Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial II

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 3
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorStanford University

About this trial

Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial (DETECT) II is a multi-center, outcome assessor-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial randomizing 60 patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy to DMEK versus Descemet Stripping Only (DSO) with adjunctive Ripasudil.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Dysfunctional endothelium from FECD with few guttata extending beyond 4.5 mm

Peripheral endothelial cell count >1000 cells/mm2 in at least one quadrant

Good surgical candidate for either procedure as determined by the surgeon

Willingness to participate

Disqualifiers

Aphakia, anterior chamber IOL or scleral fixated IOL in study eye prior to or anticipated during EK

Pre-operative central sub-epithelial or stromal scarring that the investigator believes is visually significant and could impact post-operative stromal clarity assessment

Other primary endothelial dysfunction such as PPMD

Visually significant optic nerve or macular pathology

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ripasudil
  • Placebo

Treatment groups

60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Stanford University

Lead sponsor

Oregon Health and Science University

Collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

Collaborator

University of California, Davis

Collaborator

Case Western Reserve University

Collaborator

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

Collaborator

University of Pennsylvania

Collaborator

University of Miami

Collaborator

Wills Eye Hospital

Collaborator

Devers Eye Institute

Collaborator