Brimonidine Purite 0.15% Versus Dorzolamide 2% Used as Adjunctive Therapy to Latanoprost
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
Evaluate the relative efficacy and tolerability of Alphagan P compared to Trusopt as adjunctive therapy
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Phase 4 |
Study Design
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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· Male or female > 18 years of age
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Diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
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IOP > 16 mm Hg in each eye at the latanoprost -treated baseline evaluation
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Presently on latanoprost monotherapy for at least 6 weeks
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Ability to provide informed consent and likely to complete all study visits
Exclusion Criteria:
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· Known contraindication or allergy to brimonidine or any of its components
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Subjects must be naive to brimonidine 0.2% or brimonidine Purite 0.15% and dorzolamide 2%
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Uncontrolled systemic disease
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Active ocular disease other than glaucoma or ocular hypertension (e.g. uveitis, ocular infections, or severe dry eye). Patients with chronic mild blepharitis, cataract, age-related macular degeneration, or background diabetic retinopathy may be enrolled at the discretion of the investigator.
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Required use of ocular medications other than the study medications during the study (intermittent use of artificial tear product is allowed).
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Corneal abnormalities
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History of intraocular surgery within the last 3 months
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Female patients of childbearing potential who are pregnant, lactating, planning a pregnancy, or not using a reliable form of birth control
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Visual field loss, which in the opinion of the investigator, is functionally significant, or evidence of progressive visual field loss within the last year.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Dr. Noecker | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | United States | 15213 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Innovative Medical
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robert Noecker, MD, UPMC Eye Center
Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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