Study of the Intraocular Pressure (IOP)-Lowering Efficacy of Azopt 1.0% Compared to Timolol 0.5% in Patients With Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

This is a multiple-dose study of the IOP-lowering efficacy of Azopt (brinzolamide) 1.0% compared to timolol 0.5% when added to a prostaglandin analogue (PGA) as adjunctive therapy over a 24 hour period in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension...

Date First Received: March 6, 2006

Last Updated: June 23, 2008

Verified by: Alcon Research, June 2008

Clinical Trial Phase: Phase 4 | Start Date: September 2006

Overall Status: Completed

Estimated Enrollment: 30

Brief Summary

Official Title: “A Multiple-Dose Study of the IOP-Lowering Efficacy of Azopt 1.0% Compared to Timolol 0.5% When Added to a PGA as Adjunctive Therapy Over a 24 Hour Period in Patients With Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension”

Intervention(s):

This is a multiple-dose study of the IOP-lowering efficacy of Azopt (brinzolamide) 1.0% compared to timolol 0.5% when added to a prostaglandin analogue (PGA) as adjunctive therapy over a 24 hour period in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Treatment, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Control, Parallel Assignment

Study Primary Completion Date: September 2007

Intervention(s) in this Clinical Trial

  • Drug: brinzolamide 1.0%

Outcome Measures for this Clinical Trial

Primary Measures

  • IOP-lowering at 8 and 16 weeks

Secondary Measures

  • Safety throughout the 16 weeks of the study

Criteria for Participation in this Clinical Trial

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Primary open angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension patients

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women of childbearing potential
  • History of bronchial asthma, or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Presence of acute glaucoma

Gender Eligibility for this Clinical Trial: Both

Minimum Age for this Clinical Trial: 18 Years

Maximum Age for this Clinical Trial: N/A

Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted for this Clinical Trial?: No

Clinical Trial Sponsor Information

Lead Sponsor: Alcon Research

Overall Clinical Trial Officials and Contacts

John Liu, PhD Principal Investigator University of California, San Diego  

Additional Information

Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on November 19, 2008

Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00300079

Study ID Number: CM-05-13

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00300079

Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

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