Comparisons of Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD) Precursors for Neuroenhancement in Glaucoma Patients

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Dietary supplement, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 2
SUMMARY

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether oral supplementation with different nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursors can improve visual function in adults with primary open-angle glaucoma. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does daily oral administration of equimolar doses of nicotinamide riboside (NR), nicotinamide (NAM), nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN), or nicotinic acid (NA) improve visual field sensitivity in glaucoma patients over the short term? 2. How do plasma NAD+ metabolite profiles change after administration of each precursor, and do these changes relate to improvements in visual function? Researchers will compare NR, NAM, NMN, NA, and placebo groups to see if any of the NAD precursors lead to greater improvements in visual field sensitivity or changes in blood NAD+ metabolite levels compared to placebo. Participants will: Be randomly assigned to receive one of the four NAD precursors or placebo daily for two weeks. Undergo comprehensive eye examinations, including visual field testing and optical coherence tomography, at baseline and after two weeks. Provide blood samples before and after the intervention for measurement of NAD+ metabolites. Have safety monitored through clinical examination. This study will help identify whether boosting NAD+ levels with specific precursors offers functional benefit in glaucoma, and which blood metabolites may mediate these effects.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
View:

• glaucoma patients

• age ≥ 18 years

• best corrected VA ≥20/40

• IOP \<21 mmHg

• visual field mean deviation better than -24 dB on standard automated perimetry 24-2 SITA standard

Locations
Other Locations
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
HKU Eye Centre
RECRUITING
Wong Chuk Hang
Contact Information
Primary
Christopher Kai-shun LEUNG, MD
cleung21@hku.hk
(852)3910-2673
Backup
Nate CHAN
natechan@hku.hk
(852)3910-3906
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-05-19
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 138
Treatments
Experimental: Nicotinamide Riboside (Phase I)
Active_comparator: Nicotinamide (Phase I)
Active_comparator: Nicotinamide Mononucleotide (Phase II)
Active_comparator: Nicotinic Acid (Phase II)
Placebo_comparator: Placebo (Phase I)
Placebo_comparator: Placebo (Phase II)
Sponsors
Leads: Christopher Kai Shun Leung

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov