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Multicenter Uveitis Steroid Treatment Trial - MUST

Phase 1
Conditions
on-infectious uveitis (inflammatory eye disease)
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10046851 Term: Uveitis
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10033687 Term: Panuveitis
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10022557 Term: Intermediate uveitis
MedDRA version: 9.1 Level: LLT Classification code 10036370 Term: Posterior uveitis
Registration Number
EUCTR2007-003612-53-GB
Lead Sponsor
ational Institutes of Health, National Eye Institute
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
250
Inclusion Criteria

- Age 18+
- Diagnosis of non-infectious intermediate uveitis, posterior uveitis or panuveitis
- Active uveitis of a degree for which systemic corticosteroid therapy is indicated
- Best-corrected visual acuity of hand motions or better
- Baseline intraocular pressure of 24 mm Hg or less

Note that the international protocol allows for enrollment of patients of 13+ years, but in the UK we have not and will not seek approval to recruit anyone under 18.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range:
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

- Inadequately controlled diabetes mellitus
- Known allergy to study medication
- Uncontrolled glaucoma
- Advanced glaucomatous optic nerve injury
- A history of scleritis (concern of scleral melting)
- Pregnancy or breast-feeding
- HIV infection or other immundeficiency disease for which steroids would be contraindicated

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Main Objective: To compare the visual outcomes of patients with uveitis treated with fluocinolone acetonide implant therapy to those treated with systemic therapy using oral corticosteroids.;<br> Secondary Objective: To compare the rates of local ocular corticosteroid-induced complications and the rates of systemic complications between treatment groups.<br><br> To compare the self-reported quality of life of the treatment groups.<br> ;Primary end point(s): Change in best-corrected visual acuity
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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