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Double-masked Study of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution in Patients With Open-angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

A Prospective, Double-masked, Randomized, Multi-center, Active Controlled, Parallel-group, 3-month Study Assessing the Safety and Ocular Hypotensive Efficacy of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution Compared to AR-13324 Ophthalmic Solution 0.02% and Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005% in Subjects With Elevated Intraocular Pressure

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02674854
Enrollment
750
Registered
2016-02-05
Start date
2016-02-29
Completion date
2017-03-31
Last updated
2019-05-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Open-angle Glaucoma, Ocular Hypertension

Brief summary

To evaluate ocular hypotensive efficacy and safety of PG324 Ophthalmic Solution compared to netarsudil (AR-13324) ophthalmic solution 0.02% and latanoprost ophthalmic solution 0.005%

Interventions

1 drop daily in the evening (PM) in both eyes (OU)

1 drop daily in the evening (PM) in both eyes (OU)

1 drop daily in the evening (PM) in both eyes (OU)

Sponsors

Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. 18 years of age or older (19 years of age or older in Canada) 2. Diagnosis of open angle glaucoma (OAG) or ocular hypertension(OHT) in both eyes 3. Unmedicated intraocular pressure \>20mmHg and \<36mmHg in both eyes at 2 qualification visits 4. Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) equivalent to 20/200 Snellen or better 5. Able to give informed consent and follow study instructions

Exclusion criteria

Ophthalmic: 1. Clinically significant ocular disease 2. Pseudoexfoliation or pigment dispersion component glaucoma, history of angle closure or narrow angles 3. Unmedicated intraocular pressure ≥36mmHg in either eye or use of more than 2 ocular hypotensive medications within 30 days of screening 4. Known hypersensitivity to any component of the formulation or latanoprost 5. Previous glaucoma surgery or refractive surgery 6. Ocular trauma within 6 months prior to screening 7. Any ocular surgery or non-refractive laser treatment within 3 months prior to screening 8. Recent or current ocular infection or inflammation in either eye 9. Use of ocular medication in either eye of any kind within 30 days of screening and throughout of the study 10. Mean central corneal thickness \>620µm at screening in either eye 11. Any abnormality preventing reliable applanation tonometry of either eye Systemic: 12. Clinically significant abnormalities in lab tests at screening 13. Clinically significant systemic disease 14. Participation in any investigational study within 60 days prior to screening 15. Systemic medication that could have had a substantial effect on IOP within 30 days prior to screening, or anticipated to be used during the study 16. Women of childbearing potential who were pregnant, nursing, planning a pregnancy, or not using a medically acceptable form of birth control

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Intraocular Pressure (IOP)3 monthsMean intraocular pressure(IOP) at 08:00, 10:00 and 16:00 hours, at Day 15, Day 43 and Day 90, as measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
PG324 Ophthalmic Solution
1 drop daily in the evening (PM) in both eyes (OU)
245
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%
1 drop daily in the evening (PM) in both eyes (OU)
255
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%
1 drop daily in the evening (PM) in both eyes (OU)
250
Total750

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002
Overall StudyAdverse Event17155
Overall StudyDeath010
Overall StudyDisallowed Concurrent Medication220
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy030
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up102
Overall StudyNo-compliant subject101
Overall StudyProtocol Violation112
Overall StudySubject missed V6.2100
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject154

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPG324 Ophthalmic SolutionNetarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Total
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
127 Participants146 Participants138 Participants411 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
118 Participants109 Participants112 Participants339 Participants
Age, Continuous64.2 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.81
64.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.58
64.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.41
64.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.26
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
45 Participants48 Participants55 Participants148 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
200 Participants207 Participants195 Participants602 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
7 Participants11 Participants6 Participants24 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
74 Participants76 Participants79 Participants229 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
2 Participants3 Participants0 Participants5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
161 Participants165 Participants163 Participants489 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
152 Participants153 Participants144 Participants449 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
93 Participants102 Participants106 Participants301 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 2441 / 2550 / 251
other
Total, other adverse events
157 / 244143 / 25578 / 251
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 2446 / 2555 / 251

Outcome results

Primary

Intraocular Pressure (IOP)

Mean intraocular pressure(IOP) at 08:00, 10:00 and 16:00 hours, at Day 15, Day 43 and Day 90, as measured by Goldmann applanation tonometry.

Time frame: 3 months

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population with Monte Carlo Markov Chain (MCMC) imputation

ArmMeasureGroupValue (MEAN)Dispersion
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 0800 hours24.69 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.422
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 1000 hours23.33 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.399
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 1600 hours22.37 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.492
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 0800 hours16.06 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.37
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 1000 hours15.31 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.272
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 1600 hours15.16 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.032
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 0800 hours16.43 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.717
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 1000 hours15.54 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.533
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 1600 hours15.45 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.525
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 0800 hours16.45 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.572
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 1000 hours15.58 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.307
PG324 Ophthalmic SolutionIntraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 1600 hours15.52 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.21
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 1600 hours17.94 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.627
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 0800 hours24.66 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.148
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 0800 hours19.52 mmHgStandard Deviation 4.273
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 1600 hours17.95 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.776
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 1000 hours23.40 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.538
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 1600 hours17.53 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.772
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 1000 hours18.30 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.846
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 1600 hours22.76 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.558
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 1000 hours18.40 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.81
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 1000 hours17.99 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.909
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 0800 hours19.35 mmHgStandard Deviation 4.279
Netarsudil (AR-13324) Ophthalmic Solution 0.02%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 0800 hours19.72 mmHgStandard Deviation 4.419
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 0800 hours18.10 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.375
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 1000 hours17.61 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.264
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 0800 hours17.98 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.4
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 15, 1600 hours17.08 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.283
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 0800 hours17.93 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.586
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 1000 hours17.35 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.224
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 1000 hours17.48 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.366
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 0800 hours24.75 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.24
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 1000 hours23.23 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.339
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 43, 1600 hours17.09 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.271
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 1, 1600 hours22.59 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.451
Latanoprost Ophthalmic Solution 0.005%Intraocular Pressure (IOP)Day 90, 1600 hours17.14 mmHgStandard Deviation 3.044
p-value: <0.0001t-test, 2 sided
p-value: <0.0001t-test, 2 sided

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026