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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2010/091/001456
CTRI/2010/091/001456
Completed
Phase 3

A clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of Tacrolimus Ophthalmic Suspension 0.1 % Vs. Cyclosporine eye drops 0.05 % in patients with Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis.

Ajanta Pharma Ltd0 sites200 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Ajanta Pharma Ltd
Enrollment
200
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\.Clinical diagnosis of Vernal keratoconjunctivitis confirmed by Laboratory evaluation (microscopic examination confirmed by slit lamp examination of eye)
  • 2\.Patients who had moderate or severe giant papillae 4 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration, even though they had received the treatment by anti\-allergic ophthalmic drugs 1\-2 approved for vernal keratoconjunctivitis.
  • 3\.Patients who tested positive for a type 1 allergic reaction in a skin test or antigen\-specific immunogloblin E measurement that had been conducted within 1 year before patient registration. Patients were also eligible who tested positive for a type 1 allergic reaction revealed by such factors as eye discharge or eosinophils in conjuctival abrasion.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Criteria based on efficacy evaluation
  • \-Patients who had received the following prohibited concomitant drugs within 2 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration: systemic administration of adrenocortical steroid agents, subconjunctival injection, and ophthalmic or systemic administration of immunosuppressants.
  • \-Patients who could not discontinue receiving the following prohibited concomitant drugs at the start of study drug administration: ophthalmic administration of adrenocortical steroid agents, ocular vasoconstrictor, and ocular non\-steroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs.
  • \-Patients who could not discontinue receiving the following restricted concomitant drugs at the start of study drug administration that the patients had started receiving within 4 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration: anti\-allergic agents (oral and ophthalmic administration), anti\-histaminic drugs (oral and ophthalmic administration), and topical adrenocortical steroid agents and Tacrolimus ointment.
  • \-Patients who underwent cryosurgery or surgical excision of giant papillae of the eye(s) to which the study drug was to be instilled within 4 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration.
  • \-Patients who were receiving desensitization therapy or immune modulation therapy.
  • \-Patients whose eye(s) was/were to be instilled with the study drug but needed wearing contact lenses during the study drug administration period.
  • Criteria based on assurance and evaluation of safety
  • \-Patients who underwent invasive surgical treatments in the eye(s) to which the study drug was/were to be instilled within 3 months prior to the start of study drug administration. (Non\-invasive therapy and cryosurgery or surgical excision of the papillae were not applicable here.)
  • \-Patients who underwent laser therapy in the eye(s) to which the study drug was/were to be instilled within 4 weeks prior to the start of study drug administration.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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