Trial Outcomes & Findings for Restasis for Treatment of Brittle Nails (NCT NCT00986427)

NCT ID: NCT00986427

Last Updated: 2013-08-20

Results Overview

Change from baseline in the Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) of target fingernails #1 and #2 as measured at week 24. The PGA is a static evaluation/measure of the severity of brittle nails signs in target fingernails #1 and #2 (the 2 nails with the most severe signs of brittleness). Evaluated sings were the degree of lamellar onychoschizia, ridging, longtitudinal splitting, fragility/breakage and thickness. The PGA was scored on a 6 point scale from 0 to 5, in which 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = mild to moderate, 3 = moderate, 4 = moderate to severe, 5 = severe. A negative number change from baseline (decrease in grade score) indicates improvement and a positive change (increase in grade score) indicates worsening.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE2

Target enrollment

24 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline, week 24

Results posted on

2013-08-20

Participant Flow

24 patients recruited.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Restasis® Arm
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Overall Study
STARTED
12
12
Overall Study
COMPLETED
8
12
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
4
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Restasis® Arm
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
2
0
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
1
0
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
0

Baseline Characteristics

Restasis for Treatment of Brittle Nails

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Total
n=24 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age Continuous
59.8 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 49.40 • n=5 Participants
59.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.69 • n=7 Participants
59.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.28 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
21 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, week 24

Change from baseline in the Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) of target fingernails #1 and #2 as measured at week 24. The PGA is a static evaluation/measure of the severity of brittle nails signs in target fingernails #1 and #2 (the 2 nails with the most severe signs of brittleness). Evaluated sings were the degree of lamellar onychoschizia, ridging, longtitudinal splitting, fragility/breakage and thickness. The PGA was scored on a 6 point scale from 0 to 5, in which 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = mild to moderate, 3 = moderate, 4 = moderate to severe, 5 = severe. A negative number change from baseline (decrease in grade score) indicates improvement and a positive change (increase in grade score) indicates worsening.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Dry Eye Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Untreated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Untreated Nail
Change From Baseline in the Physician's Global Assessment (PGA) of Target Fingernails #1 and #2
-1.4 scores on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.90
-1.4 scores on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.67

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline, week 24

Change from baseline in quality of life as measured at week 24 by the subject satisfaction Questionnaire question: "Overall, how satisfied are you with your nails?" Responses ranged from 1 (very satisfied) to 5 (very unsatisfied). A negative number changed from baseline (decrease in grade score) indicates improvement and a positive change (increase in grade score) indicates worsening.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Dry Eye Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Untreated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Untreated Nail
Change From Baseline in Quality of Life (QOL) Related to Nail Disease
-1.6 scores on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.19
-0.9 scores on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.97

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 24

Growth of the treated and untreated nail the previous 4 weeks. Nail growth was measured in millimeters.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Dry Eye Treated Nail
n=12 Participants
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Untreated Nail
n=12 Participants
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Untreated Nail
Growth of the Treated and Untreated Nail in the Previous 4 Weeks
3.1 Millimeters (mm)
Standard Deviation 1.36
2.9 Millimeters (mm)
Standard Deviation 1.83
2.9 Millimeters (mm)
Standard Deviation 1.15
2.7 Millimeters (mm)
Standard Deviation 0.62

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Week 24

Number of subjects achieving improvement in the PGIA. The investigator assessed the two target fingernails with a rating of Excellent, Good, Fair, No Improvement or Worse based on the comparison between the nails at the current visit and high-resolution photographs of the nails taken at baseline. An improvement was a score of Excellent/Good/Fair vs. No Improvement/Worse.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 Participants
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Dry Eye Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Treated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Untreated Nail
Refresh® Dry Eye Therapy Untreated Nail
Number of Subjects Achieving Improvement in the Physician's Global Improvement Assessment (PGIA)
10 participants
9 participants

Adverse Events

Restasis® Arm

Serious events: 1 serious events
Other events: 9 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Refresh® Arm

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 8 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 participants at risk
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 participants at risk
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Gastrointestinal disorders
Hematemasis
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Restasis® Arm
n=12 participants at risk
Subjects will apply Restasis® to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Refresh® Arm
n=12 participants at risk
Subjects will apply Refresh® Dry Eye therapy to the target nails for 24 weeks. Additionally, there is a 12 week follow up period post the treatment period.
Blood and lymphatic system disorders
Anemia
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Eye disorders
Dry eye symptom
0.00%
0/12
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
Gastrointestinal disorders
Constipation
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Gastrointestinal disorders
Nausea
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
General disorders
Fatigue
0.00%
0/12
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
General disorders
Flu signs and symptoms
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Gastrointestinal disorders
Hematemasis
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
General disorders
Inflammation of right shoulder (from a fall)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
General disorders
Pain from car accident
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
General disorders
Pain in both notched nails
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
General disorders
Pain in right thumb nail
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
General disorders
Tooth abscess - pain
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Infections and infestations
Infection in the right gum
0.00%
0/12
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
Infections and infestations
Nail infection - right middle finger (cat bite)
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Infections and infestations
Sinusitis
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Infections and infestations
Stomach virus
0.00%
0/12
16.7%
2/12 • Number of events 2
Infections and infestations
Strep throat
0.00%
0/12
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
Infections and infestations
Upper respiratory infection
33.3%
4/12 • Number of events 4
50.0%
6/12 • Number of events 6
Infections and infestations
Urinary tract infection
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Back Spasms
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/12
Psychiatric disorders
Insomnia
0.00%
0/12
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Bronchitis
0.00%
0/12
8.3%
1/12 • Number of events 1

Additional Information

Julian Mackay-Wiggan, MD

Columbia University Dept of Dermatology

Phone: 212-305-6953

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place