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CTRI Number  CTRI/2023/06/054478 [Registered on: 27/06/2023] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 02/07/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   A multicenter clinical trial for the comparison of efficacy and safety in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in adult patients with glaucoma.  
Scientific Title of Study   A multicenter, randomized, assessor-blinded, active controlled, parallel group, two arm, non-inferiority clinical trial for the comparison of efficacy and safety of a preservative-free Brinzolamide 10mg/ml + Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/ml eye drops suspension (AZAD Pharma AG, Switzerland) and Simbrinza® (Brinzolamide 10 mg/ml + Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/ml) eye drops suspension (Novartis Europharm Limited, Ireland ) in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in adult patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
22-VIN-0095 Version 01 dated 01 Mar 2023  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Mr Sivakumar Vaidyanathan 
Designation  COO- Clinical Trials 
Affiliation  Veeda Clinical Research Ltd 
Address  Veeda Clinical Research Ltd., Shivalik Plaza, Near I.I.M., Ambawadi, Ahmedabad

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380015
India 
Phone  9167977840  
Fax    
Email  sivakumar.vaidyanathan@veedacr.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Ravi Alamchandani 
Designation  General Manager 
Affiliation  Veeda Clinical Research Ltd 
Address  Veeda Clinical Research Ltd., Shivalik Plaza, Near I.I.M., Ambawadi, Ahmedabad

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380015
India 
Phone  9687306158  
Fax    
Email  Ravi.A1950@veedacr.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Ravi Alamchandani 
Designation  General Manager 
Affiliation  Veeda Clinical Research Ltd 
Address  Veeda Clinical Research Ltd., Shivalik Plaza, Near I.I.M., Ambawadi, Ahmedabad

Ahmadabad
GUJARAT
380015
India 
Phone  9687306158  
Fax    
Email  Ravi.A1950@veedacr.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AZAD Pharma AG Durachweg 15CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  AZAD Pharma AG 
Address  Durachweg 15CH-8200 Schaffhausen, Switzerland 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Veeda Clinical Research Limited  Veeda Clinical Research Pvt. Ltd., Shivalik Plaza, Near I.I.M., Ambawadi, Ahmedabad – 380015 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 14  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Ajay Ambade   Ambade Eye Hospital  Ambade Eye Hospital, 1st Floor, Kamla, Tower, Near Jaswant Talkies, indora Square, Kamptee Road, Nagpur 440017
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9823178466

dr_ajayambade@rediffmail.com 
Dr Neera Kanjani  Dr. Agrawals eye clinic  FF-7, Dev Aurum , Anand nagar cross road, Prahladnagar, Ahmedabad 380015
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7760969627

nira_mamdani@yahoo.com 
Dr Mahendra Thakkar  Eye care Super specialty Hospital  Eye care Super specialty Hospital, 2nd Floor, Shri Raj Center, Above ADC Bank, Opp. Vasna Bus Stand, Vasna, Ahmedabad-380007
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9824025427

drmahendrathakkar@gmail.com 
Dr Anjali Sapar  Insight Institute of Opthalmology  Insight Institute of Ophthalmology OPD no-01,H wing, PI OPD, second floor, Jay Ganesh Samrajya, office no.122- 124,131-133, Spine Road, Nashik - Pune Hwy, Bhosari, Pune, Maharashtra-411039,
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
9545680252
020-27234444
dranjalisapar@gmail.com 
Dr Bhavik Zala  Jyoti Eye Hospital   EL9, 1st floor Shalvi Complex, Jantanagar Road, Ghatlodia, Ahmedabad Gujarat - 380061
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9727717184

jyotieyehospital123@gmail.com 
Dr Miral Rashminkumar Prajapati  Kanoria Hospital Research Centre  Kanoria Hospital And Research Centre, Clinical Research Department, Ground floor, Building No. 02 Airport- Gandhinagar Highway, Village-Bhat Gandhinagar Gujarat - 382428 India
Gandhinagar
GUJARAT 
7016299035

