Once-daily Fluorometholone vs Twice-daily Cyclosporine in Dry Eye Disease

NCT ID: NCT06876116

Last Updated: 2025-03-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-09-01

Study Completion Date

2024-05-24

Brief Summary

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This study compares the therapeutic effects of once-daily fluorometholone 0.1% versus twice-daily cyclosporine 0.05% after short-term fluorometholone induction treatment in dry eye disease.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Dry Eye Disease (DED)

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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once-daily fluorometholone 0.1% group

After induction therapy with fluorometholone 0.1% four times a day for 4 weeks, patients continued with fluorometholone 0.1% once a day for 8 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Fluorometholone 0.1% ophthalmic solution

Intervention Type DRUG

After induction therapy with fluorometholone 0.1% four times a day for 4 weeks, patients continued with fluorometholone 0.1% once a day for 8 weeks.

twice-daily cyclosporine 0.05% group

After induction therapy with fluorometholone 0.1% four times a day for 4 weeks, patients continued with cyclosporine 0.05% twice a day for 8 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Cyclosporine 0.05% eye drops

Intervention Type DRUG

After induction therapy with fluorometholone 0.1% four times a day for 4 weeks, patients continued with cyclosporine 0.05% twice a day for 8 weeks.

Interventions

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Fluorometholone 0.1% ophthalmic solution

After induction therapy with fluorometholone 0.1% four times a day for 4 weeks, patients continued with fluorometholone 0.1% once a day for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Cyclosporine 0.05% eye drops

After induction therapy with fluorometholone 0.1% four times a day for 4 weeks, patients continued with cyclosporine 0.05% twice a day for 8 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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fluorometholone 0.1%

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. participants aged 18 years or older
2. complaint of dry eye symptoms for 6 months or longer at screening
3. ocular surface disease index (OSDI) score of 33 or higher
4. tear film breakup time of 7 seconds or less

Exclusion Criteria

1. abnormal lid anatomy or active blepharitis
2. severe systemic autoimmune diseases
3. received permanent lacrimal plug within 3 months
4. DED secondary to alkali burns, cicatricial pemphigoid, or Stevens-Johnson syndrome
5. ocular/periocular malignancy
6. active ocular allergies or allergy to the study drug or its components
7. active infection
8. intraocular surgery or ocular laser surgery within 6 months
9. uncontrolled systemic disease or history of herpetic keratitis
10. contact lens user
11. intraocular pressure \>25mmHg
12. pregnancy or current breast-feeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Taejoon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Korea University Anam Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dong Hyun Kim

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Korea University Anam Hospital

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

Other Identifiers

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2022AN0569

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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