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UveitisPhase 3NCT00407056

Study of Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion in the Treatment of Severe Uveitis

A Phase 3 study testing Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion in people with Uveitis and Panuveitis, run by Sirion Therapeutics, Inc..

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this phase 3 open-labeled study is to determine if difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion is effective in the treatment of severe uveitis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 12 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Uveitis, Panuveitis
What is being tested?
Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion
How many people
20 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Aug 2002to Jun 2003
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 12 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Patients with a diagnosis of endogenous anterior uveitis or panuveitis
  • Patients with ≥ 50 anterior chamber cells as observed by slit lamp microscopy (criterion for evaluation of signs 4)
  • Patients requiring more frequent instillation of 0.1% betamethasone sodium phosphate ophthalmic solution than the regular frequency specified in its dosage and administration (3 - 4 times/day)
  • Patients aged ≥ 12 years (on the day of obtaining informed consent) who were able to actuate symptoms
  • Patients giving written informed consent prior to initiation of the study

Who cannot join

  • Patients who did not meet all of the above inclusion criteria
  • Patients initiating treatment with systemic administration of any corticosteroid, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug, antiphlogistic enzyme or immunosuppressive drug within 2 weeks before instillation of the investigational drug
  • Patients receiving topical injection of any corticosteroid in eyes before instillation of the investigational product(solution formulation: within 1 week before instillation of the investigational product, depot formulation: within 2 weeks before instillation of the investigational product)
  • Patients receiving instillation of any corticosteroid, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ophthalmic solution or antiphologistic enzyme within 12 hours before instillation of the investigational drug
  • Patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension
  • Patients with corneal erosion or corneal ulcer
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  • Patients with any viral, bacterial or fungal keratoconjunctival disease or suspected with eye infection
  • Patients with allergy to similar drugs of difluprednate
  • Patients requiring use of contact lens during the study period
  • Women who were or might be pregnant, or lactating women
  • Patients participating in another clinical study within 3 months before initiation of the present study

About this study

Official title: Phase 3 Open-Labeled Study of 0.05% Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion in the Treatment of Severe Anterior Uveitis (Including Panuveitis).

The purpose of this phase 3 open-labeled study is to determine if difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion is effective in the treatment of severe uveitis.

Read the detailed description

The objective of this phase 3 study is to assess the efficacy and safety of 0.05% difluprednate ophthalmic emulsion in patients with severe endogenous anterior uveitis with an open-labeled, no-controlled and no-randomized design.

Conditions
Uveitis, Panuveitis
Being tested
Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion
Medical subject headings
Uveitis, Panuveitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Difluprednate Ophthalmic EmulsionDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The anterior chamber cell score was compared between baseline and Day 14.

Secondary outcomes (7)
  1. The anterior chamber cell score was compared between baseline and Days 3 and 7.

  2. The total symptom score (sum of eye pain, photophobia, blurred

  3. vision, foreign body sensation and lacrimation scores) and total

  4. sign score (sum of anterior chamber cell, anterior chamber flare,

  5. ciliary hyperemia, keratic precipitate and synechia of iris and

  6. posterior scores) were compared between baseline and Days 3, 7

  7. and 14.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Dec 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startAug 2002
  3. Study completionJun 2003

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
20 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00407056
Sponsor's protocol ID
SJE2079/3-02-PC
Status last verified
Nov 2006
First submitted
29 Nov 2006
Last updated
4 Dec 2006
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing Difluprednate Ophthalmic Emulsion in people with Uveitis and Panuveitis, run by Sirion Therapeutics, Inc..

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2006. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The anterior chamber cell score was compared between baseline and Day 14.. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Dec 2006.

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