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Influence of Perfluorohexyloctane (NovaTears) on Tear Film Thickness in Patients With Mild to Moderate Dry Eye Disease

Primary Purpose

Dry Eye Disease

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Austria
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
NovaTears®
Hydrabak®
Sponsored by
Novaliq GmbH
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Dry Eye Disease

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women aged over 18 years
  • History of dry eye disease for at least 3 months before the screening visit
  • Be able and willing to follow instructions, including participation in all study assessments and visits
  • Signed and dated written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have any clinically significant slit-lamp findings at the screening visit that may include trauma, Steven Johnson syndrome, and/or in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with study parameters
  • Participation in a clinical trial in the 4 weeks preceding the before the screening visit
  • Active ocular allergies or ocular allergies that are expected to be active during the study period
  • Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or lactating
  • Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study medication
  • Any medical or surgical history, disorder or disease such as acute or chronic severe organic disease

Sites / Locations

  • Medical University of Vienna, Department of Clinical Pharmacology

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

NovaTears®

Hydrabak®

Arm Description

Unpreserved sodium chloride (0.9%) eye drops in ABAK® system

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Tear film thickness as measured with high resolution optical coherence tomography

Secondary Outcome Measures

Lipid layer thickness
Non-invasive tear break up time
Dynamic Meibomian Gland Imaging
Blink frequency
Symptom VAS
Corneal fluorescein staining
Conjunctival lissamine green staining
Schirmer I test
Tear film break up time
Ocular surface disease index

Full Information

First Posted
February 7, 2017
Last Updated
July 3, 2017
Sponsor
Novaliq GmbH
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03048526
Brief Title
Influence of Perfluorohexyloctane (NovaTears) on Tear Film Thickness in Patients With Mild to Moderate Dry Eye Disease
Official Title
Influence of Perfluorohexyloctane (NovaTears) on Tear Film Thickness in Patients With Mild to Moderate Dry Eye Disease
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
July 2017
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
December 15, 2016 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
April 18, 2017 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
April 18, 2017 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Sponsor
Name of the Sponsor
Novaliq GmbH

4. Oversight

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Patients with mild to moderate dry eye disease will be randomized to receive either NovaTears® or Hydrabak® eye drops as control.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Dry Eye Disease

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
Investigator
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
48 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
NovaTears®
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Title
Hydrabak®
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Description
Unpreserved sodium chloride (0.9%) eye drops in ABAK® system
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
NovaTears®
Intervention Description
Topical eye drops for lubrication of the ocular surface
Intervention Type
Device
Intervention Name(s)
Hydrabak®
Intervention Description
Eye drops
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Tear film thickness as measured with high resolution optical coherence tomography
Time Frame
4 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Lipid layer thickness
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Non-invasive tear break up time
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Dynamic Meibomian Gland Imaging
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Blink frequency
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Symptom VAS
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Corneal fluorescein staining
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Conjunctival lissamine green staining
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Schirmer I test
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Tear film break up time
Time Frame
4 weeks
Title
Ocular surface disease index
Time Frame
4 weeks

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Men and women aged over 18 years History of dry eye disease for at least 3 months before the screening visit Be able and willing to follow instructions, including participation in all study assessments and visits Signed and dated written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Have any clinically significant slit-lamp findings at the screening visit that may include trauma, Steven Johnson syndrome, and/or in the opinion of the investigator may interfere with study parameters Participation in a clinical trial in the 4 weeks preceding the before the screening visit Active ocular allergies or ocular allergies that are expected to be active during the study period Pregnancy, planned pregnancy or lactating Known hypersensitivity to any component of the study medication Any medical or surgical history, disorder or disease such as acute or chronic severe organic disease
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Gerhard Garhoefer, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Novaliq GmbH
Official's Role
Study Director
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Medical University of Vienna, Department of Clinical Pharmacology
City
Vienna
ZIP/Postal Code
A-1090
Country
Austria

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