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Nonproliferative Diabetic RetinopathyPhase 2TIME-2bNCT03197870

The TIME-2b Study: A Study of AKB-9778 (Razuprotafib), a Novel Tie 2 Activator, in Patients With Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (NPDR)

A Phase 2 study testing AKB-9778 in people with Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, run by EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 53 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of subcutaneously administered AKB-9778 15mg once daily or 15mg twice daily for 12 months in patients with moderate to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR). Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 80 years
Conditions the study is for
Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
What is being tested?
AKB-9778
Type of treatment
Injection or infusion
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
167 participants
Where
53 sitesUnited States
Study dates
9 Jun 2017to 9 Feb 2019
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 80 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adults 18 through 80 years of age (inclusive)
  • Subjects with moderate to very severe NPDR (ETDRS Level 43 - 53 inclusive)
  • No evidence of central involved diabetic macular edema
  • ETDRS best-corrected visual acuity letter score ≥ 70 (Snellen 20/40 or better)

Who cannot join

  • Ocular disease other than DR that may cause substantial reduction in visual acuity, including iris neovascularization, retinal detachment, visually significant epiretinal membrane, vitreous hemorrhage or fibrosis, ocular inflammation (uveitis), other retinal inflammatory or infectious diseases
  • Evidence of neovascularization on clinical examination or imaging
  • Hemoglobin A1C (HbA1C) ≥ 12.0% at Screening
  • Severe acute or chronic medical or psychiatric condition or laboratory abnormality that may increase the risk associated with study participation

Trial locations and contacts

53 sites in 1 country.

53 sites in 1 country

United States53 sites
  • Retina Research Institute of Texas

    Abilene, Texas, 79606

  • Eye Associates of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87109

  • Retina Institute of California

    Arcadia, California, 91007

  • Texas Retina Associates

    Arlington, Texas, 76012

  • Southeast Retina Center

    Augusta, Georgia, 30909

  • Austin Retina Associates

    Austin, Texas, 78705

  • Retina Research Center

    Austin, Texas, 78705

  • California Retina Consultants

    Bakersfield, California, 93309

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

    Baltimore, Maryland, 212876

  • Retina Associates of Cleveland

    Beachwood, Ohio, 44122

  • Mid-Atlantic Retina

    Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 18017

  • Retina Vitreous Associates Medical Group

    Beverly Hills, California, 90211

  • Retina Center of New Jersey

    Bloomfield, New Jersey, 07003

  • Opthalmic Consultants of Boston

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02114

  • Cincinnati Eye Institute

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45242

  • Retina Consultants of Southern Colorado

    Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80909

  • Rand Eye Institute

    Deerfield Beach, Florida, 33064

  • New Jersey Retina

    Edison, New Jersey, 08820

  • Retina Vitreous Center

    Edmond, Oklahoma, 73013

  • Texas Retina Associates

    Fort Worth, Texas, 76104

  • Retina Consultants of Orange County

    Fullerton, California, 92835

  • Colorado Retina Associates

    Golden, Colorado, 80401

  • Cumberland Valley Retina Consultants PC

    Hagerstown, Maryland, 21740

  • Valley Retina Institute

    Harlingen, Texas, 78550

  • Retina and Vitreous of Texas

    Houston, Texas, 77025

  • Retina Consultants of Houston

    Houston, Texas, 77030

  • Midwest Eye Institute

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46290

  • Specialty Eye Institute

    Jackson, Michigan, 49202

  • Center for Retina and Macular Disease

    Lakeland, Florida, 33805

  • Retina Associates of Kentucky

    Lexington, Kentucky, 40509

  • Georgia Retina

    Marietta, Georgia, 30060

  • Valley Retina Institute

    McAllen, Texas, 78503

  • Retina Associates of Cleveland

    Middleburg Heights, Ohio, 44130

  • Tennessee Retina

    Nashville, Tennessee, 37203

  • Retinal and Ophthalmic Consultants P.C.

    Northfield, New Jersey, 08225

  • University Retina

    Oak Forest, Illinois, 60452

  • Illinois Retina Associates

    Oak Park, Illinois, 60304

  • Ophthalmic Clinical Trials San Diego

    Oceanside, California, 92056

  • Stanford

    Palo Alto, California, 94303

  • Retina Specialty Institute

    Pensacola, Florida, 32503

  • Arizona Retina and Vitreous Consultants

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85021

  • Retinal Research Institute

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85053

  • Sierra Eye Associates

    Reno, Nevada, 89502

  • Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates

    San Antonio, Texas, 78240

  • California Retina Consultants

    Santa Barbara, California, 93103

  • California Retina Consultants

    Santa Maria, California, 93454

  • Island Retina

    Shirley, New York, 11967

  • Spokane Eye Clinical Research

    Spokane, Washington, 99204

  • Retina Vitreous Surgeons of Central New York

    Syracuse, New York, 13224

  • Retina Consultants of Houston

    The Woodlands, Texas, 77384

  • Wolfe Eye Clinic

    West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266

  • Central Plains Eye MDs

    Wichita, Kansas, 67226

  • Retina Associates of Cleveland

    Youngstown, Ohio, 44505

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About this study

Official title: Phase 2 Double-Masked, Placebo-Controlled Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneously Administered AKB-9778 (Razuprotafib)15mg Once Daily or 15mg Twice Daily for 12 Months in Patients With Moderate to Severe Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of subcutaneously administered AKB-9778 15mg once daily or 15mg twice daily for 12 months in patients with moderate to severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).

Being tested
AKB-9778, Placebo

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • AKB-9778Drug

    Subcutaneous AKB-9778 15mg

  • PlaceboDrug

    Subcutaneous Placebo

Study groups in NCT03197870
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
AKB-9778 15mg DailyExperimentalAKB-9778 15 mg (QD); To maintain masking, subjects will receive BID dosing with masked study medication administered as one dose of active and one dose of matching placebo
Receives: Drug: AKB-9778; Drug: Placebo
AKB-9778 15mg Twice DailyExperimentalAKB-9778 15 mg (BID)
Receives: Drug: AKB-9778
Placebo Twice DailyPlacebo comparatorPlacebo Group: SC Phosphate-Buffered-Saline (PBS) (BID)
Receives: Drug: Placebo

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Percentage of Subjects With an Improvement in Study Eye Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) (ETDRS DR Severity Score or DRSS) of ≥ 2 Steps

    Change from baseline to Week 48 in Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale Score in Study Eye by visit in the modified intent-to-treat population.

    ETDRS DR severity levels 10-85; ETDRS Steps 1-12

    Measured: Baseline to Week 48

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. Summary of Subjects With a Worsening in the Study Eye DRSS of ≥ 2 Steps at Week 48

    Worsening of Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Score (DRSS) severity of ≥ 2 steps in study eyes at Week 48 (compared to placebo group)

    Grading will follow Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) criteria.

    DRSS grades ranging from 10-85 will be converted to an ordinal score ranging from 1-11.

    ETDRS DRSS Level 10 = No retinopathy ETDRS DRSS Level 20 = Very mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 35 = Mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 43 = Moderate NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 53 = Severe NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 61 = Mild PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 65 = Moderate PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 71-75 = High-Risk PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 81-85 = Advanced PDR

    Measured: Baseline to Week 48

  2. Mean Change From Baseline in DRSS in the Study Eye at Week 48

    Mean change from baseline in Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Score (DRSS) in the study eye at week 48. Note: Observed values at Week 48 instead of change from baseline values at Week 48 were analyzed

    Grading will follow Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) criteria.

    DRSS grades ranging from 10-85 will be converted to an ordinal score ranging from 1-11.

    ETDRS DRSS Level 10 = No retinopathy ETDRS DRSS Level 20 = Very mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 35 = Mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 43 = Moderate NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 53 = Severe NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 61 = Mild PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 65 = Moderate PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 71-75 = High-Risk PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 81-85 = Advanced PDR

    Measured: Week 48

  3. Summary of Subjects With an Improvement or Worsening in the Study Eye DRSS of ≥ 3 Steps at Week 48.

    Summary of subjects with an improvement or worsening in the study eye Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Score (DRSS) of ≥ 3 steps at Week 48 (compared to placebo)

    Grading will follow Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) criteria.

    DRSS grades ranging from 10-85 will be converted to an ordinal score ranging from 1-11.

