Status:

RECRUITING

SGLT2 Inhibitors in Geographic Atrophy

Lead Sponsor:

Washington University School of Medicine

Conditions:

Retinal Degeneration

Retinal Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

AMD is a leading cause of blindness in individuals over 50 years old, with dry AMD being the most common form. Geographic atrophy (GA) is an advanced stage of dry AMD characterized by progressive reti...

Detailed Description

This is a Phase II, prospective, single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of oral dapagliflozin in subjects with geographic at...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Capable of giving signed informed consent, which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol
  • Are reliable and willing to make themselves available for the duration of the study and are willing to follow study procedures
  • Participant is male or, if female, participant is surgically sterilized or amenorrheic for at least one year
  • ≥50 years old
  • Evidence of dry advanced AMD with the presence of non-foveal Geographic Atrophy (GA)
  • The geographic atrophy must not involve the center point of the fovea.
  • Total area of geographic atrophy must be between 2.5 mm2 and 17.5 mm2 (1 - 4 disc areas, respectively).
  • If the geographic atrophy consists of multiple lesions, at least one lesion must have an area of ≥1.25 mm² (equivalent to 0.5 disc areas).
  • BCVA between 20/25 and 20/320
  • Must be treatment-naïve for AMD, except for oral supplements

Exclusion

  • Prior investigational drug use within 60 days
  • Use of other SGLT2 inhibitors
  • History of symptomatic hypotension or symptomatic hypotension (symptoms of hypotension + SBP \< 90mmHg) at baseline
  • Type I and Type II Diabetes Mellitus
  • End stage renal disease or estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 25 mL/min/1.73 m2 per MDRD calculation
  • History of heart failure
  • History of a serious hypersensitivity reaction to dapagliflozin or any of the excipients in FARXIGA
  • Other concomitant disease or condition that investigator deems unsuitable for the study, including drug or alcohol abuse or psychiatric, behavioral, or cognitive disorders, sufficient to interfere with the patient's ability to understand and comply with the study instructions or follow-up procedures
  • Any prior treatment for AMD (dry or wet) or any prior intravitreal treatment for any indication in either eye, except oral supplements of vitamins or mineral
  • Any intraocular surgery or thermal laser within 3 months of date of randomization
  • Any ocular or periocular infection (including blepharitis), or ocular surface inflammation in the past 12 weeks
  • Any prior thermal laser in the macular region, regardless of indication (self-report)
  • Any evidence of choroidal neovascularization in study eye
  • Enrollment in another interventional trial during the trial period

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 2 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

70 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07174687

Start Date

December 2 2025

End Date

June 1 2028

Last Update

December 18 2025

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Washington University

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110