Efficacy and Safety Study of Brinzolamide 1%/Brimonidine 0.2% vs. Brinzolamide 1% and Brimonidine 0.2%

Three Month Efficacy and Safety Study of a Fixed Combination of Brinzolamide 1%/Brimonidine 0.2% Compared to Brinzolamide 1% and Brimonidine 0.2% All Dosed Three Times Daily in Patients With Open-Angle Glaucoma and/or Ocular Hypertension

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a fixed combination of Brinzolamide/Brimonidine in lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) relative to each of its individual active components in patients with open-angle glaucoma and/or ocular hypertension.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Ocular Hypertension; Open-Angle Glaucoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Brinzolamide 1%/brimonidine tartrate 0.2% ophthalmic suspension; Drug: Brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension, 1%; Drug: Brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution, 0.2%

Detailed Description

This study consisted of 6 visits conducted during 2 sequential phases: the Screening/Eligibility phase, which included a screening visit and 2 eligibility visits, and the Treatment phase, which included 3 on-therapy visits conducted at Week 2, Week 6, and Month 3. A washout period based on previous ocular medication preceded Eligibility Visit 1. Patients who met all inclusion/exclusion criteria at both eligibility visits were randomized (1:1:1) to receive treatment with 1 of 3 study drugs for 3 months. Study drug instillation began the morning after the second eligibility visit.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1001
• Phase: Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sign Informed Consent document.
• Diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, with mean intraocular pressure within protocol-specified range at eligibility visit/s.
• Other protocol-specified inclusion criteria may apply.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Females of childbearing potential if pregnant, lactating, or not using highly effective birth control measures.
• Any form of glaucoma other than open-angle glaucoma.
• Severe central vision loss in either eye.
• Chronic, recurrent, or severe inflammatory eye disease.
• Ocular trauma within the preceding 6 months.
• Ocular infection or ocular inflammation within the preceding 3 months.
• Clinically significant or progressive retinal disease such as retinal degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, or retinal detachment.
• Best-corrected visual acuity score worse than 55 letters using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study chart.
• Other ocular pathology (including severe dry eye) that may, in the opinion of the Investigator, preclude the administration of study product.
• Ocular surgery within the preceding 6 months.
• Ocular laser surgery within the preceding 3 months.
• Any abnormality preventing reliable applanation tonometry.
• Any other conditions, including severe illness, which could make the patient, in the opinion of the Investigator, unsuitable for the study.
• Other protocol-specified exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple

Number of Arms

3

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Brinzolamide/Brimonidine; Brinzolamide 1%/brimonidine tartrate 0.2% ophthalmic suspension, one drop instilled in each eye three times a day for 3 months	Drug: Brinzolamide 1%/brimonidine tartrate 0.2% ophthalmic suspension
Active Comparator: Brinzolamide; Brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension, 1%, one drop instilled in each eye three times a day for 3 months	Drug: Brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension, 1%; Other Names: AZOPT®
Active Comparator: Brimonidine; Brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution, 0.2%, one drop instilled in each eye three times a day for 3 months	Drug: Brimonidine tartrate ophthalmic solution, 0.2%

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Mean IOP at Month 3 for Each Assessment Timepoint (8 AM, + 2 h, + 7 h, and + 9 h)	At the Month 3 (Exit) visit, the 8 am IOP measurement was taken before instillation of study drug. The study drug was instilled approximately 15 minutes after the 8 am measurement. An additional dose was given at 3 pm. Intraocular pressure was measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry. One eye from each patient was chosen as the study eye and only data for the study eye were used for the efficacy analysis. A higher IOP can be a greater risk factor for developing glaucoma or glaucoma progression (leading to optic nerve damage).	Month 3

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Alcon Research
• Investigators: Study Director: James Teague, BS, Sr. Clinical Manager, Alcon Research

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Katz G, Dubiner H, Samples J, Vold S, Sall K. Three-month randomized trial of fixed-combination brinzolamide, 1%, and brimonidine, 0.2%. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2013 Jun;131(6):724-30. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2013.188.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: February 1, 2011
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2012
• Study Completion (Actual): March 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 15, 2011
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 15, 2011
• First Posted (Estimate): February 16, 2011

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 21, 2013
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 14, 2013
• Last Verified: May 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Ocular Hypertension; Open-Angle Glaucoma; OHT; AOG
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Eye Diseases; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Ocular Hypertension; Hypertension; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Adrenergic Agents; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Antihypertensive Agents; Enzyme Inhibitors; Adrenergic alpha-2 Receptor Agonists; Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; Adrenergic Agonists; Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors; Pharmaceutical Solutions; Brimonidine Tartrate; Ophthalmic Solutions; Brinzolamide
• Other Study ID Numbers: C-10-033