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Active Treatment for Keratoconus (Apricity-A Trial)

Phase 3
Recruiting
Research Sponsored by Epion Therapeutics
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Diagnosis of keratoconus
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to 12 months
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Apricity-A Trial Summary

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Sham-Controlled, Parallel-Group Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Epithelium-On Corneal Cross-linking in Subjects 8 to 45 Years of Age With Keratoconus

Apricity-A Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Apricity-A Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 12 months
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 12 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Best Spectacle-Corrected Distance Visual Acuity (BSCDVA)
Secondary outcome measures
Vision-related Quality of Life as Assessed by the National Eye Institute 25-Item Visual Function Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25)

Apricity-A Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: Active TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Epithelium-on corneal cross-linking
Group II: Control TreatmentPlacebo Group1 Intervention
Placebo and sham for epithelium-on corneal cross-linking

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Epion TherapeuticsLead Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
400 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Keratoconus
400 Patients Enrolled for Keratoconus
Michael Belin, MDStudy DirectorEpion Therapeutics
1 Previous Clinical Trials
400 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Keratoconus
400 Patients Enrolled for Keratoconus

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~267 spots leftby Oct 2025