Eye injection aims to clear fluid in chronic vision disorder
NCT ID NCT07681167
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This trial investigates whether faricimab, an eye injection, can help people with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR), a condition where fluid builds up under the retina and can cause vision loss. The study includes 50 adults with persistent fluid for at least three months. Participants receive either faricimab or a sham injection over three months, with the main goal of seeing if the drug can completely resolve the fluid.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- faricimab
- What this could lead to
- If successful, faricimab could offer a new treatment option for people with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, potentially improving vision and reducing fluid in the retina.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 50 participants. The drug may not work better than a sham injection, and there are risks from eye injections, such as infection or inflammation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥21 years at the time of consent. * Best corrected visual acuity between 24 and 73 ETDRS letters (approximately Snellen equivalent 20/32 to 20/300) in the study eye. * Diagnosis of chronic CSCR, defined as the presence of persistent SRF for ≥3 months, with or without secondary MNV. * Presence of pachychoroid features, including pachyvessels on ultra-widefield imaging in at least one quadrant and SFCT ≥300 µm. * Presence of intraretinal fluid and/or subretinal fluid involving the fovea, as confirmed by OCT. * Disease duration criteria: * CSCR without secondary MNV: persistent subretinal fluid for ≥3 months despite observation, or * CSCR with secondary MNV: presence of exudative fluid of any duration, with neovascularization confirmed on OCTA. * Ability and willingness to provide written informed consent. * Women of childbearing potential must have a negative pregnancy test prior to enrollment and agree to use a reliable form of contraception for the duration of the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of ocular inflammation or primary choroidal disorders. * Presence of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). * Any ocular condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, could affect intra- or subretinal fluid or significantly alter visual acuity during the study (e.g., diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion, uveitis, neovascular glaucoma). * Clinically significant cataract likely to reduce visual acuity by more than three ETDRS lines (i.e., worse than approximately 20/40 if the eye were otherwise normal). * Any intraocular surgery within 3 months prior to enrollment. * Prior treatment in the study eye with: * Intravitreal corticosteroids (any time), * Anti-VEGF therapy within 6 months, or * Photodynamic therapy (any time). * History of retinal detachment or surgery for retinal detachment, prior vitrectomy, or presence of a full-thickness macular hole. * Evidence of vitreomacular traction that may preclude resolution of macular edema. * Extensive intra- or subretinal hemorrhage exceeding 4 disc areas. * Aphakia in the study eye. * Pregnancy or breastfeeding. * Any medical, psychiatric, or systemic condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would make study participation unsafe or interfere with study assessments.
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