New tool for glaucoma implant: easier placement?
NCT ID NCT07400926
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a redesigned inserter for the travoprost implant, a tiny device placed inside the eye to lower pressure in people with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension. About 30 adults will receive the implant using the updated inserter. The main goal is to see if doctors can successfully follow the instructions and deliver the implant as intended.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- travoprost implant
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make it easier and more reliable for doctors to place the travoprost implant, helping control eye pressure in glaucoma patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study focused on the inserter device, not on whether the implant works better than existing treatments. It may not lead to any change in patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
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
Adult subjects with OAG or OHT
- 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: * Diagnosis of Open-angle glaucoma * 18 years of age or older Exclusion Criteria: * Subject who is breast-feeding or pregnant
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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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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Glaukos Investigative Site
RECRUITINGKenosha, Wisconsin, 53140, United States
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