New gadget could help glaucoma patients save money and see better
NCT ID NCT06806332
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a device called Nanodropper that attaches to eye drop bottles and makes each drop smaller. Many glaucoma patients have trouble getting drops into their eyes or use too much, wasting medication. The trial will see if the device helps patients finish their bottles on time and feel more satisfied, and whether it keeps eye pressure under control.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Nanodropper device (drop-size reducing adaptor for eyedrop bottles)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could help glaucoma patients use their drops more easily, waste less medication, and save money.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 80 people. The device may not improve satisfaction or eye pressure for everyone.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
-
Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
-
About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
-
Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
-
Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
-
Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
-
18 years and older
- Sex
-
Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
-
Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
Show the full entry requirements Hide the full entry requirements
Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Currently on the same topical ophthalmic medications for treatment of glaucoma for a minimum of two months * Patient of Boston University Eye Associates Exclusion Criteria: * Changed glaucoma medications within the past 2 months
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for Glaucoma are added.
Genom att skicka in godkänner du våra Användarvillkor
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.
-
The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
-
The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
-
A doctor treating you
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
-
Yawkey Eye Clinic, Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- Can exercise shield the eyes of glaucoma patients?
- Can better Follow-Up schedules save sight in glaucoma?
- Portable devices could take the guesswork out of eye pressure checks
- Eye drops may shield the cornea after cataract surgery
- Can a puff of air replace the eye pressure probe?
- New eye scans may catch glaucoma before vision loss