Glaucoma surgery checked 5 years later: does it hold up?
NCT ID NCT07480343
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 22, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study follows 250 people with open-angle glaucoma who had a new type of surgery called CycloPen, which aims to improve fluid drainage from the eye. Researchers will measure eye pressure at 3, 4, and 5 years after surgery to see if the benefits last. The goal is to understand how well this procedure controls glaucoma over the long term.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the CycloPen surgery provides lasting pressure control for glaucoma patients, potentially reducing the need for daily eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational follow-up, not a new treatment test. It only includes patients who already did well initially, so results may not apply to everyone with glaucoma.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2030
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.
Who is studied
Participants are undergoing treatment for glaucoma at medical clinics located in the United States
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: 1. Diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in the study eye(s), including pigmentary and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, at the time of CREST enrollment 2. Completed participation in CREST 3. Provide signed written consent using the Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) approved study-specific informed consent form (ICF) 4. Ability, comprehension, and willingness to follow study instructions Exclusion Criteria: 1. Systemic disease that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would put participant's health at risk and/or prevent completion of required study visits 2. Early termination from CREST 3. Secondary surgical intervention for long-term IOP control in the study eye(s)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CREST-XT Site 01
Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 19034, United States
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CREST-XT Site 03
Cape Coral, Florida, 33904, United States
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CREST-XT Site 04
Crossville, Tennessee, 38555, United States
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CREST-XT Site 05
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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CREST-XT Site 07
Atlanta, Georgia, 30342, United States
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CREST-XT Site 10
DeLand, Florida, 32720, United States
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CREST-XT Site 11
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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CREST-XT Site 12
Chevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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CREST-XT Site 13
Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
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CREST-XT Site 16
Las Vegas, Nevada, 89145, United States
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