Trial Outcomes & Findings for Connecting Contact Lenses and Digital Technology (NCT NCT02921087)

NCT ID: NCT02921087

Last Updated: 2019-09-11

Results Overview

The primary outcome measure was change in average score on a ten question Visual Comfort Survey using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) from baseline to day 7 in multifocal contact lenses and single vision contact lenses. The Visual Analogue Scale ranges from 0-100 (100 being the worst symptoms) for each of the ten questions. The maximum total score is 1000, the minimum total score is 0 (no symptoms).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

23 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and after 1 week of wearing each lens.

Results posted on

2019-09-11

Participant Flow

Forty five subjects were consented and screened. Twenty three were found to be eligible and randomized. Twenty two completed the study.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Test 1 Week, Followed by Control 1 Week, no Washout
Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on a randomization schedule according to sequentially assigned subject numbers to the test daily disposable soft contact lenses at the first visit. Subjects will crossover to the control daily disposable soft contact lenses at the second visit. Test Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days Control Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days
Control 1 Week, Followed by Test 1 Week, no Washout
Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on a randomization schedule according to sequentially assigned subject numbers to the control daily disposable soft contact lenses at the first visit. Subjects will crossover to the test daily disposable soft contact lenses at the second visit. Test Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days Control Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days
Overall Study
STARTED
12
11
Overall Study
COMPLETED
12
10
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
1

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Test 1 Week, Followed by Control 1 Week, no Washout
Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on a randomization schedule according to sequentially assigned subject numbers to the test daily disposable soft contact lenses at the first visit. Subjects will crossover to the control daily disposable soft contact lenses at the second visit. Test Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days Control Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days
Control 1 Week, Followed by Test 1 Week, no Washout
Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on a randomization schedule according to sequentially assigned subject numbers to the control daily disposable soft contact lenses at the first visit. Subjects will crossover to the test daily disposable soft contact lenses at the second visit. Test Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days Control Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
0
1

Baseline Characteristics

Connecting Contact Lenses and Digital Technology

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Test Followed by Control
n=12 Participants
Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on a randomization schedule according to sequentially assigned subject numbers to the test daily disposable soft contact lenses at the first visit. Subjects will crossover to the control daily disposable soft contact lenses at the second visit. Test Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days Control Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days
Control Followed by Test
n=11 Participants
Subjects will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio based on a randomization schedule according to sequentially assigned subject numbers to the control daily disposable soft contact lenses at the first visit. Subjects will crossover to the test daily disposable soft contact lenses at the second visit. Test Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days Control Daily Disposable Soft Contact Lenses: Worn daily for 7 +/- 2 days
Total
n=23 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
28.83 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.63 • n=5 Participants
25.09 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.48 • n=7 Participants
27.04 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.97 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
9 Participants
n=5 Participants
10 Participants
n=7 Participants
19 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
4 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
23 Participants
n=5 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
3 Participants
n=7 Participants
5 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
2 Participants
n=7 Participants
3 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
7 Participants
n=5 Participants
5 Participants
n=7 Participants
12 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants
n=5 Participants
1 Participants
n=7 Participants
2 Participants
n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
0 Participants
n=7 Participants
0 Participants
n=5 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
12 participants
n=5 Participants
11 participants
n=7 Participants
23 participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and after 1 week of wearing each lens.

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. One week data for the primary outcome was available for 22 subjects.

The primary outcome measure was change in average score on a ten question Visual Comfort Survey using a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) from baseline to day 7 in multifocal contact lenses and single vision contact lenses. The Visual Analogue Scale ranges from 0-100 (100 being the worst symptoms) for each of the ten questions. The maximum total score is 1000, the minimum total score is 0 (no symptoms).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
n=22 Participants
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Subjective Symptom Improvement
153.9 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 124.9
100.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 79.2
272.13 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 150.19

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 2 weeks

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. Data was available for 22 subjects.

Based on two alternative forced choice method

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Lens Preference
7 Participants
15 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. Data was available for 22 subjects.

