New imaging study reveals how glaucoma drug works inside the eye
NCT ID NCT07588152
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study uses special cameras to take detailed pictures of the eye's drainage system in people with glaucoma or high eye pressure. Half of the 50 participants will use Rhopressa eye drops daily for two weeks, while the other half will use artificial tears. The goal is to see if Rhopressa changes the structure of the drainage tissue, which may explain how it lowers eye pressure.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Netarsudil ophthalmic solution (Rhopressa)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help explain how Rhopressa lowers eye pressure, potentially leading to better treatments for glaucoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase imaging study, not a large trial testing long-term outcomes. The results may not directly translate to better patient care.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 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: * Adults aged 18 years or older * Diagnosis of ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma * Eye examination within the past year * For glaucoma subjects: structural (optic nerve and/or retinal nerve fiber layer) and functional (visual field) findings consistent with glaucoma * Best-corrected visual acuity of 20/100 or better * Open anterior chamber angle as confirmed by gonioscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) * Intraocular pressure between 18 and 34 mmHg (treatment-naïve or after washout, if applicable) Exclusion Criteria: * Known intolerance to netarsudil ophthalmic solution * Corneal scarring or active corneal disease that would interfere with imaging * Inability to tolerate gonioscopy procedures * Females of childbearing potential who are not using effective contraception or are not sterile * Any condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would place the subject at increased risk or interfere with study completion
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana Universtiy School of Optometry
RECRUITINGBloomington, Indiana, 47405, United States
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