drmiralprajapati1994@gmail.com 
Dr PRAMOD KUMAR  King George’s Medical University  Room No.4, Department of Opthalmology, Gate No. 2 Ground Floor, King George Medical University, Shahmina Shah Road, Lucknow 226003
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
7007103252

pramoddavid08@gmail.com 
Dr Mundada Raju Brijlal  Munadada ENT & Eye Care center  72 A, Behind Hedgewar Hospital,Manik Hospital road, Aurangabad 431001
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
9325271730

drmundadaraju.pi@gmail.com 
Dr Sourabh Patwardhan  Nandadeep Eye Hospital  OPD No.1, Basement, Nandadeep Eye Hospital, Opposite Patidar Bhavan, Madhavnagar Road, Sangli, Maharashtra- 416410, India.
Sangli
MAHARASHTRA 
9404705777
0233-2211451
patwardhan.sourabh@gmail.com 
Dr Parth Rana  Netralaya Super Speciality Eye Hospital  1st Floor, KayDee House, Above Union Bank of India, Opp.Gujarat Gas, Parimal Garden Cross Road, CG Road- 380006
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7999999344

netralaya.rch@gmail.com 
Dr Abhishek Chandra  Netrodaya The Eye City LLP  Arazi No. 651 & 652 , Near Dafi Toll Tax, NH2, Varanasi- 221011
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9651726602

abhishekvinita@gmail.com 
Dr Garima Chadda  SAI ORTHO & EYE CARE  A-501,A Wing, 5th Floor, Neeti Gaurav Complex Central Bazar Road, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur - 440010
Nagpur
MAHARASHTRA 
9370258687

drgarimac@yahoo.co.in 
Dr Pooja Bhomaj  Shanti Saroj Netralaya  OPD No.2, First floor, Shanti Saroj Netralay, Near Relience Pump, Central Bank, Sangali Road, Miraj, Sangli-Miraj Kupwad, Maharashtra-416410.
Sangli
MAHARASHTRA 
9890644489

pbhomaj@gmail.com 
Dr Arun Kumar Gupta  Umaprem Netralay & Eye Hospital  Room No. 4, Eye Department, N6/13 E-1-2 , Extension-2 Indira Nagar colony, Chitaipur. Varanasi - 221005, Uttar Pradesh.
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
7379440164

umapremnetralay@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 13  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
IEC Insight Institute of ophthalmology   Approved 
IEC RadianceHospital Pvt. Ltd. And Purohit Nursing Home  Approved 
IEC-Saishwari Clinic -Hospital for Mental Health  Approved 
IEC-Saishwari clinical Hospital for mental health  Approved 
Ikon Ethics committee for Research  Approved 
Janta Hospital Ethics Commitee  Approved 
Kanoria Ethics Committee  Approved 
Meditrina Institute Ethics Committee  Approved 
Netrodaya Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: H401||Open-angle glaucoma,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Brinzolamide 10mg/ml & Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/ml eye drops suspension by AZAD Pharma AG  Each study patient will self-administer one drop of test or reference product in the study eye. The patient may also administer in non-study eye as per investigators suggestion (if needed). Eye drop will be instilled in lower conjunctival sac, two times daily, at approximately 09:00 a.m. (±30 minutes) and 09:00 p.m. (±30 minutes) for 12 weeks. During study visits, designated unblinded independent site personnel will administered the 9 a.m. dose after IOP measurement.  
Comparator Agent  Simbrinza Brinzolamide 10 mg/ml Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/ml eye drops suspension Novartis Europharm Limited, Ireland  Each study patient will self-administer one drop of test or reference product in the study eye. The patient may also administer in non-study eye as per investigators suggestion (if needed). Eye drop will be instilled in lower conjunctival sac, two times daily, at approximately 09:00 a.m. (±30 minutes) and 09:00 p.m. (±30 minutes) for 12 weeks. During study visits, designated unblinded independent site personnel will administered the 9 a.m. dose after IOP measurement.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1. Male and female patients, aged 18-75 years (both inclusive), diagnosed with bilateral or unilateral open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension, who in the opinion of the Investigator, were insufficiently controlled on monotherapy or were already on multiple IOP lowering medications.

