Safety and Efficacy of Optive in Contact Lens Wearers With Dry Eyes

Innovative Medical

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 4

Conditions: Dry Eye

Treatments: Drug: 1. Optive

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Industry

Identifiers

NCT00469573

5302

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if Optive®eye drops are safe for people who wear contact lenses and have dry eyes. The second goal of the study is to determine if using Optive®eye drops can improve my dry eye scores on a standard dry eye test (called the OSDI).

Enrollment: 36 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Men and women 18 and over

  • Self-reported use of daily-wear soft contact lenses that have been a proper fit for at least one month prior to the screening visit.
  • Complaint of dry eyes
  • OSDI score > 23

Exclusion criteria

• Use of RGP or PMMA contact lenses

  • Poorly fitting contact lenses

  • Concurrent ocular conditions or pathology that could affect contact lens fit or patient's ability to complete study

  • Concurrent use of topical medications other than study medications

  • Use of systemic medications with ocular drying sequelae:

    • Antihistamines
    • Decongestants
    • Antispasmotics Antidepressants Change in contact lens care solutions within the prior 30 days

Trial design

36 participants in 1 patient group

1.

Other group

Treatment:

Drug: 1. Optive