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Eye drops to treat swelling related to eye inflammation

Phase 4
Recruiting
Conditions
Retinal disorders in diseases classified elsewhere,
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/05/013869
Lead Sponsor
Proctor Foundation
Brief Summary

A study demonstrating that topical treatments are effective and safe would greatly impact practice patterns and treatment of macular edema secondary to uveitis.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Open to Recruitment
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
108
Inclusion Criteria
  • Key Inclusion criteria: 1.
  • ≥18 years of age 2.
  • Diagnosis of anterior, intermediate, posterior, or panuveitis (can be infectious or non-infectious) 3.
  • Inactive or minimally active inflammation according to Standardization of Uveitis Nomenclature 4.
  • If on oral corticosteroids, a stable dose of <10 mg prednisone/day for >4 weeks 5.
  • If on systemic corticosteroid-sparing immunomodulatory therapy, a stable dose for >4 weeks 6.
  • If using prednisolone acetate 1% drops, stable regimen of ≤2 drops per day for >4 weeks 7.
  • If infectious uveitis, inflammation must be inactive or minimally active per definition above and on stable dose of treatment for ≥4 weeks with no anticipated changes to treatment during the trial Eye-level Inclusion Criteria: 1.
  • ME defined as thickening of the 1mm central subfield of the macula greater than 2 standard deviations above normal thickness (>320 µm by Heidelberg spectral-domain OCT) 2.
  • Baseline intraocular pressure >5 mmHg and <21 mmHg 3.
  • Media clarity and pupillary dilation sufficient to allow OCT testing and retinal photography 4.
  • Best-corrected visual acuity of 5/200 or better.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Key Exclusion Criteria: 1.
  • Use of oral acetazolamide or other systemic carbonic anhydrase inhibitors at baseline 2.
  • Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any component of the study drugs 3.
  • History of central serous chorioretinopathy in either eye 4.
  • Intravitreal or periocular corticosteroid injection in the past 8 weeks, dexamethasone implant in the past 12 months, or a fluocinolone acetonide implant in the past 3 years 5.
  • Presence of an epiretinal membrane—noted clinically or by OCT—in the study eye, thought to be significant enough to preclude improvement of ME 6.
  • Previous pars plana vitrectomy 7.
  • History of severe glaucoma (C/D ratio > 0.9 or any notching of optic nerve to rim) 8.

Study & Design

Study Type
PMS
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of Central Subfield Thickness on OCT4 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Proportion of patients achieving resolution, improvement, and recurrence of Macular edema by the Week 4 visit and by the Week 24 visit2. BCVA at week 4

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Aravind Eye Hospital

🇮🇳

Coimbatore, TAMIL NADU, India

Aravind Eye Hospital and PG Institute of Ophthalmology

🇮🇳

Madurai, TAMIL NADU, India

Aravind Eye Hospital
🇮🇳Coimbatore, TAMIL NADU, India
Dr S Bala Murugan
Principal investigator
914132619100
drbalamuruganms@gmail.com
Dr VK Anuradha
Principal investigator
914224360400
anuradhadr@aravind.org

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