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Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nexagon® in subjects with persistent corneal epithelial defects (PED) resulting from corneal epithelial debridement during diabetic vitrectomy surgery, HSV keratitis, HZV keratitis, corneal burns, post-PRK, or post-corneal transplant surgery.


Clinical Trial Description

The purpose of this prospective, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, dose-escalation study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Nexagon® in subjects with persistent corneal epithelial defects (PED) resulting from corneal epithelial debridement during diabetic vitrectomy surgery, HSV keratitis, HZV keratitis, corneal burns, post-PRK, or post-corneal transplant surgery. In general, traditional therapy of PED consists of aggressive lubrication with preservative-free artificial tears and ointments, the use of bandage soft contact lenses, pressure patching, punctal plugging, and the surgical closure of the eyelids. Unfortunately, the success rates with these conventional treatment modalities are varied, and overall, disappointingly low. As such, much research is currently being directed at finding better treatments for PED. Nexagon® is a novel therapeutic agent that has been shown to be effective in treating skin lesions, and it has been shown in animal studies and in preliminary human studies to be safe and efficacious in treating PED. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Persistent Corneal Epithelial Defects

NCT number NCT01165450
Study type Interventional
Source University of California, San Francisco
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Status Terminated
Phase Phase 2
Start date November 2011
Completion date February 2014

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