About this trial
Glaucoma is the second most common cause of blindness in the world, second only to cataracts. This study will assess how safe and effective a glaucoma gel stent is when implanted using the ab interno (inside the eye) and ab externo (outside the eye) approach. Adverse events and intraocular pressure will be assessed.
XEN63 is an investigational device for the treatment of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with glaucoma when both medical and conventional surgical treatments have failed (for US approval) and when medical treatments have failed (for outside US \[OUS\] approval). Participants will be placed in one of two groups called study arms. One group will receive the XEN63 gel stent ab interno (inside the eye) and the other group will receive the XEN63 gel stent ab externo (outside the eye). Approximately 130 participants aged 45 years or older with glaucoma will be enrolled in this study at approximately 32 sites in the United States.
Participants will receive XEN63 implanted using either the ab interno approach or the ab externo approach on Day 1 and will be followed for 12 months.
Participants will attend regular visits during the study at a hospital or clinic. The safety and effect of the gel stent on your glaucoma will be checked by medical assessments and eye examinations.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Diagnosis of glaucoma in the study eye (SE) (meeting criterion a or b)
That meets the following refractory glaucoma criteria of eyes diagnosed with glaucoma uncontrolled by maximal medical therapy (four or more classes of intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medications, or fewer in cases where it has been documented that certain medication classes cannot be tolerated or are contraindicated), and failed one or more incisional intraocular glaucoma surgeries (e.g., glaucoma filtering surgery, tube shunt)
Uncontrolled by medical therapy (to meet out-of-US [OUS] requirements) with participants who only have glaucoma uncontrolled by medical therapy (non-refractory glaucoma), a maximum of 10 participants who meet only criterion b (and not a) will be enrolled in each cohort.
Disqualifiers
History of angle-closure glaucoma where the angle has not been surgically opened in the SE.
History of secondary open-angle glaucoma (e.g., neovascular, pigmentary, pseudoexfoliative, uveitic, angle recession/traumatic glaucoma, etc.) in the SE.
Active inflammation (e.g., blepharitis, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis) in the SE.
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
XEN63 Glaucoma Treatment System
DeviceGel Stent
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Percentage of Participants With Treatment Response of Achieving ≥ 20% Reduction in Intraocular Pressure (IOP) From Baseline on the Same or Fewer Number of IOP-Lowering Medications Compared to Baseline
IOP is a measurement of the fluid pressure inside the study eye. Treatment response is defined as IOP reduction on the same or fewer number of topical IOP-lowering medications.
Number of Participants with Adverse Events (AEs)
An AE is defined as any untoward medical occurrence in a patient or clinical investigation in which a participant is administered a pharmaceutical product which does not necessarily have a causal relationship with this treatment.
Secondary outcomes
Mean Diurnal IOP
IOP is a measurement of the fluid pressure inside the eye. The mean diurnal IOP was the average of the IOP values of the study eye at Month 12.
Change From Baseline in Diurnal IOP
IOP is a measurement of the fluid pressure inside the study eye. A negative change from baseline indicates an improvement and a positive change from baseline indicates a worsening.
Change from Baseline in Number of Topical IOP-Lowering Medications
A numerical count by class of drug of topical IOP lowering medications being taken.
Mean Number of Topical IOP-Lowering Medications
A numerical count by class of drug of topical IOP lowering medications being taken.