Recruiting
Phase 3

Cenegermin

Sponsor:

Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A

Code:

NCT07453888

Conditions

Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Cenegermin

Vehicle

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a phase 3, randomized, multicenter, vehicle-controlled, double-masked study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intranasal cenegermin compared with vehicle control in adult participants with NAION. Approximately 272 participants who meet all eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive either cenegermin treatment (Group 1) or the vehicle control (Group 2).

Conditions

Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy

Study ID

NCT07453888

Start date

Jul 1, 2026

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Sep, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 50 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Key Inclusion Criteria:

1. A clinical diagnosis of unilateral NAION in the study eye with symptom onset within 14 days prior to the planned date for first dose administration.
2. A BCVA score in the study eye of ≥ 15 letters and ≤ 65 letters measured using the ETDRS chart.
3. Sufficiently clear ocular media and adequate pupil dilation to enable assessment of the optic nerve and retina in both eyes.

Key Exclusion Criteria:

1. Bilateral NAION or sequential NAION with fellow eye involvement within 6 weeks of study eye involvement.
2. Clinical evidence of temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis) signs or symptoms.
3. Abnormal laboratory findings suggestive of temporal arteritis (giant cell arteritis), in the absence of a known acute cause
4. Pain with eye movement
5. Intraocular pressure (IOP) greater than 25 mmHg in the study eye or history of glaucoma in the study eye.
6. Intermediate age-related macular degeneration (AMD) with subfoveal drusen, exudative AMD, or geographic atrophy in the study eye.

Note: Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria apply, as defined in the protocol.

Study Design

Enrollment

272 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Cenegermin

Participants will be administered with cenegermin spray in each nostril.

placebo comparator: Vehicle

Participants will be administered with vehicle spray in each nostril.

Interventions

Cenegermin

Cenegermin is administered intranasally.

Vehicle

Vehicle spray is administered intranasally.

Primary outcome measure

  • Achievement of ≥ 15 letter increase in Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA), assessed in each individual participant, measured using the Early Treatment Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart [ Time Frame: Baseline to Week 24 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Dompé farmaceutici S.p.A. Via Santa Lucia, 6, 20122 Milan (MI)

+39 02 583 831

Locations

Neuro Eye Orbit Institute

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90048

University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Recruiting

Aurora, Colorado, United States, 80045

University of Michigan Health - Kellogg Eye Center

Recruiting

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105

Mayo Clinic - Department of Ophthalmology

Recruiting

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905

University of Pennsylvania - Ophthalmology

Recruiting

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Retina Consultants of South Carolina, Charleston Neuroscience Institute- West Ashley (RCA)

Recruiting

Charleston, South Carolina, United States, 29414

Neuro Eye Clinical Trials

Recruiting

Houston, Texas, United States, 77074

More Information

Sponsor

Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A

Last update posted

Jul 15, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • Acute optic neuropathy
  • Non-Arteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
  • NAION
  • cenegermin
  • Optic neuropathy
  • Intranasal

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A on 2026-07-15.