Accommodative response was measured by having subjects switch the right lens to a spherical lens in the appropriate power. This was done for all subjects regardless of which lens they were randomized to, to maintain masking. Subjects wore an infrared filter over the right eye for occlusion and to ensure that they were fixating with the left eye (which was still wearing the lens they were randomized to). This filter allowed for measurements to be taken with the WAM-5500 open field autorefractor in front of the right eye. This method assumes a symmetrical accommodative response between eyes. Since accommodative response was measured monocularly, this eliminated any convergent accommodation, but this was consistent between lenses and test distances. Five measurements were taken at each test distance (distance, 40cm and 25cm). The 5 readings obtained were used to calculate mean spherical equivalent value at each test distance and compared to expected accommodative value to determine lag.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Lag of Accommodation in Study Lenses
Lag at 25 cm
1.52 Diopters
Standard Deviation 0.47
1.23 Diopters
Standard Deviation 0.57
Lag of Accommodation in Study Lenses
Lag at 40 cm
1.06 Diopters
Standard Deviation 0.60
0.75 Diopters
Standard Deviation 0.45
Lag of Accommodation in Study Lenses
Lag at Distance
0.00 Diopters
Standard Deviation 0.43
0.22 Diopters
Standard Deviation 0.44

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. Data was available for 22 subjects.

Difference in CISS score after one week of multifocal contact lens use vs single vision contact lens use. Minimum score (least symptoms)= 0. Maximum score (worst symptoms) = 60.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Convergence Insufficiency Symptom Survey (CISS)
11.2 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.8
10.8 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 5.6

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. Data was available for 22 subjects.

CLDEQ-8 score after one week of multifocal contact lenses vs single vision contact lenses. Minimum value (least symptoms) = 0. Maximum Score= 37 (worst symptoms).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Contact Lens Dry Eye Questionnaire- 8 Survey (CLDEQ-8)
11.7 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.4
11.0 score on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. Data was available for 22 subjects.

Measured via Modified Thorington

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Near Phoria at 40cm in Multifocal Contact Lens vs Single Vision Contact Lens
2.3 Prism Diopters of Exophoria
Standard Deviation 3.8
2.0 Prism Diopters of Exophoria
Standard Deviation 4.5

POST_HOC outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Population: Phoria at near as measured through the single vision spherical contact lenses

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=22 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Participants Stratified by Subjects' Near Phoria With Single Vision Lenses
Esophoria at Near
5 Participants
Participants Stratified by Subjects' Near Phoria With Single Vision Lenses
Exophoria/ Orthophoria at Near
17 Participants

POST_HOC outcome

Timeframe: 1 week

Population: Forty five subjects were enrolled into the study. Twenty three eligible subjects were randomized. One subject discontinued early due to discomfort in the first lens assigned. Of the 22 completed subjects, 5 had an esophoria at near. 17 were exophoric or orthophoric at near.

Subjects' phoria at near with single vision lenses was classified as esophoric or exophoric. Lens preference was compared (multifocal vs single vision lenses) between the subjects who were esophoric at near vs the subjects who were exophoric/orthophoric at near.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Test Arm: Multifocal Soft Contact Lenses
n=5 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing multifocal soft spherical contact lenses.
Control Arm: Single Vision Spherical Contact Lenses
n=17 Participants
Symptoms after one week of wearing single vision soft spherical contact lenses.
Baseline Symptoms
Symptoms at visit one in habitual contact lenses
Phoria and Lens Preference
Preferred Multifocal Contact Lenses
5 Participants
2 Participants
Phoria and Lens Preference
Preferred Single Vision Contact Lenses
0 Participants
15 Participants

Adverse Events

Multifocal Contact Lenses

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Single Vision Contact Lenses

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

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Multifocal Contact Lenses
n=22 participants at risk
Adverse Events while wearing Multifocal Contact Lenses
Single Vision Contact Lenses
n=23 participants at risk
Adverse Events while wearing Single Vision Contact Lenses
Eye disorders
Conjunctival Hyperemia
0.00%
0/22 • Adverse events were collected throughout the study, which lasted for approximately 2 weeks per subject.
4.3%
1/23 • Number of events 2 • Adverse events were collected throughout the study, which lasted for approximately 2 weeks per subject.
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Cold Like Symptoms
4.5%
1/22 • Number of events 1 • Adverse events were collected throughout the study, which lasted for approximately 2 weeks per subject.
0.00%
0/23 • Adverse events were collected throughout the study, which lasted for approximately 2 weeks per subject.
Eye disorders
Subcojnunctival Hemorrhage
4.5%
1/22 • Number of events 1 • Adverse events were collected throughout the study, which lasted for approximately 2 weeks per subject.
0.00%
0/23 • Adverse events were collected throughout the study, which lasted for approximately 2 weeks per subject.

Additional Information

Danielle Iacono, OD

SUNY College of Optometry Clinical Vision Research Center

Phone: 212-938-5936

Results disclosure agreements

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