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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03833882
Other study ID # VF-OS-001/2018
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 27, 2018
Est. completion date June 19, 2019

Study information

Verified date July 2019
Source VISUfarma SpA
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a pre-market, multicentre, double-blind, randomized, crossover, non-inferiority study comparing the efficacy of MAF-1217 and Cationorm® in adult patients with evaporative DED.

The study population will be divided in 4 different subgroups, according to the different types of evaporative DED:

1. Group A: high evaporative levels

2. Group B: females in menopause, whether using hormonal integration or not

3. Group C: presence of active obstructive Meibomian gland disease

4. Group D: glaucomatous patients


Description:

Patients will be enrolled after having signed the informed consent form prior any other study procedure and after inclusion/exclusion criteria check.

Each patient will be planned to perform 6 study visits and at each visit all necessary study procedures will be performed according to the clinical investigation plan requirements (see flow-chart).

The study visits will be performed at: screening, baseline, week 2, week 6, week 8, week 12.

Patients will be enrolled at screening visit and at baseline, after the wash-out period of 1 week, then will be randomized to receive MAF-1217 or Cationorm® for the following 6 weeks.

After this time lapse, patients will be switched to the opposite therapy for 6 additional weeks.

The entire study population will be asked for a TID posology, and will be divided in 4 different subgroups, according to the different types of evaporative DED.

Certain test will be performed only in some patients:

Osmolimetry and tear sampling in 20 patients(10/site) chosen random from groups B, C and D; Ferning test only in group D; tear film collection and cytokine expression only in 20 patients form site nr. 2.

Patients will be allowed to carry on any systemic or local medications, apart lubricating eyedrops, which have to be stopped the day before baseline visit.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 72
Est. completion date June 19, 2019
Est. primary completion date June 19, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. At least 18 years old (adult patients), male and female

2. Schirmer I test > 10 mm at 5'

3. (Group A): high evaporative levels

4. (Group B): females in menopause, both using hormonal integration or not

5. (Group C): presence of active obstructive Meibomian gland disease, defined as at least one of the following:

- Meibomian orifice plugging

- eyelid margin foaminess

- changes in orifice position with respect to the mucocutaneous junction

- abnormal Meibomian gland secretions (opaque and viscous-like form that is difficult to express)

6. (Group D): glaucomatous patients receiving one or more BAK preserved treatments for at least 2 years, showing an abnormal Ferning test (Types 3 or 4 according to Rolando)

7. all: wishing to participate in the study and able to sign the ICF

Inclusion criteria to be checked at baseline:

1. BUT < 7"

2. Mild to severe DED according to OSDI chart

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Neuropathic causes of dry eye (diabetes, long-standing contact lens wearing, previous ocular herpes infections)

2. Coexisting corneal diseases

3. Autoimmune diseases

4. Past or active cicatricial conjunctivitis

5. Past ocular surface burns

6. Keratinization of the eyelid margin

7. Sjogren syndrome

8. History of corneal trauma

9. Pregnant and lactating women

10. Younger than 18 years old patients

11. Use of contact lenses

12. inability to self administer study medications

13. (GROUPS B, D) Presence of active obstructive Meibomian gland disease

14. (GROUP C) Presence of cicatricial Meibomian gland disease

15. known allergic sensitivity to any of the devices ingredients or any other known allergy

16. participation in a clinical trial during the 3 months prior to the beginning of the study

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
MAF1217
The study population will have to self-administer the study treatment in a TID posology.
Other:
Cationorm
The study population will have to self-administer the study treatment in a TID posology.

Locations

Country Name City State
Italy ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco P.O.L. Sacco Milan
Italy Ospedale San Paolo, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo Milan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
VISUfarma SpA

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Break-up time (BUT) differences Changes in break-up time (BUT) versus baseline measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary ocular surface staining (corneal and conjunctival) Cross-over analysis for the differences versus baseline between the two groups on changes in ocular surface staining (corneal and conjunctival) measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary Schirmer I test (ST) (without anesthesia) Cross-over analysis for the differences versus baseline between the two groups on changes in Schirmer I test (ST) (without anesthesia) measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary number of blinking per minute Cross-over analysis for the differences versus baseline between the two groups on changes in number of blinking per minute measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary Ferning test (Group D) Cross-over analysis for the differences versus baseline between the two groups on changes in Ferning test (Group D) measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary osmolarity Cross-over analysis for the differences versus baseline between the two groups on changes in osmolarity measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary patient satisfaction (10 points VAS scale) Cross-over analysis for the differences versus baseline between the two groups on changes in patient satisfaction (10 points VAS scale).
(VAS: scale where patient has to specify level of satisfaction by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end-points (0 - 10). 0 indicates no satisfaction while 10 represents the highest level).
measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment versus baseline
Secondary OSDI Changes in questionnaire scores (OSDI - Ocular Surface Disease Index). The overall Ocular Surface Disease score defined the ocular surface as normal (0-12 points) or as having mild (13-22 points), moderate (23-32 points), or severe (33-100 points) disease. measured at week 2, 6, 8 and 12 weeks treatment
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