Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial II

NCT05275972 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-05-08

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Summary

Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial (DETECT) II is a multi-center, outcome assessor-masked, placebo-controlled clinical trial randomizing 60 patients with Fuchs endothelial dystrophy to DMEK versus Descemet Stripping Only (DSO) with adjunctive Ripasudil.

Conditions

  • Fuchs
  • Fuchs Dystrophy
  • Fuchs' Endothelial Dystrophy

Interventions

DRUG

Ripasudil

Topical Ripasudil 0.4%

DRUG

Placebo

Topical Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oregon Health and Science University

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of California, San Francisco

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of California, Davis

    collaborator OTHER
  • Case Western Reserve University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Pennsylvania

    collaborator OTHER
  • University of Miami

    collaborator OTHER
  • Wills Eye Hospital

    collaborator UNKNOWN
  • Devers Eye Institute

    collaborator OTHER
  • Stanford University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, MD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-01-23
Primary Completion
2027-11-30
Completion
2028-11-30
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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