Nicotinamide and Pyruvate for Open Angle Glaucoma: A Randomized Clinical Study

Summary

The objective of this study is to determine if a combination of oral nicotinamide and pyruvate (N\&P) can maintain eye health as compared to placebo while standard-of-care intraocular pressure-lowering glaucoma medications are used to treat glaucoma. A total of up to 188 participants will be enrolled and randomized 1:1 to receive N\&P or placebo for 87 weeks (20 months). Participants will be followed for a total of 91 weeks (21 months).

Timeline

Start

2023-03-14

Primary completion

2027-08

Completion

2028-01

Publications

• Background Liebmann JM, Cioffi GA. Nicking Glaucoma with Nicotinamide? N Engl J Med. 2017 May 25;376(21):2079-2081. doi: 10.1056/NEJMcibr1702486. No abstract available.
• Background De Moraes CG, John SWM, Williams PA, Blumberg DM, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM. Nicotinamide and Pyruvate for Neuroenhancement in Open-Angle Glaucoma: A Phase 2 Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 Jan 1;140(1):11-18. doi: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.4576.
• Background Williams PA, Harder JM, Foxworth NE, Cardozo BH, Cochran KE, John SWM. Nicotinamide and WLDS Act Together to Prevent Neurodegeneration in Glaucoma. Front Neurosci. 2017 Apr 25;11:232. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2017.00232. eCollection 2017.
• Background Williams PA, Harder JM, Foxworth NE, Cochran KE, Philip VM, Porciatti V, Smithies O, John SW. Vitamin B3 modulates mitochondrial vulnerability and prevents glaucoma in aged mice. Science. 2017 Feb 17;355(6326):756-760. doi: 10.1126/science.aal0092.
• Shukla AG, Cioffi GA, Liebmann JM. Drug-Induced Liver Injury During a Glaucoma Neuroprotection Clinical Trial. J Glaucoma. 2024 Aug 1;33(8):e58-e59. doi: 10.1097/IJG.0000000000002394. Epub 2024 Mar 28.

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