    ETDRS DRSS Level 10 = No retinopathy ETDRS DRSS Level 20 = Very mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 35 = Mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 43 = Moderate NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 53 = Severe NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 61 = Mild PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 65 = Moderate PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 71-75 = High-Risk PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 81-85 = Advanced PDR

    Measured: Baseline to Week 48

  4. Subjects With Criterion Step Improvement in DRSS at Week 48/EOT (>=2 Steps Improvement in the Study Eye for Patients With Non-qualified Fellow Eye and >=3 Steps Improvement on the Person Scale for Patients With Qualified Fellow Eyes)

    Subjects with Criterion Step Improvement in Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Score (DRSS) at Week 48/EOT (>=2 Steps Improvement in the Study Eye for Patients with Non-qualified Fellow Eye and >=3 Steps Improvement on the Person Scale for Patients with Qualified Fellow Eyes).

    Grading will follow Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) criteria.

    DRSS grades ranging from 10-85 will be converted to an ordinal score ranging from 1-11.

    ETDRS DRSS Level 10 = No retinopathy ETDRS DRSS Level 20 = Very mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 35 = Mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 43 = Moderate NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 53 = Severe NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 61 = Mild PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 65 = Moderate PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 71-75 = High-Risk PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 81-85 = Advanced PDR

    Measured: Treatment Period - 12 months (48 weeks)

  5. Subjects With Criterion Step Improvement in DRSS at Week 48/EOT (>=2 Steps Improvement in the Study Eye for Patients With Non-qualified Fellow Eye and >=3 Steps Improvement on the Binocular Scale for Patients With Qualified Fellow Eyes)

    Subjects With Criterion Step Improvement in Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Score (DRSS) at Week 48/EOT (>=2 Steps Improvement in the Study Eye for Patients With Non-qualified Fellow Eye and >=3 Steps Improvement on the Binocular Scale for Patients With Qualified Fellow Eyes).

    Grading will follow Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) criteria.

    DRSS grades ranging from 10-85 will be converted to an ordinal score ranging from 1-11.

    ETDRS DRSS Level 10 = No retinopathy ETDRS DRSS Level 20 = Very mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 35 = Mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 43 = Moderate NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 53 = Severe NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 61 = Mild PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 65 = Moderate PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 71-75 = High-Risk PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 81-85 = Advanced PDR

    Measured: Treatment Period - 12 months (48 weeks)

  6. Summary of Patients Developing Center-involved DME or PDR or PDR-related Outcomes During Treatment Period Based on Clinical Data.

    Summary of patients developing center-involved Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) or Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) or PDR-related outcomes during treatment period based on Clinical Data. Based on either clinical data or central image reading center evaluation.

    Measured: Treatment Period - 12 months (48 weeks)

  7. Summary of Subjects Developing Center-involved DME or PDR or Worsening of >=2 Steps DRSS at Week 48 Based on Central Image Reading Center Evaluation

    Summary of Subjects Developing Center-involved Diabetic Macular Edema (DME) or Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy (PDR) or Worsening of >=2 Steps Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) at Week 48 Based on Central Image Reading Center Evaluation - Study Eyes

    Grading will follow Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) criteria.

    DRSS grades ranging from 10-85 will be converted to an ordinal score ranging from 1-11.

    ETDRS DRSS Level 10 = No retinopathy ETDRS DRSS Level 20 = Very mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 35 = Mild NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 43 = Moderate NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 53 = Severe NPDR ETDRS DRSS Level 61 = Mild PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 65 = Moderate PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 71-75 = High-Risk PDR ETDRS DRSS Level 81-85 = Advanced PDR

    Measured: Treatment Period - 12 months (48 weeks)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted23 Jun 2017
  2. Study start9 Jun 2017
  3. Primary completion9 Jan 2019
  4. Study completion9 Feb 2019

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
167 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03197870
Sponsor's protocol ID
AKB-9778-CI-5001
Acronym
TIME-2b
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
22 Jun 2017
Last updated
27 Jun 2023
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing AKB-9778 in people with Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy, run by EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, Inc. at 53 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 53 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 27 Jun 2023). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Percentage of Subjects With an Improvement in Study Eye Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy (DR) (ETDRS DR Severity Score or DRSS) of ≥ 2 Steps (time frame: Baseline to Week 48). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 Jun 2023.

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