2. Mean IOP measurements in at least one eye (the same eye), must have been:
▪ ≥ 24 mmHg and ≤ 36 mmHg at the 9 a.m. time point, and
▪ ≥ 21 mmHg and ≤ 36 mmHg at the 11 a.m. time point at both the Eligibility 1 and Eligibility 2 visits
following washout of any IOP-lowering medication.
â–ª Mean IOP must not have been > 36 mmHg in either eye at any time point.

3. Adequate wash-out period prior to baseline of any ocular hypotensive medication.

4. Patients must have provided IEC approved written informed consent using the latest version of the IEC informed consent form.

5. Patients must be in good health and free from any clinically significant disease apart from indication under study.

6. Patients able to comply with study procedures in the opinion of the investigator.

7. Study patients must be willing and able to understand and comply with the requirements of the protocol, including attendance at the required scheduled study visits.

8. Patients must be able to safely discontinue use of all ocular hypotensive medication(s) and undergo appropriate washout period.

9. Sexually active women, unless surgically sterile (at least 6 months prior to study drug administration). 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Pregnant or lactating females.

2. Chronic, recurrent or severe inflammatory eye disease.

3. Severe central visual field loss (i.e., sensitivity ≤10 dB in ≥2 of the 4 visual field test points closest to the point of fixation) in either eye.

4. Schaffer angle grade <2 degree in either eye (as measured by gonioscopy).

5. Cup-to-disc ratio >0.80 (horizontal or vertical measurement) in either eye.

6. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) score worse than 55 ETDRS letters (20/80 Snellen equivalent).

7. Unable to safely discontinue IOP-lowering ocular medications per the washout schedule.

8. Current or history within 3 months prior to baseline of significant ocular disease, e.g., corneal edema, uveitis, ocular infection, ocular inflammation, corneal ulcerin either eye or corneal foreign body.

9. Ocular trauma within the preceding 6 months.

10. Contraindication to brimonidine tartrate, brinzolamide or sulfonamide therapy or known hypersensitivity to sulfonides or any component of brimonidine tartrate and brinzolamide ophthalmic suspension.

11. Use of intraocular corticosteroid implant at any time prior to baseline.

12. Use of contact lens within one week prior to baseline.

13. Ocular laser surgery within the 3 months prior to entry.

14. Use within two weeks prior to baseline of: 1) topical ophthalmic corticosteroid, or 2) topical corticosteroid.

15. Use within one month prior to baseline of:
1) systemic corticosteroid or
2) high-dose (more than 1 g daily) salicylate therapy
3) monoamine oxidase(MAO) inhibitor therapy,
4) any antidepressant which affects noradrenergic transmission (e.g. tricyclic antidepressants,
mianserin) or
5) adrenergic–augmenting psychotropic drug (e.g. desipramine, amitriptyline).

16. Use within six months prior to baseline of intravitreal or subtenon injection of ophthalmic corticosteroid.

17. Underwent within six months prior to baseline any other intraocular surgery (e.g., cataract surgery).

18. Underwent within 12 months prior to baseline: refractive surgery, filtering surgery for IOP reduction.

19. Amblyopia - only one sighted eye.

20. Clinically significant or progressive retinal disease (e.g., retinal degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, retinal detachment) in either eye.

21. Any abnormality preventing reliable applanation tonometry.

22. History or presence of significant alcoholism or drug abuse in the past one year.

23. Active smoker at the time of screening.

24. Active or prior severe, unstable, or uncontrolled cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, or renal disease that would prevent safe administration of topical a-adrenergic agonists or carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, according to the investigator.

25. Any form of glaucoma other than open-angle glaucoma.

26. Therapy with an investigational agent within the past 30 days from screening.

27. Clinically significant hematologic and/or biochemical abnormalities based on laboratory testing as judged by investigator.

