A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of ECF843 vs Vehicle in Subjects With Dry Eye Disease

NCT ID: NCT04391894

Last Updated: 2025-01-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

718 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-10-06

Study Completion Date

2021-05-13

Brief Summary

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The study was planned to be conducted in 2 parts: Part 1 to determine the efficacy and safety of ECF843 vs vehicle, followed by Part 2 with additional exploratory assessments of ECF843 vs Vehicle. Both parts of the study included a double-masked study design, with randomization stratified for subjects with Sjogren's Syndrome.

Detailed Description

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Part 1 of the study was a double-masked, randomized, parallel design in which participants were assigned to one of the following five treatment arms/groups in a ratio of 1:1:1:1:1.

* ECF843 0.45 mg/mL three times daily (TID) or vehicle
* ECF843 0.15 mg/mL TID or vehicle
* ECF843 vehicle TID
* ECF843 0.15 mg/mL twice daily (BID) or vehicle
* ECF843 vehicle BID The planned duration of double-masked treatment during Part 1 was 56 days. For subjects randomized to ECF843, the maximum drug exposure was up to 28 days. At some point during Part 1, all participants received vehicle.

The study was terminated after completion of Part 1 and Part 2 of the study was not therefore initiated.

Conditions

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Dry Eye

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
Double-masked

Study Groups

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ECF843 0.45 mg/mL TID or vehicle (Part 1)

ECF843 0.45 mg/mL TID or vehicle (Part 1)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ECF843

Intervention Type DRUG

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 vehicle

Intervention Type OTHER

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 0.15 mg/mL TID or vehicle (Part 1)

ECF843 0.15 mg/mL TID or vehicle (Part 1)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ECF843

Intervention Type DRUG

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 vehicle

Intervention Type OTHER

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 vehicle TID (Part 1)

ECF843 vehicle TID (Part 1)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

ECF843 vehicle

Intervention Type OTHER

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 0.15 mg/mL BID or vehicle (Part 1)

ECF843 0.15 mg/mL BID or vehicle (Part 1)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

ECF843

Intervention Type DRUG

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 vehicle

Intervention Type OTHER

Topical ocular eye drop

ECF843 vehicle BID (Part 1)

ECF843 vehicle BID (Part 1)

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

ECF843 vehicle

Intervention Type OTHER

Topical ocular eye drop

Interventions

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ECF843

Topical ocular eye drop

Intervention Type DRUG

ECF843 vehicle

Topical ocular eye drop

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Written informed consent must be obtained before any assessment
* Adult male or female subjects 18 years of age or older
* At least 6 months history of dry eye disease in both eyes
* Must use, or feel the need to use, artificial tears/gels/lubricants on a regular basis
* Composite corneal fluorescein staining score \>= 4 (modified National Eye Institute (NEI) scale) in at least one eye
* Schirmer score \>= 1 and =\< 10 mm after 5 minutes in at least one eye
* Patients with Sjögren's Syndrome must have dry eye

Exclusion Criteria

* Ocular infection in either eye within 30 days prior to Screening
* Use of artificial tears, gels, lubricants within 4 hours of the Screening Visit
* Use of contact lenses in either eye within 14 days of Screening
* Uncontrolled ocular rosacea
* Clinically significant conjunctivochalasis in either eye
* Other Corneal conditions affecting the corneal structure
* Severe ocular conditions such as herpes, graft versus host disease, Stephen's Johnson Syndrome, sarcoidosis
* Currently active, or history of ocular allergies during the time of year the patient will be participating in the study
* Patients with current punctal plugs or punctal cauterization or occlusion
* Chronic medications (both over the counter and prescription) that have not been stable for at least 30 days prior to Screening.
* Use of Restasis®, Cequa®, or Xiidra® within 30 days prior to Screening
* Use of ocular, nasal, inhaled, or systemic corticosteroids within 30 days of Screening
* History of malignancy of any organ system within the past five years
* Pregnant or nursing women
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Novartis Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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Arizona Eye Center

Chandler, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Carrot Eye Center

Mesa, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Phoenix Eye Care and Dry Eye Ctr

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

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Milton Hom OD

Azusa, California, United States

Site Status

Orange County Opthamology Med Grp

Garden Grove, California, United States

Site Status

Dr Kent Small

Glendale, California, United States

Site Status

Global Research Management

Glendale, California, United States

Site Status

United Medical Research Institute

Inglewood, California, United States

Site Status

Harvard Eye Associates

Laguna Hills, California, United States

Site Status

North Valley Eye Medical Group

Mission Hills, California, United States

Site Status

The Eye Research Foundation

Newport Beach, California, United States

Site Status

North Bay Eye Associates Inc

Petaluma, California, United States

Site Status

Martel Eye Medical Group

Rancho Cordova, California, United States

Site Status

Sierra Clin Trials Rsch Org

Santa Ana, California, United States

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Vision Institute

Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States

Site Status

Advanced Research LLC

Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States

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Pinnacle Research Institute

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

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Eye Associates Of Fort Myers

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

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Lee Shettle Eye & Hearing

Largo, Florida, United States

Site Status

Mid Florida Eye Center Pa

Mt. Dora, Florida, United States

Site Status

Kannarr Eye Care

Pittsburg, Kansas, United States

Site Status

The Eye Care Institute

Louisville, Kentucky, United States

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Tufts Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

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Silverstein Eye Centers

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Moyes Eye Center

Kansas City, Missouri, United States

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Tekwani Vision Center

St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Comprehensive Eye Care Limited

Washington, Missouri, United States

Site Status

NV Eye Surgery

Henderson, Nevada, United States

Site Status

AdvanceMed Clinical Research

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

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Northern New Jersey Eye Institut PA

South Orange, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Cornerstone Eye Care

High Point, North Carolina, United States

Site Status

Eye Care Assoc of Greater Cincinnati Inc

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Abrams Eye Center

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Apex Eye Clinical Reserach

Mason, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Scott Christie Eye Care Associates

Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Bucci Laser Vision Institute

Wilkes-Barre Township, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Vance Thompson Vision Hospital

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States

Site Status

Chattanooga Eye Institute

Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

University Eye Specialists

Maryville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Total Eye Care PA

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Toyos Clinic

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Advancing Vision Research LLC

Smyrna, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Texan Eye P A

Austin, Texas, United States

Site Status

Intouch Clinical Research Center

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Neuro Eye Clinical Trials Inc

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Revolution Research

Lakeway, Texas, United States

Site Status

Parkhurst NuVision

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Stacy R Smith MD PC

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Southern Utah Medical Research

St. George, Utah, United States

Site Status

Piedmont Eye Center

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Virginia Eye Consultants

Norfolk, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Periman Eye Institute

Seattle, Washington, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

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Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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CECF843A2201

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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