A Clinical Feasibility Study of the Aquea Intracanalicular Glaucoma Micro-coil Stent

NCT07698353 | Active Not Recruiting FDA Device

• 1 other identifier: ACT-05
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 29
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Aquea Intracanalicular Glaucoma Stent in lowering intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with cataract and open angle glaucoma. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• What proportion of eyes will have a ≥ 20% decrease in IOP from the hypotensive medication-free baseline examination to the hypotensive medication-free 12-month postoperative examination.
• What is the mean change in IOP between the hypotensive medication-free baseline examination and hypotensive medication-free 12-month postoperative examination. Participants will be screened for eligibility.
• Eligible subjects will be examined preoperatively to obtain a medical history and to establish a baseline for their ocular condition.
• Subjects will undergo implantation of the Aquea Intracanalicular Glaucoma Stent in one eye in conjunction with cataract surgery.
• Postoperatively, subjects will undergo evaluation at regularly scheduled intervals.

Conditions

Glaucoma, Open-Angle; Cataract Senile

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Primary Effectiveness Endpoint

  Proportion of eyes with ≥ 20% decrease in IOP from the hypotensive medication-free baseline examination to the hypotensive medication-free 12-month postoperative examination.

  12 Months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Secondary Effectiveness Endpoint

  12 Months

Other Outcomes (2)

• Safety Endpoints

  12 months

• Safety Endpoints

  12 Months

Study Arms (1)

Unmasked Single Arm

OTHER

Unmasked Single Arm

Device: Aquea Zealix™

Interventions

Aquea Zealix™ DEVICE

The Zealix stent is a helical shaped stent with variable pitch across the length of the implant specifically designed to keep Schlemm's canal adequately dilated to its natural healthy diameter. The stent has been designed to reduce IOP by restoring the conventional outflow pathway for aqueous humor, specifically Schlemm's canal (SC). Additionally, the Aquea Zealix stent is also designed to provide a by-pass for the aqueous humor fluid to enter Schlemm's canal and flow unobstructed to access the collector channels for drainage.

Also known as: MicroCoil, Stent

Unmasked Single Arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Individuals 45 years of age or older, of either gender or any race, at the time of surgery.
• Able to understand the requirements of the study and willing to follow study instructions, provide written informed consent, and agree to comply with all study requirements, including the required study follow-up visits.
• A diagnosis of cataract eligible for phacoemulsification cataract extraction and IOL implantation.
• A diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) substantiated using funduscopic exam and at least one reliable visual field test (i.e., Mean Deviation \[MD\] \< 0 with fixation losses ≤ 30%, false positive errors ≤ 30% and false negative errors ≤ 30%) with the Humphrey automated perimeter using the SITA Standard 24-2 testing algorithm.
• At the Screening Visit, medicated IOP of ≤ 25 mmHg or unmedicated IOP of ≥ 21 mmHg and ≤ 33 mmHg.
• At the Baseline Visit, a mean unmedicated IOP of ≥ 21 mmHg and ≤ 33 mmHg. The mean will be derived from the diurnal IOP readings taken over the course of the Baseline Visit day. Additionally, the baseline mean unmedicated diurnal IOP must be ≥ 3 mmHg higher than the medicated IOP measured at the Screening Visit.
• No changes in preoperative ocular hypotensive medication regimen for at least three months prior to Screening Visit.
• Gonioscopy confirming normal angle anatomy at site of implantation.
• Shaffer grade ≥ III in all four quadrants.
• Uncomplicated cataract extraction
• A well-centered posterior chamber IOL implanted in the capsular bag.
• A clear view of an open angle and visualization of the angle with direct gonioscopy post intracameral miotic instillation.

You may not qualify if:

• Inability to complete a reliable 24-2 SITA Standard Humphrey visual field on the study eye at Screening (fixation losses, false positive errors and false negative errors should not be greater than 30%).
• Use of more than 3 ocular hypotensive medications. (Combination medications count as 2 or 3 medications depending on number of active ingredients.)
• Use of oral hypotensive medication treatment for glaucoma in the fellow eye.
• Significant risk by a washout of medication including those subjects with advanced glaucoma evidenced by an afferent pupillary defect, a C:D ratio ≥ 0.9 or encroachment of field loss within the central 5 degrees as indicated by ≥ 2 depressed points of 0.5% probability on the 24-2 SITA Standard Humphrey visual field.
• Previous glaucoma procedure with or without an implantable glaucoma device (with exception of laser treatments to the trabecular meshwork such as a Laser Trabeculoplasty performed more than three months prior to study enrollment).
• Proliferative or severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.
• Previous surgery for retinal detachment.
• Central corneal thickness \> 620 microns.
• Clinically significant corneal dystrophy.
• Previous corneal surgery, except for pterygium excision and corneal relaxing incisions.
• Wet age-related macular degeneration.
• Clinically significant ocular pathology, other than glaucoma.
• Diagnosis of acute angle closure, traumatic, congenital, malignant, uveitic, pseudoexfoliative, elevated episcleral venous pressure, pigmentary or neovascular glaucoma.
• Best corrected visual acuity worse than 20/80 in the fellow eye not attributable to cataract.
• Clinically significant ocular inflammation or infection in the study eye within thirty days prior to screening.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Aquea Health, Inc.: lead

Study Sites (1)

Panama Eye Center

Panama City, Provincia de Panamá, XFGH+9HQ, Panama

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Glaucoma, Open-Angle

Interventions

Stents

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glaucoma; Ocular Hypertension; Eye Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Prostheses and Implants; Equipment and Supplies

Study Officials

• Lautaro Vera, MD

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: INDUSTRY
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This is a single-center, prospective, non-randomized, feasibility study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2026
• First Posted: July 13, 2026
• Study Start: April 17, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2026
• Study Completion: August 1, 2026
• Last Updated: July 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-07

Locations

PA (1)