Study of a Latanoprost Ocular Implant for Treatment of Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension.

Open Label Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Biodegradation Period of PA5346 Latanoprost Free Acid (FA) Sustained Release (SR) Ocular Implant When Administered to Patients With Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

This is an open label, single dose (100 ng/day) study to assess the safety, tolerability and biodegradation of the PA5436 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults who have OAG or OHT.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Ocular Hypertension; Open Angle Glaucoma
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: 100ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant

Detailed Description

Participants who are currently administering Intraocular Pressure lowering drop therapy for Open Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension will be recruited.

Prior to recruitment, participants will be medicated with IOP lowering drop therapy, including a prostaglandin analogue to manage their POAG. The IOP lowering eye drops will be stopped in the intent to treat (ITT) eye at least 28 days and no greater than 49 days prior to the date of implant administration.

Participants will be required to have an unmedicated (post washout) 8:00 AM IOP ≥ 24 mmHg and ≤ 36 mmHg in the ITT eye at either of 2 screening visits 2 weeks apart.

Participants are also required to have an unmedicated (post washout) IOP ≥ 20 mmHg and ≤ 36 mmHg at 12:00 noon and 4:00 PM in the same eye on the same screening visit where the 8:00 AM IOP was IOP ≥ 24 mmHg and ≤ 36mmHg.

The PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant will be administered to one eye (unilateral) of each participant.

IOP will be monitored and if during the course of the study it is found to rise ≥ 30% over baseline in the study eye(s), IOP lowering eye drops will be resumed.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 1
• Phase: Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• New Zealand
  • Rotorua, New Zealand, 3015
    • Rotorua Eye Clinic
  • Wellington
    • Te Aro, Wellington, New Zealand, 6011
      • Capital Eye Specialists

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have given written informed consent before any study-related activities are carried out and must be able to understand the full nature and purpose of the trial, including possible risks and adverse effects.
• Diagnosis of OAG or OHT. Iridocorneal angle must be classified as Grade 3 or 4 on the modified Shaffer-Etienne scale by gonioscopy.
• Unmedicated (post-washout) 8:00 AM IOP of 24 mmHg to 36 mmHg in the ITT eye at either of two qualification visits 2 weeks apart. In addition, the IOP at 12:00 noon and 4:00 PM must be 20 mmHg to 36 mmHg on the same qualification visit where the 8:00 AM IOP was IOP 24 mmHg to 36 mmHg.
• Have a corrected visual acuity as determined by Early Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) charts in each eye greater than or equal to + 0.3 logMAR (equivalent to 6/12).
• Minimum central endothelial cell density of greater than or equal to 1600 cells/mm2 as determined by the reading centre adopted for the study.
• Currently managing their OAG or OHT with IOP lowering drop therapy, including a prostaglandin analogue.
• Are able and willing to follow study instructions and adhere to the protocol schedule and restrictions and undergo eye examinations

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have pseudoexfoliation or pigment dispersion glaucoma
• Have aphakic eyes or only one functioning eye. only one eye.
• Have had iIntraocular surgery, glaucoma surgery or cornea/refractive surgery within the past 6 months or anticipate a need for eye surgery (including laser) in the study eye during the study period. .
• Significant corneal guttatae
• Ocular trauma in either eye within the three months prior to screening
• Current retinal detachment or history of blunt trauma in the study eye.
• Clinically significant ocular disease in either eye (e.g., corneal oedema, uveitis, severe keratoconjunctivitis sicca) which might interfere with the study Ocular trauma
• Have a known sensitivity to any component of the product (e.g. latanoprost, or polytriazole sensitivity), or to topical therapy used during the course of the study. Ocular infection or inflammation
• Have a clinical diagnosis of Fuchs' Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) in the study eye or have confluent central corneal guttatae, multiple central guttatae greater than a single cell, or corneal disease or abnormality that would prevent specular microscopy corneal scans of the study eye.
• Central corneal thickness in either eye that is less than 470 µm or greater than 630 µm at screening (or a difference between the eyes >70 µm).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Single Dose 100ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant; After washout, eligible subjects will be dosed with a single 100ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant at study Day 0.	Drug: 100ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant; PA5346 ocular implant is a small, clear rod-shaped implant that is placed in the anterior (front) chamber of the eye, at a single timepoint, and slowly releases a drug called latanoprost free acid (100ng/day) over a period of approximately 30 weeks

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To assess the safety and tolerability of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults with Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) or Ocular Hypertension (OHT).	Clinically significant changes to haematology or biochemistry	Change from baseline to 40 weeks
To assess the safety and tolerability of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults with Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) or Ocular Hypertension (OHT).	Clinically significant changes to urinalysis	Change from baseline to 40 weeks
To assess the safety and tolerability of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults with Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) or Ocular Hypertension (OHT).	Clinically significant changes to physical examination	Change from baseline to 40 weeks
To assess the safety and tolerability of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults with Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) or Ocular Hypertension (OHT).	Clinically significant changes to vital signs	Change from baseline to 40 weeks
To assess the safety and tolerability of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults with Open Angle Glaucoma (OAG) or Ocular Hypertension (OHT).	Clinically significant changes to visual acuity	Change from baseline to 40 weekls
To assess the period of biodegradation of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in adults with OAG or OHT.	Biodegradation will be assessed by Gonioscopy or anterior Optical Coherence at Tomography (OCT) at Weeks 6, 12, 18, 26, 34, 40 and each subsequent 6 week visit thereafter until the implant has completely biodegraded. These tests allow the implant to be located by the ophthalmologist.	Up to 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
To assess the initial efficacy of 100 ng/day PA5346 Latanoprost FA SR Ocular Implant in controlling IOP during a study period in adults with OAG or OHT.	IOP will be assess by using a tonometer at Day 1, Weeks 6, 18, 26, 34, 40 and every 6 weekly visit after intervention commencement.	Up to 12 months
Extent of hyperaemia.	Assessed by Slit lamp Biomicroscopy for Conjunctival Redness Day 1, Weeks 6, 18, 26, 34, 40 and every 6 weekly visit after intervention commencement.	Up to 12 months
Ophthalmologist-reported ease of use of bespoke administration device	This questionnaire is descriptive only and includes questions such as: Ease of attaching the implant-containing needle to the administration device; Ease of inserting the implant in the correct location; Number of times the plunger is depressed to extrude the implant.	Day 0

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: PolyActiva Pty Ltd
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Tony Wells, MD, Capital Eye Specialists

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): March 4, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): June 12, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): September 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 10, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): April 19, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 12, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 11, 2024
• Last Verified: April 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Cardiovascular Diseases; Vascular Diseases; Eye Diseases; Glaucoma; Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Ocular Hypertension; Hypertension; Pharmaceutical Solutions; Ophthalmic Solutions; Latanoprost
• Other Study ID Numbers: LATA-CS103

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