Safety and Efficacy of TrueTear™ for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Disease

NCT ID: NCT03226769

Last Updated: 2020-10-30

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

57 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-26

Study Completion Date

2017-12-12

Brief Summary

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This study will compare the safety and efficacy of TrueTear™ to standardized moist heat compress (Thermalon® Dry Eye Compress) for the treatment of Meibomian Gland Disease (MGD).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Meibomian Glands Dry Eye Syndromes

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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Thermalon

Participants received application of Thermalon dry eye compress on Days 0 and 7 followed by daily use as per label instructions.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Thermalon Dry Eye Compress

Intervention Type DEVICE

Application of Thermalon Dry Eye Compress at Day 0, Day 7 and daily use as per label instructions.

TrueTear™

Participants received TrueTear™ device intranasally for approximately 8 minutes on Day 0, for approximately 3 minutes on Day 7 followed by daily use of TrueTear™ per participant guide.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

TrueTear™

Intervention Type DEVICE

Intranasal application of TrueTear™ device for approximately 8 minutes at Day 0, for approximately 3 minutes at Day 7 and then daily use of TrueTear™ per participant guide.

Interventions

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TrueTear™

Intranasal application of TrueTear™ device for approximately 8 minutes at Day 0, for approximately 3 minutes at Day 7 and then daily use of TrueTear™ per participant guide.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Thermalon Dry Eye Compress

Application of Thermalon Dry Eye Compress at Day 0, Day 7 and daily use as per label instructions.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Dry eye disease or Meibomian Gland Disease as evaluated by Standard Participant Evaluation for Dryness (SPEED) score, Schirmer test, Tear film breakup time and other applicable objective measures at the Screening and Baseline Visits.
* Use of an artificial tear product, lid hygiene, omega-3 supplementation, antibiotics for the treatment of dry eye disease or Meibomian Gland Disease within one year of the Screening Visit.

Exclusion Criteria

* Chronic or recurrent epistaxis, coagulation disorders or other conditions that may increase the risk of bleeding.
* History of nasal or sinus surgery.
* Vascularized polyp, deviated septum or severe nasal airway obstruction at the Screening visit.
* Intraocular and extraocular surgery in either eye within three months of the Screening Visit or refractive surgery within twelve months of the Screening Visit.
* Cardiac demand pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, or other active implanted metallic or active implanted electronic device in the head.
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Allergan

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Gail Torkildsen

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

[email protected]

Locations

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Andover Eye Associates

Andover, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

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OCUN-023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id