| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN96423140 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 04/12/2006 |
| Local reference number(s) | 06-Q0406-27 |
| Public title | The United Kingdom Glaucoma Treatment Study |
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| Acronym | UKGTS |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Glaucoma |
| Study hypothesis | The proposed study is a randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled treatment study to demonstrate the effectiveness of latanoprost in reducing the frequency of progression events compared to placebo-treated eyes (primary outcome).
The main secondary outcomes of the study are the identification of risk factors for progressive glaucoma and an evaluation of measurements of the rate of progression of glaucoma by measurement of Optic Nerve Head (ONH) and Retinal Nerve Fibre Layer (RNFL) structure with quantitative imaging technology, and of visual function with conventional perimetry. It is anticipated that the use of rates of progression will enable improved study designs for subsequent clinical trials. |
| Design/methodology | The proposed study is a randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled treatment trial. |
| Research ethics review | Favourable opinion 1st June 2006 from the Hammersmith and Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Research Ethics Committee (REC reference number: 06/Q0406/27). |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom (eight different sites) |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 1. Newly detected, previously untreated open-angle glaucoma (including primary open-angle glaucoma, normal tension glaucoma and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma) in either eye. Glaucoma is defined as: reproducible glaucomatous Visual Field (VF) defects in at least one eye with corresponding damage to the optic nerve head (cup disc ratio more than or equal to 0.7 and/or focal narrowing of the neural rim) and in the absence of retinal or neurological condition that may account for the VF loss. A glaucomatous VF is defined as a reproducible defect (in at least two consecutive reliable post-screening VFs) of two or more contiguous points with P less than 0.01 loss or greater, or three or more contiguous points with P less than 0.05 loss or greater, or a 10-dB difference across the nasal horizontal midline at two or more adjacent points in the total deviation plot. Note: this differs from the Early Manifest Glaucoma Treatment (EMGT) criteria ¿ Glaucoma Hemifield Test (GHT) outside normal limits in the same sector on two consecutive tests performed on different days, or GHT Borderline in the same sector on two consecutive tests performed on different days and obvious localised glaucomatous changes of the optic disc in an area corresponding to the field defect
2. Intraocular pressure: mean (screening and training visit) less than 30 mmHg, any Intra-Ocular Pressure (IOP) less than 35 mmHg
3. Age: adult over 18 years (Note: this differs from EMGT where the age range was 50 to 80 years of age)
4. Snellen visual acuity equal to or better than 6/12
5. Able to give informed consent and attend at the required frequency for the duration of the study |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | 1. Moderately advanced visual field loss (mean deviation worse than -10dB in the better eye or worse than -16 dB in the other eye) or a threat to fixation (paracentral point total sensitivity less than 10 dB) in either eye (Note: EMGT had no extra criteria for paracentral points)
2. Intraocular pressure more than 35 mmHg on two consecutive occasions in either eye
3. Unable to perform reliable visual field testing (less than 15% false positives, less than 20% fixation losses)
4. Unable to provide sufficient quality Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) images (Mean Pixel Height Standard Deviation [MPHSD] less than 40 µm)
5. Cataractous lens gradings of more than N1, C2, or P1 according to Lens Opacities Classification System III (LOCS III)
6. Previous intraocular surgery (other than uncomplicated cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation)
7. Cataract extraction with posterior chamber lens implantation within the last year
8. Diabetic retinopathy |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/11/2006 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/10/2009 |
| Status of trial | Ongoing |
| Target number of participants | 686 in total |
| Interventions | Eligible patients will be randomised to one of two treatment arms:
1. Latanoprost for 18 months
2. Placebo for 18 months
It is anticipated that enrolment will take one year, giving a total study duration of 30 months.
Patients reaching a safety endpoint will cross over into the treated arm and continue to be followed.
A data monitoring committee will be set up to review study safety and progress. |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | The effectiveness of Latanoprost in reducing the frequency of progression events compared to placebo-treated eyes. |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | 1. The identification of risk factors for progressive glaucoma
2. An evaluation of measurements of the rate of progression of glaucoma by measurement of ONH and RNFL structure with quantitative imaging technology, and of visual function with conventional perimetry.
It is anticipated that the use of rates of progression will enable improved study designs for subsequent clinical trials. |
| Sources of funding | Pfizer Pharmaceuticals (UK) - unresticted grant |
| Sponsor name | Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (UK) |
| Sponsor details | 162 City Road
London
United Kingdom
EC1V 2PD |
| Sponsor website | http://www.moorfields.nhs.uk/Home |
| Contact name | Mr David Garway-Heath |
| Contact details | Moorfields Eye Hospital
162 City Road
London
United Kingdom
EC1V 2PD |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN96423140 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
