Safety and Efficacy Assessment Treatment Trials of Emixustat Hydrochloride

NCT ID: NCT01802866

Last Updated: 2017-07-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

508 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-28

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine if emixustat hydrochloride (ACU-4429) reduces the rate of progression of geographic atrophy compared to placebo in subjects with dry age-related macular degeneration.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Geographic Atrophy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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ACU-4429 2.5 mg

2.5 mg tablet

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ACU-4429

Intervention Type DRUG

Take orally once daily for 24 months

ACU-4429 5 mg

5 mg tablet

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ACU-4429

Intervention Type DRUG

Take orally once daily for 24 months

ACU-4429 10 mg

10 mg tablet

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ACU-4429

Intervention Type DRUG

Take orally once daily for 24 months

Placebo

Includes identical tablets with only inactive ingredients (0 mg).

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Take orally once daily for 24 months

Interventions

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ACU-4429

Take orally once daily for 24 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Take orally once daily for 24 months

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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emixustat hydrochloride

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Males or females, age ≥55 years.
2. Clinical diagnosis of GA associated with AMD
3. Able and willing to provide written informed consent.
4. Able to reliably administer oral medication by self or with available assistance.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Active CNV or presence of an active ocular disease.
2. Known serious allergy to the fluorescein sodium for injection in angiography.
3. Pre-specified laboratory abnormalities at screening.
4. Treatment with any investigational study drug within 30 days of screening or device (within 60 days of screening)
5. History of other disease, metabolic dysfunction, physical examination finding, or clinical laboratory finding
6. Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating.
7. Female subjects of childbearing potential and male subjects who are not surgically sterile who are not willing to practice a medically accepted method of birth control from screening through 30 days after completion of the study.
8. Unstable or poorly controlled medical or ophthalmic conditions
Minimum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Kubota Vision Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Acucela Medical Monitor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kubota Vision Inc.

Locations

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Yeong JL, Loveman E, Colquitt JL, Royle P, Waugh N, Lois N. Visual cycle modulators versus placebo or observation for the prevention and treatment of geographic atrophy due to age-related macular degeneration. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Dec 17;12(12):CD013154. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013154.pub2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33331670 (View on PubMed)

Rosenfeld PJ, Dugel PU, Holz FG, Heier JS, Pearlman JA, Novack RL, Csaky KG, Koester JM, Gregory JK, Kubota R. Emixustat Hydrochloride for Geographic Atrophy Secondary to Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Randomized Clinical Trial. Ophthalmology. 2018 Oct;125(10):1556-1567. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.03.059. Epub 2018 Apr 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 29716784 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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4429-202

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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