NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant for the Delay of Cataract Progression
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05026632 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : August 30, 2021
Last Update Posted : March 21, 2023
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cataract | Drug: NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant | Phase 1 Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 30 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Safety and Efficacy of NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant for the Delay of Cataract Progression in Patients Undergoing Vitrectomy |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 27, 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2023 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | April 2024 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Single NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant
one NPI-002 implant inserted at the time of vitrectomy
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Drug: NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant
Implant inserted during vitrectomy. |
Experimental: Double NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant
two NPI-002 implants inserted at the time of vitrectomy
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Drug: NPI-002 Intravitreal Implant
Implant inserted during vitrectomy. |
No Intervention: Control
No implant inserted at time of vitrectomy
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- Lens Densitometry [ Time Frame: 6 months ]Change from Baseline

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Indicated for vitrectomy
- Natural Lens in place at time of vitrectomy
- Some cataract present as assessed pre-operatively
Exclusion Criteria:
- Previous intraocular surgery in study eye.
- Clear zonular weakness or defects / coloboma.
- Not on stable dose of medications for other conditions.
- Need for oral corticosteroids during study participation.
- Evidence or history of uveitis, or ocular ischemia.
- Current smoker
- Use of supplemental oxygen
- Evidence or history of proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- Current lung disease (PU, COPD, Asthma) resulting in decreased oxygen saturation.
- Sensitivity to thiol compounds.
- Participation in another clinical trial.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT05026632
Contact: Jami R Kern, PhD | 817-291-4232 | jami@nacuity.com |
Australia | |
Royal Adelaide Hospital | Recruiting |
Adelaide, Australia | |
Contact: Kylie Danise |
Study Director: | Jami R Kern, PhD | Nacuity Pharmaceuticals |
Responsible Party: | Nacuity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05026632 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
C-21-01 |
First Posted: | August 30, 2021 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 21, 2023 |
Last Verified: | March 2023 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Cataract Lens Diseases Eye Diseases |