Safety and Efficacy of Nyxol (0.75% Phentolamine Ophthalmic Solution) to Reverse Pharmacologically-Induced Mydriasis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2021-03-15
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The objectives of this study are:

• To evaluate the efficacy of Nyxol to expedite the reversal of pharmacologically-induced mydriasis across multiple mydriatic agents with an emphasis on phenylephrine

• To evaluate the efficacy of Nyxol to return subjects to baseline accommodation after worsening (with cycloplegic agents tropicamide and Paremyd)

• To evaluate the safety of Nyxol

• To evaluate any additional benefits of the reversal of pharmacologically-induced mydriasis

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Ocuphire Pharma, Inc.
• Treatments: Ophthalmic Solutions; Pharmaceutical Solutions; Phentolamine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Males or females ≥ 12 years of age

2. Otherwise healthy and well controlled subjects

Exclusion Criteria:

Ophthalmic (in either eye):

1. Clinically significant ocular disease as deemed by the Investigator that might interfere with the study

2. Unwilling or unable to discontinue use of contact lenses at screening until study completion

3. Unwilling or unable to suspend use of topical medication at screening until study completion

4. Ocular trauma, ocular surgery or non-refractive laser treatment within the 6 months prior to screening

5. Use of any topical prescription or over-the-counter (OTC) ophthalmic medications of any kind within 7 days of screening

6. Recent or current evidence of ocular infection or inflammation in either eye

7. History of diabetic retinopathy or diabetic macular edema

8. Closed or very narrow angles that in the Investigator's opinion are potentially occludable if the subject's pupil is dilated

9. History of any traumatic (surgical or nonsurgical) or non-traumatic condition affecting the pupil or iris

10. Known allergy or contraindication to any component of the mydriatic agents or the vehicle formulation

11. History of cauterization of the punctum or punctal plug (silicone or collagen) insertion or removal

Systemic:

1. Known hypersensitivity or contraindication to α- and/or β adrenoceptor antagonists.

2. Clinically significant systemic disease that might interfere with the study

3. Initiation of treatment with or any changes to the current dosage, drug or regimen of any systemic adrenergic or cholinergic drugs within 7 days prior to screening, or during the study

4. Participation in any investigational study within 30 days prior to screening

5. Females of childbearing potential who are pregnant, nursing, planning a pregnancy, or not using a medically acceptable form of birth control

6. Resting HR outside the normal range (50-110 beats per minute)

7. Hypertension with resting diastolic BP > 105 mmHg or systolic BP > 160 mmHg