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NCT05206877RecruitingPhase 1

Topical Insulin for Glaucoma

Topical Insulin for Glaucoma and Optic Neuropathies

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 20 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this Phase 1 trial is to determine the safety over 1-2 months of topic sterile human recombinant insulin on subjects with optic neuropathies (glaucoma, ischecmic optic neuropathy, and optic disc drusen).

Status (registry)
Recruiting
Phase (registry)
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
52 (estimated)
First submitted
6 Jan 2022
Start date
1 Apr 2022
Primary completion date
31 Dec 2026
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Diseases
Glaucoma
NCT number
NCT05206877

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 1
  • Planned participants: 52
  • From 1 Apr 2022 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
  • 1 site in 1 country
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Lab values

  • Diagnosis of glucose intolerance, type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus

Other

  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • Presence of any ocular pathologies other than glaucoma that contributes to the severe vision loss (retinopathy / maculopathy, severe uveitis, keratopathy, etc.)
  • Inability to perform reliable visual field
  • Unable to provide informed consent
  • Unable to complete the tests and follow-ups required by the study

Who the study is looking for

  • Capable to provide informed consent
  • Diagnosis of optic neuropathy either glaucoma or NAION or optic disc drusen.
  • Only one eye per patient will be selected as the study eye - if both eyes meet the inclusion criteria, the eye with the worse acuity and /or visual field will be selected. The contralateral eye will be left untouched.

Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.

SiteCityCountrySite status
Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University
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Palo AltoUnited StatesRecruiting

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