Treatment of Corneal Infiltrates Secondary to Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

51 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-01

Study Completion Date

2019-04-01

Brief Summary

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Purpose:

To compare efficiency and tolerance between topical 0.5% cyclosporine A and fluorometholone in patients with subepithelial corneal infiltrates (SEIs).

Methods :

A prospective double-blind randomized study was conducted involving 72 eyes, 38 treated with topical fluorometholone and 34 eyes treated with cyclosporine A 0.5% eyedrops, having SEIs. Treatment was considered successful if there was reduction of SEIs and improvement in visual acuity (two snellen lines). Tolerance was mainly evaluated by Schirmer test, conjunctival hyperemia and burning sensation upon eyedrops instillation.

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Detailed Description

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This study was performed on the 72 eyes of 51 patients who were referred to our clinics for epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC).Diagnosis of EKC was based on the constellation of clinical features. The investigators conducted a double-blind randomized prospective parallel trial involving : 38 patients treated with topical fluorometholone and 34 eyes treated with cyclosporine A 0.5% eye drops. Cyclosporine A eye drops were prepared in Ricin oil by the pharmacy of Tunis Military Hospital. The sample size was measured by our research department, to obtain a conclusion of non-inferiority of cyclosporine A compared to fluorometholone in the chronic phase of EKC.

Duration of the whole regimen was six months. The study included an extra month after the end of the regimen. It was called " wash-out ". Patients who had less than one month of treatment or an uncontrolled treatment side effect or who presented a degenerative iron line were excluded from the rest of the regimen.The regimen was the same for both treatments in order to preserve the double-blind characteristic : 4 times a day for one month then 3 times a day for one month and 2 times a day for four months.

Patients were examined on admission to the study and one month , three months, six months and seven months after the onset of treatment. The investigators followed a double-masked fashion in all the phases of the study.

Information gathered in M0 included basic demographic information (age and sex), medical and ophtalmological history, involved eye(s) and duration of symptoms in the acute episode. The investigators evaluated and recorded the interval of time between the onset of the infection and the beginning of the trial and called it " pretherapeutic period ". At each visit, SEIs were photo-documented, best corrected visual acuity (converted to mean logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution), spheric equivalent, SEIs number, intraocular pressure (with non contact tonometers), break-up time and Schimer test type 1 and cup/disc score were recorded.

Conditions

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Adenoviral Keratoconjunctivitis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

The allocation sequence of the treatment was generated by chance and concealed until all the study was over and all outcomes were assessed. Consecutive patients with subepithelial infiltrates were randomly allocated to one of the two groups by a parallel assignment (1:1).

Study Groups

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Fluorometholone group

This group included 38 patients treated with topical fluorometholone 0.1% (FLUCON®) 4 times a day for one month then 3 times a day for one month and 2 times a day for four months.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

FLUCON®

Intervention Type DRUG

The drug was prescribed monthly according to the predefined regimen. It was not namely specefied in the prescription and was delivered by the hospital pharmacy according to the randomisation list.The subjects were masked to the contents and were instructed to return the empty tubes on monthly visit, wherein 1 pack of topical treatment was provided to them. Neither the patient nor the ophthalmologist knew the allocated treatment. No other medication was allowed during the trial. Duration of the whole regimen was six months. The study included an extra month after the end of the regimen. It was called " wash-out ". Patients who had less than one month of treatment or an uncontrolled treatment side effect or who presented a degenerative iron line were excluded from the rest of the regimen.

Cyclosporine A group

This group included 34 patients treated with cyclosporine A 0.5% eye drops prepared in Ricin oil by the pharmacy of Tunis Military Hospital and prescribed 4 times a day for one month then 3 times a day for one month and 2 times a day for four months.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclosporine A eye drops 0.5%

Intervention Type DRUG

The same regimen was prescribed for both treatments in order to preserve the double-blind characteristic. Cyclosporine eye drops 0.5%, was prepared from an oral solution of cyclosporine (Sandimmun®) and combined with castor oil, both sterilized by filtration. The preparation was carried out in a pharmacotechnical laboratory where a controlled atmosphere area was dedicated to ophthalmic preparations. The castor oil-Sandimmun® solution mixture is made in a sterile receptacle. After stirring, the mixture is distributed into sterile low density polyethylene bottles. A sterile insert and cap including a tamper-evident seal were placed on each bottle. A content control was then carried out on each batch produced. A sterility test was done on a batch of each day of preparation. Each bottle of each batch is then cleaned, polished, labeled and then packaged in a pre-printed box with an adapted notice. The stability was fixed at 6 months before opening and at 15 days after opening.

Interventions

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FLUCON®

The drug was prescribed monthly according to the predefined regimen. It was not namely specefied in the prescription and was delivered by the hospital pharmacy according to the randomisation list.The subjects were masked to the contents and were instructed to return the empty tubes on monthly visit, wherein 1 pack of topical treatment was provided to them. Neither the patient nor the ophthalmologist knew the allocated treatment. No other medication was allowed during the trial. Duration of the whole regimen was six months. The study included an extra month after the end of the regimen. It was called " wash-out ". Patients who had less than one month of treatment or an uncontrolled treatment side effect or who presented a degenerative iron line were excluded from the rest of the regimen.

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclosporine A eye drops 0.5%

The same regimen was prescribed for both treatments in order to preserve the double-blind characteristic. Cyclosporine eye drops 0.5%, was prepared from an oral solution of cyclosporine (Sandimmun®) and combined with castor oil, both sterilized by filtration. The preparation was carried out in a pharmacotechnical laboratory where a controlled atmosphere area was dedicated to ophthalmic preparations. The castor oil-Sandimmun® solution mixture is made in a sterile receptacle. After stirring, the mixture is distributed into sterile low density polyethylene bottles. A sterile insert and cap including a tamper-evident seal were placed on each bottle. A content control was then carried out on each batch produced. A sterility test was done on a batch of each day of preparation. Each bottle of each batch is then cleaned, polished, labeled and then packaged in a pre-printed box with an adapted notice. The stability was fixed at 6 months before opening and at 15 days after opening.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Fluorometholone CsA

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients having subepithelial infiltrates following epidemic keratoconjunctivites persisting for 14 days or more

Exclusion Criteria

* a past history of glaucoma or other anterior or posterior segment disease or surgery
* a chronic use of topical or systemic medications
* pregnancy,
* contact lens wearers,
* patients who couldn't attend at least two regimen visits

Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No