28. Patients who are at risk of visual field or visual acuity worsening as a consequence of participation of trial as per Investigator discretion.

29. Any other conditions, including severe illness, which would make the patient, in the opinion of the Investigator, unsuitable for the study.

30. Chronic use of any systemic medication that may affect IOP with less than three-month stable dosing regimen (i.e., sympathomimetic agents, beta-adrenergic blocking agents, alpha agonists, alpha-adrenergic blocking agents, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, etc.).

31. Use of any prescribed medication during last two weeks or OTC medicinal products during the last one week preceding the first dosing that is affecting the IOP or result in drug-drug interaction with the study drug.

32. Major illness, as per investigator discretion, during 3 months before screening.

33. Participating in a clinical study within the past 3 months.

34. Pupil with inadequate ability to dilate sufficiently for peripheral retinal examination.

35. Patients with risk of angle closure or evidence of acute, intermittent or chronic angle closure.

36. History or evidence of severe inflammatory eye disease (i.e. uveitis, retinitis, scleritis) in one or both eyes.

37. Patients with severe allergic rhinitis. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Other 
Method of Concealment   Other 
Blinding/Masking   Outcome Assessor Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The primary efficacy endpoint is mean change from baseline to week 12 in diurnal IOP [the average
of the IOP measured at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. time points] of study eye in the test arm as compared to
reference arm.

 
• Screening
• Visit 2 – Eligibility Visit (At the end of the washout period for patients who already had received IOP lowering medications)
• Visit 3 (3-8 days after eligibility (Visit 2))
• Visit 4 –Follow up Visit(week 2)
• Visit 5 –Follow up Visit(week 6)
• Visit 6 –End of study(week 12) 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To assess the safety and tolerability profile of the test product and reference product.  • Mean change from baseline to Week 2 and Week 6 in diurnal IOP [the average of the IOP measured at 9 a.m. & 11 a.m-assessment time points] of study eye in the test arm as compared to reference arm using ANCOVA.
• Mean change from baseline to Week 2, 6 & Week 12 in IOP & IOP percent for each assessment time point.
• Ocular tolerance – The difference between the test & reference products with respect to ocular comfort level score and conjunctival hyperemia at baseline-Day 1 and Week 12.

 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="208"
Sample Size from India="208" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "208"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="208" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   25/07/2023 
Date of Study Completion (India) 03/05/2024 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

This will be “ A multicenter, randomized, assessor-blinded, active controlled, parallel group, two arm, non-inferiority clinical trial for the comparison of efficacy and safety of Brinzolamide 10mg/ml & Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/ml eye drops suspension (AZAD Pharma AG, Switzerland) and Simbrinza® (Brinzolamide 10 mg/ml & Brimonidine tartrate 2 mg/ml) eye drops suspension (Novartis Europharm Limited, Ireland ) in the treatment of elevated intraocular pressure in adult patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.

Blinding will be performed using identical boxes in primary packaging in the two groups, and in the replacement of the commercial labels for the comparator (reference product) in the bottles. An unblinded independent site personnel will dispense the investigational medicinal products, collect used and unused products and administer the treatment to the patient at the clinic after the IOP measurement and these site personnel will not participate in the clinical trial assessments (including IOP measurements) in order to minimize potential bias, and will be instructed not to discuss about the study drugs with IOP assessors, and other study personnel. 

Each study patient will self-administer one drop of test or reference product in the study eye. The patient may also administer in non-study eye as per investigators suggestion (if needed). Eye drop will be instilled in lower conjunctival sac, two times daily, at approximately 09:00 a.m. (±30 minutes) and 09:00 p.m. (±30 minutes) for 12 weeks. During study visits, designated unblinded independent site personnel will administered the 9 a.m. dose after IOP measurement.

On the day of efficacy assessment (Visit 4, Visit 5 and Visit 6), when the study treatment is to be administered at the site, evaluators will not be in the room whenever the IMP is taken out of the external packaging or the patient is dosed with a IMP.

Dosing at site will be done by unblinded independent site personnel, trained in IP administration.

 
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