Botulinum Toxin A for the Treatment of Keratoconus

NCT ID: NCT01691651

Last Updated: 2014-10-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-09-30

Study Completion Date

2014-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to associate the use of botulinum toxin type A for patients with keratoconus to demonstrate that tension eyelid has an important role in disease progression.

Detailed Description

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Subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin type A will be performed at two points in a nasal and temporal extent of the orbicularis muscle of a group of patients with keratoconus (Botulinum toxin A group).The idea is to evaluate the change in palpebral fissure in patients from group botulinum toxin A over a period of 18 months.The measurements of the palpebral fissure will be performed by the Image J (version 1.34s) program, developed by the National Institutes of Health (USA).The unit of measure is the millimetre.The patients of the botulinum toxin A group will be compared with a control group, without any intervention.

Conditions

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Keratoconus

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Botulinum toxin type A

The group that will be subjected to the injection of botulinum toxin (subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin type A).Subcutaneous botulinum toxin A injection will be performed in this group, (2.5 units per point application), at two points in a nasal and temporal extent of the orbicularis muscle.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin type A

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin type A (2.5 units per application point) at two points in a nasal and temporal extent of the orbicularis muscle will be performed in the Botulinum toxin type A group.

Botulinum Toxin Type A

Intervention Type DRUG

2.5 units per point of application at two points in a nasal and temporal extent of the orbicularis muscle.

Control

The group that will not be subjected to any intervention.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin type A

Subcutaneous injection of botulinum toxin type A (2.5 units per application point) at two points in a nasal and temporal extent of the orbicularis muscle will be performed in the Botulinum toxin type A group.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Botulinum Toxin Type A

2.5 units per point of application at two points in a nasal and temporal extent of the orbicularis muscle.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Botox (Allergan)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients with documented keratoconus
* best-corrected visual acuity measurable at refraction test
* age between 10-40 years
* good health
* understand the procedure and its limitations

Exclusion Criteria

* only one functional eye
* previous ocular surgery
* concurrent corneal infection and other ocular diseases that modified the visual acuity
* known allergy to botulinum toxin
* pregnancy
* poor collaboration for performing the examinations and the procedure
Minimum Eligible Age

10 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Federal University of São Paulo

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Adimara da Candelaria Renesto

MD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Adimara C Renesto, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Federal University of São Paulo

Teissy H Osaki, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Federal University of São Paulo

Midori H Osaki, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Federal University of São Paulo

Mauro Q Campos, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Federal University of São Paulo

Locations

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Federal University of São Paulo, Department of Ophthalmology

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

References

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Renesto ADC, Osaki TH, Osaki MH, Hirai FE, Campos M. Keratoconus progression is not inhibited by reducing eyelid muscular force with botulinum toxin A treatment: a randomized trial. Arq Bras Oftalmol. 2017 Mar-Apr;80(2):88-92. doi: 10.5935/0004-2749.20170022.

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Other Identifiers

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RECUNIFESP-87051

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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