DEXTENZA for the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation Following Surgical Trabeculectomy and Ahmed V… (NCT05116345) | Clinical Trial Compass
UnknownPhase 4
DEXTENZA for the Treatment of Pain and Inflammation Following Surgical Trabeculectomy and Ahmed Valve Procedures
United States30 participantsStarted 2021-11
Plain-language summary
This is a prospective, comparative, open-label, single-center, randomized, investigator-sponsored clinical study and seeks to investigate clinical outcomes with standard of care and high dose DEXTENZA treatment compared to standard of care topical dexamethasone in patients undergoing trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy Ex-PRESS, Xen Gel stent, and Ahmed Valve surgery. Patients will be followed through 6 months. After screening a given patient for inclusion and exclusion criteria, and gaining informed consent, eyes of n=30 patients will be randomized to one of the following two groups (n=15per group) and followed from Baseline through Month 6.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Able to provide signed written consent prior to participation in any study-related procedures
* Patient is diagnosed with glaucoma and undergoing trabeculectomy, trabeculectomy Ex-PRESS, Xen Gel stent, or Ahmed Valve surgery
Exclusion Criteria:
* Have used topical corticosteroid treatment up to 48 hours prior to the baseline visit
* Have used oral corticosteroid within the past 14 days prior to baseline visit (Patients using stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids for 30 days prior to baseline visit can be included in the study)
* Have received intravitreal or sub-Tenon corticosteroid treatment prior to baseline visit or Ozurdex ® in the study eye within the 6 months prior to the baseline visit
* Are currently using prescribed nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents or prescribed immunosuppressive agents, unless the dose has been stable for the last 6 weeks and no change in dosing is anticipated for the duration of the study
* Are pregnant or lactating female, or female of childbearing age using inadequate birth control method
* Have participated in another investigational device or drug study within 30 days of the baseline visit
* Anterior chamber cells present at time of enrollment
* Known allergy to dexamethasone or prednisolone