Status:

RECRUITING

Post-market Clinical Investigation of the SING IMT System, Model NG SI IMT 3X in Patients With End-stage Age-related Macular Degeneration

Lead Sponsor:

VisionCare, Inc.

Conditions:

AMD

Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the SING IMT (Smaller Incision New Generation Implantable Miniature Telescope) 3X implant in improving vision in patients ...

Detailed Description

This is an interventional, prospective, multicenter, open label, single group assignment Post-Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) study in men and women \>=55 years with central vision impairment associa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Be 55 years of age or older.
  • Have retinal findings of geographic atrophy or disciform scar with foveal involvement as determined by fluorescein angiography or OCT.
  • Have evidence of cataract.
  • Have best-corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA) no better than 20/80 (0.6 LogMAR) and no worse than 20/800 (1.6 LogMAR) in both eyes.
  • Have adequate peripheral vision in the eye not scheduled for surgery, assessed by observation of ambulation.
  • Achieve at least a five-letter improvement on the ETDRS chart in the eye scheduled for surgery when using Samsara's 2.8X external telescope simulator (ETS, supplied separately).
  • Have an ACD of at least 2.5 mm in the eye scheduled for surgery.
  • Be willing to participate in a post-operative training program for the use of the NG SI IMT 3X implant.
  • Review and sign the Independent Ethics Committee (IEC)-approved Informed Consent Form (ICF) prior to any study-related procedures being performed.
  • Have adequate understanding of the local language to understand verbal and written subject information and be willing to comply with the study requirements.

Exclusion

  • Evidence of active choroidal neovascularization (CNV) on fluorescein angiography or OCT or were treated for CNV within the past six months.
  • Any ophthalmic pathology that compromises the patient's peripheral vision in the fellow eye.
  • A history of steroid-responsive rise in IOP, uncontrolled glaucoma, or preoperative IOP\>22 mm Hg.
  • Corneal guttata.
  • Known sensitivity to post-operative medications.
  • Significant communication impairment or severe neurological disorders.
  • Have undergone previous intraocular or corneal surgery of any kind in the operative eye, including any type of surgery for either refractive or therapeutic purposes.
  • An ocular condition that predisposes the patient to eye rubbing.
  • Prior or expected ophthalmic-related surgery within 30 days preceding the NG SI IMT 3X implant surgery.
  • Patients for whom the planned operative eye has:
  • Myopia \> 6.0 D
  • Hyperopia \> 4.0 D
  • Axial length \< 21 mm
  • Endothelial cell density \< 1600 cells per square mm
  • Narrow angle, i.e., \< Schaffer grade 2.
  • Inflammatory ocular disease.
  • Cornea stromal or endothelial dystrophies, including guttata.
  • Zonular weakness/instability of crystalline lens, or pseudoexfoliation.
  • Diabetic retinopathy.
  • Untreated retinal tears.
  • Retinal vascular disease.
  • Optic nerve disease.
  • A history of retinal detachment.
  • Retinitis pigmentosa.
  • Intraocular tumor.
  • Have received any investigational product within 30 days prior to study enrollment or be planning to participate in another investigation during the course of this study.
  • Be an employee (or a relative of an employee) of the contract research organization (CRO) responsible for conducting the study, Sponsor, or Sponsor representative.
  • Have a condition or be in a situation that, in the Investigator's opinion, may put the Subject at significant risk, may confound the study results, or may interfere significantly with the Subject's participation in the study.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 13 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

76 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04796545

Start Date

September 13 2022

End Date

December 1 2028

Last Update

July 28 2023

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Augenklinik Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe

Karlsruhe, Germany

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Universitätsklinikum Münster Klinik für Augenheilkunde

Münster, Germany

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Mater Misericordiae University Hospital

Dublin, Ireland

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Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II

Napoli, Italy