texas, United States

Centro Oftalmologico Metropolitano

🇵🇷

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Comprehensive Eye Care, Ltd.

🇺🇸

Washington, Missouri, United States

Vance Thompson Vision-MT

🇺🇸

Bozeman, Montana, United States

Martel Eye Medical Group

🇺🇸

Rancho Cordova, California, United States

Premiere Practice Management, LLC

🇺🇸

Torrance, California, United States

Wolstan and Goldberg Eye Associates

🇺🇸

Torrance, California, United States

Louis M. Alpern, M.D., M.P.H.,P.A.

🇺🇸

El Paso, Texas, United States

Clayton Eye Clinical Research, LLC

🇺🇸

Morrow, Georgia, United States

Levenson Eye Associates

🇺🇸

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

DCT-Shah Research, LLC dba Discovery Clinical Trials

🇺🇸

Mission, Texas, United States

Schwartz Laser Eye Center

🇺🇸

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

Eye Care Institute/Butchertown Clinical Trials

🇺🇸

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Silverstein Eye Centers

🇺🇸

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

Cornea and Cataract Consultants of Arizona

🇺🇸

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Vance Thompson Vision- NE

🇺🇸

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Cincinnati Eye Institute

🇺🇸

Mason, Ohio, United States

Hill Country Eye Center

🇺🇸

Cedar Park, Texas, United States

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