Additive Benefits of Semaglutide for Open-AngLe Glaucoma - an Opportunity for Neuroprotection

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 4
SUMMARY

The aim of this clinical trial is to investigate whether oral semaglutide can be used to treat open-angle glaucoma. The main question it aims to answer is: Does oral semaglutide safely improve inner retinal function in patients with open-angle glaucoma as measured by the photopic negative response of the electroretinogram. Researchers will compare oral semaglutide to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug). Participants will: * Take semaglutide or a placebo every day for 6 months. * Visit the clinic 5 times in total for tests and interviews: At baseline (the first day they are included in the study), after 1 month, after 2 months, after 3 months, and after 6 months (the last day they are included in the study).

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 45
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Ability to read and speak Danish

• 45 years or older at the time of inclusion

• Visual acuity equal to or above 0.5 in the study eye

• Diagnosis of POAG with MD ≤ 16 dB with repeatable and reliable (false positive less than 15 %) VF loss measured by standard automated perimetry on at least one eye

• Receiving IOP-lowering glaucoma treatment

• Nerve fiber layer defects identified by OCT

Locations
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Denmark
Department of Ophthalmology, Rigshospitalet
RECRUITING
Glostrup Municipality
Contact Information
Primary
Miriam Kolko, MD, PhD
miriamk@sund.ku.dk
+45 29807667
Backup
Anna-Sophie Thein
anna-sophie.thein@sund.ku.dk
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 126
Treatments
Experimental: Oral Semaglutide
Participants are given oral semaglutide once daily.
Placebo_comparator: Placebo
Participants are given oral placebo once daily.
Sponsors
Leads: Glostrup University Hospital, Copenhagen

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