Effect of IKERVIS® Eye Drops Once Daily on the Quality of Vision in Dry Eye Disease Patients With Severe Keratitis (FAST)

Santen

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Keratitis

Treatments

Drug: 1mg/mL ciclosporin

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Industry

Identifiers

NCT03237936

NVG16E128

Details and patient eligibility

About

The proposed 3-month study is a prospective, open-label, multicentre, phase IV, proof of concept study. The study is designed to assess the effect on the quality of vision of IKERVIS® (1mg/mL ciclosporin) eye drops administered once daily in dry eye disease (DED) patients with severe keratitis, as well as its safety and efficacy.

Full description

In this phase IV clinical trial the Month 3 visit assessments will be used to assess the efficacy (quality of vision and other parameters) and safety of IKERVIS® in DED patients with severe keratitis.

To assess the effect on the quality of vision of IKERVIS® (1mg/ml ciclosporin) eye drops administered once daily in adult dry eye disease (DED) patients with severe keratitis over 3 months of treatment.

To assess the safety of DED patients with severe keratitis treated with IKERVIS® (1mg/mL ciclosporin) for 3 months.

Enrollment

17 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 99 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patient eligibility is determined according to the following criteria:
1. In the opinion of the investigator, the patient is capable of understanding and complying with protocol requirements.
2. The patient signs and dates a written, informed consent form and any required privacy authorization prior to the initiation of any study procedures
3. Male or female patient is aged 18 years or above.
4. DED patients with persistent severe keratitis at the Screening and
  
  Baseline Visits defined as the following:
  
  • CFS score of 3, 4 or 5 on the modified Oxford scale
5. Patient must be willing and able to undergo and return for scheduled study-related examinations.
6. The same eye (eligible eye) should fulfill all the above criteria.

Exclusion criteria

Patients with history of ocular trauma or ocular infection (viral, bacterial, fungal, protozoal) within 90 days before the Screening Visit and any ocular diseases other than dry eye disease requiring topical ocular treatment during the course of the study.