Multi-Centre Clinical Evaluation of Two Reusable Soft Contact Lenses
- Conditions
- Myopia
- Interventions
- Device: lotrafilcon BDevice: comfilcon A
- Registration Number
- NCT02815735
- Lead Sponsor
- Coopervision, Inc.
- Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the subjective performance of the comfilcon A contact lens against lotrafilcon B contact lens after 4 weeks of reusable lens wear.
- Detailed Description
This will be a 80 subject, randomized, bilateral, double-masked, dispensing, cross-over study comparing comfilcon A versus lotrafilcon B lenses over 4 weeks of daily wear for each lens pair.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 85
- Spherical distance CL (Contact Lens) prescription between -1.00 and -6.00D (Diopter) OR in both eyes (inclusive)
- Adapted soft CL wearers (i.e. >1 month) who are reusable lens wearers*
- Spectacle cylinder 0.75D in both eyes
- Correctable to 6/9 in both eyes
- Be between 18 and 34 years of age (inclusive)
- Able to read, comprehend and sign an informed consent
- Own a mobile phone and be able to respond to SMS survey during the period 8am - 8pm
- Willing to comply with the wear and study visit schedule
Any of the following will render a subject ineligible for inclusion:
- Existing wearer of daily disposable contact lenses
- Known allergy to Opti-Free PureMoist multipurpose solution
- Any active corneal infection, injury or inflammation
- Systemic or ocular allergies, which might interfere with CL wear
- Systemic disease, which might interfere with CL wear
- Ocular disease, which might interfere with CL wear
- Strabismus or amblyopia
- Subjects who have undergone corneal refractive surgery
- Subjects with keratoconus or other severe corneal irregularity contraindicating lens wear
- Pregnant, planning a pregnancy or lactating
- Use of systemic/topical medication contraindicating CL wear
- Diabetic
- Site employees or family members of investigators
- Participation in any concurrent trial or in the last 30 days
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description lotrafilcon B lotrafilcon B Participants wear lotrafilcon B lens for 4 weeks during the cross over study. comfilcon A comfilcon A Participants wear comfilcon A lens for 4 weeks during the cross over study.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Comfort During the Day Days 3, 12, 26 Comfort during the day for comfilcon A and lotrafilcon B lenses assessed via via SMS (short message service) text message at days 3,12, and 26 at hours 8:00 am, 12:00 pm, 4:00 pm, and 8:00 pm. Scale 0-10, 0=painful, 10=can't feel the lenses.
Comfort Baseline, 2 weeks, 4 weeks Comfort (insertion, end of the day, and overall) for habitual lenses assessed at baseline and comfilcon A and lotrafilcon B lenses assessed at 2 weeks and 4 weeks. Scale 0-10, 0=painful, 10=can't feel the lenses.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (9)
Eyesite
🇬🇧Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Visioncare Research Ltd.
🇬🇧Farnham, United Kingdom
Brock and Houlford
🇬🇧Chew Magna, Bristol, United Kingdom
Chalmers Opticians
🇬🇧Cardiff, Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Harrold Opticians
🇬🇧Uxbridge, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Tempany's Boutique Opticians
🇬🇧Broadstone, Dorset, United Kingdom
Leightons
🇬🇧St Albans, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
David Gould Opticians
🇬🇧Rawtenstall, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Boots Opticians Ltd
🇬🇧Birmingham, Warwickshire, United Kingdom