Effect of MEMOPTIC on Visual Field of Patients Followed for a Chronic Open-angle Glaucoma (MEMO-GCAO)

Open-angle glaucoma is a degeneration of the optic nerve, highlighted by campimetric alterations, and wose only current therapeutic target is the lowering of the intra-ocular pressure (using eye drops, surgery or laser). MEMOPTIC is a tablet combining citicoline, magnesium and Gingko biloba, which have a neuroprotective effect already used in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease for example. Citicoline has also shown several promising results in ophthalmological diseases (glaucoma, amblyopia or more recently in ischemic optic neuropathies). The citicoline used in eye drops (NEURODROP) has already shown results on the preservation of the vision of glaucomatous patients.

The purpose of this project is to determine if MEMOPTIC can have an effect, in addition to the conventional treatments, in the preservation of vision of patients treated for an open-angle glaucoma.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Open-angle Glaucoma; Visual Field
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: MEMOPTIC; Drug: usual treatment of glaucoma

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 15
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• France
  • Amiens, France, 80480
    • CHU Amiens

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• diagnosis of GCAO defined by OCT RNFL alterations and visual fields defects
• age between 20 and 80 years old
• Well controled intra-ocular pressure under treatment (PIO<21mmHg or decreased by 20% compared to initial the PIO)

Exclusion Criteria:

• retinal or macular disease
• diagnosis of cataract or surgery of cataract during the follow-up
• allergy to citicolin
• ocular hypertonia due to a secondary cause (like corticosteroids)
• history of anterior, intermediate or posterior uveitis
• general treatment affecting PIO (beta blockers, corticosteroids)
• pregnancy or breastfeeding

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MEMOPTIC added to the usual treatment of glaucoma	Drug: MEMOPTIC; Patients will receive their usual treatment of glaucoma adding 1 tablet of MEMOPTIC per day during 2 years of following
Active Comparator: usual treatment of glaucoma	Drug: usual treatment of glaucoma; Patients will receive only their usual treatment of glaucoma.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Variation of visual field of open angle-glaucoma patients with MEMOPTIC treatment	Variation of visual field of open angle-glaucoma patients with MEMOPTIC treatment versus visual field of open angle-glaucoma patients without MEMOPTIC treatment. Visual field is measure with METROVISION Visual Field 24-2, a full field projection perimeter entirely compatible with the Goldmann standard and modern perimetry standard. It allows high resolution static perimetry as well as kinetic perimetry with automated and manual modes. Automated static perimetry is one of the methods used to screen and follow up patients who have glaucoma. It consists of approximately 100 quantitative threshold measures that permit evaluation of retinal sensitivity. Each measure is standardized in a population free of ocular disease, and two simple statistics are calculated: mean deviation (MD) and pattern standard deviation (PSD). These indices are widely used in glaucoma clinical trials and patient follow-up.	from day 0 to 2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Claire Iscar, MD, CHU Amiens

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 21, 2020
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 18, 2024
• Study Completion (Actual): January 18, 2024

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 29, 2020
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 4, 2020
• First Posted (Actual): August 5, 2020

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): June 12, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 10, 2026
• Last Verified: June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: magnesium; Citicoline; Gingko biloba; Open-angle Glaucoma; visual field; MEMOPTIC
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Eye Diseases; Ocular Hypertension; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle
• Other Study ID Numbers: PI2019_843_0061

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No