New implant could replace glaucoma drops after cataract surgery
NCT ID NCT06848946
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a tiny implant placed inside the eye during cataract surgery that slowly releases travoprost, a drug that lowers eye pressure. About 132 adults with glaucoma or high eye pressure will receive either the implant plus surgery or surgery alone. The goal is to see if the implant safely controls eye pressure better than surgery alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- travoprost intracameral implant
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a way to control eye pressure for months after cataract surgery without daily eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase 4 trial with only 132 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The implant could cause inflammation or fail to lower pressure enough.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 132 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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45 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: * Cataract diagnosis: clinically significant age-related cataract eligible for phacoemulsification in the study eye. * OAG or OHT diagnosis: either OAG (i.e. primary, pseudoexfoliation, or pigmentary glaucoma) or OHT in the study eye (i.e., eye to undergo cataract surgery) Exclusion Criteria: * Active corneal inflammation or edema. * Retinal disorders not associated with glaucoma.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Glaukos Investigator Site
RECRUITINGKenosha, Wisconsin, 53142, United States
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