Viral Conjunctivitis Treatment Study
- Conditions
- Viral Conjunctivitis
- Interventions
- Device: 0.01% Hypochlorous acidOther: Placebo
- Registration Number
- NCT03861728
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Miami
- Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to determine the efficacy Avenova® (0.01% hypochlorous acid) in the treatment of viral conjunctivitis. The investigators hypothesize that patients treated with Avenova® will have a quicker resolution of their ocular signs and symptoms of Viral Conjunctivitis compared with artificial tears.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 11
- Patients presenting to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
- Clinical diagnosis of viral conjunctivitis
- Symptoms less than 1 week duration
- history of allergic conjunctivitis
- history of herpetic eye disease
- concurrent diagnosis of bacterial conjunctivitis (based off microbiology plating)
- Immunocompromised / Immunosuppressed patients
- Patients with HIV
- pregnant women
- prisoners
- adults who are unable to provide consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Viral Conjunctivitis Treatment 0.01% Hypochlorous acid Patients with viral conjunctivitis as defined by a + AdenoPlus test and clinical symptoms and signs of viral conjunctivitis who will be treated with 0.01% Hypochlorous acid Viral Conjunctivitis Placebo Placebo Patients with viral conjunctivitis as defined by a + AdenoPlus test and clinical symptoms and signs of viral conjunctivitis who will be treated with Basic Sterile Saline
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Participants With Clinical Resolution of Viral Conjunctivitis Up to 8 days This is the number of participants who on day 7 (+/-1 days) had on clinical examination a 0 or 1 on the follicular conjunctivitis scale and 0 or 1 on the conjunctival injection scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of Participants With Symptomatic Resolution of Viral Conjunctivitis Up to 8 days This is the number of participants who on day 7 (+/-1 days) answered on clinical questionaire "none" or "mild" to each of the following list of 7 symptoms: "overall symptoms that affect your daily activities", "itching", "tearing", "pain", "feeling that your lids are stuck together in the morning", "sensitivity to light", "blurry vision"
Number of Participants With Undetectable Adenoviral DNA Up to 8 days This is the number of participants who on day 7 (+/-1 days) had undetectable adenoviral DNA by quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (qPCR) (Ct \> 35)
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Miami Bascom Palmer Eye Institute
🇺🇸Miami, Florida, United States