A Study to Evaluate the Safety of DEXYCU for the Treatment of Inflammation Following Ocular Surgery for Childhood Cataract
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT05191706 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : January 13, 2022
Last Update Posted : January 13, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Cataract | Drug: Dexamethasone Drug: Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic | Phase 4 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 60 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Intervention Model Description: | Prospective, Randomized, Active Treatment-Controlled, Parallel-Design, Multicenter Study |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase 3/4, Prospective, Randomized, Active Treatment-Controlled, Parallel-Design, Multicenter Study to Evaluate the Safety of DEXYCU for the Treatment of Inflammation Following Ocular Surgery for Childhood Cataract |
Estimated Study Start Date : | January 2022 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | January 2024 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | February 2024 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: DEXYCU (dexamethasoneintraocular suspension) 9%
A single 0.005-mL anterior chamber injection of DEXYCU (dexamethasoneintraocular suspension) 9%, equivalent to 517mcg dexamethasone.
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Drug: Dexamethasone
single anterior chamber injection |
Active Comparator: Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension (USP) 1%
Active treatment control, prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension(USP) 1%, four times daily (QID)for 28days, followed by a treatment taper at the investigator's discretion.
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Drug: Prednisolone Acetate Ophthalmic
topical administration four times a day for 28 days, followed by treatment taper |
- Grade of anterior chamber cells (ACC) [ Time Frame: Post-Operative Day 14 ]
- Grade of anterior chamber flare (ACF) [ Time Frame: Post-Operative Day 14 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | up to 3 Years (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Undergoing uncomplicated cataract surgery with or without a posterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation.
- If a contact lens is used for correction of post-operative aphakia, it must be a silicone elastomer lens or a rigid gas permeable lens (no water content).
- Other protocol-specified inclusion criteria may apply.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of clinically significant gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, hematological, endocrine, neurological, psychiatric, respiratory, or other medical condition that could increase the risk to the subject as determined by the investigator.
- Has a post-traumatic cataract.
- Presence of active or suspected viral, bacterial, or fungal disease in the study eye.
- Ocular hypertension with an IOP in the study eye >25 mmHg at Screening with or without treatment with anti-glaucoma monotherapy.
- Subjects who have received a periocular corticosteroid injection in the study eye in the 3 months prior to Screening.
- Subjects who have received any intravitreal corticosteroid delivery vehicle (eg, Retisert®, Ozurdex®, Iluvien®) in the study eye at any time.
- Other protocol-specified exclusion criteria may apply

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): NCT05191706
Contact: Dario Paggiarino, MD | 617-610-3411 | dpaggiarino@eyepointpharma.com |
United States, California | |
EyePoint Investigational Site | Not yet recruiting |
Palo Alto, California, United States, 94303 | |
Contact: Study Coordinator | |
Principal Investigator: EyePoint Study Investigator | |
United States, South Carolina | |
EyePoint Investigational Site | Recruiting |
Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29425 |
Responsible Party: | EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT05191706 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
EYP-DIP-001 |
First Posted: | January 13, 2022 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | January 13, 2022 |
Last Verified: | January 2022 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | Yes |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
pediatric cataract |
Cataract Inflammation Pathologic Processes Lens Diseases Eye Diseases Dexamethasone Prednisolone Methylprednisolone Acetate Methylprednisolone Methylprednisolone Hemisuccinate Prednisolone acetate Prednisolone hemisuccinate Prednisolone phosphate |
Anti-Inflammatory Agents Antiemetics Autonomic Agents Peripheral Nervous System Agents Physiological Effects of Drugs Gastrointestinal Agents Glucocorticoids Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal Antineoplastic Agents Neuroprotective Agents Protective Agents |