Evaluation of Vitrase as a Spreading Agent

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00198484
First received: September 13, 2005
Last updated: March 13, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
  Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Vitrase (hyaluronidase for injection) is effective as a spreading agent for other injected drugs prior to ocular surgery


Condition Intervention Phase
Pain
Drug: Vitrase
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Evaluation of Vitrase (Hyaluronidase for Injection) Ovine, 200 USP Units/mL, as an Adjuvant to Increase the Absorption and Dispersion of Other Injected Drugs Prior to Ocular Surgery

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Further study details as provided by Bausch & Lomb Incorporated:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Physician Satisfaction Survey [ Time Frame: 1-2 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    Physician evaluation of effectiveness of Vitrase as an adjuvant and overall satisfaction, via questionnaire;


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Adverse Events [ Time Frame: 1-2 days ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    occurrence, severity, relationship, duration, resolution, and seriousness of adverse events


Enrollment: 108
Study Start Date: October 2004
Study Completion Date: February 2005
Primary Completion Date: December 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Vitrase
ovine hyaluronidase injection 150 USP Units in 1 mL solution. Single dose of Vitrase will be administered as an adjuvant prior to ophthalmologic surgery
Drug: Vitrase
Other Name: ovine hyaluronidase

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Scheduled for an ophthalmic surgical procedure

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Documented history of hypersensitivity to hyaluronidase or any other ingredient in Vitrase
  • Known history of hypersensitivity reaction to bee or wasp venom
  • Needing enhanced absorption and dispersion of dopamine, alpha agonist drugs, furosemide, the benzodiazepines, or phenytoin
  • Inflammation or apparent clinical signs of infection in the area where Vitrase was to be injected
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00198484

Locations
United States, California
David Wirta, MD, Inc.
Newport Beach, California, United States, 92663
Richard A Lewis, MD
Sacramento, California, United States, 95815
United States, Colorado
E Randy Craven, MD
Littleton, Colorado, United States, 80120
United States, Connecticut
The Eye Care Group
New Haven, Connecticut, United States, 06510
United States, Georgia
Advanced Eye Care, PC
Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, United States, 30742
United States, Kansas
Donald E Beahm, MD
Great Bend, Kansas, United States, 67530
United States, Kentucky
Cincinnati Eye Institute NKY
Edgewood, Kentucky, United States, 41017
United States, Massachusetts
Cornea Consultants
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02114
United States, Missouri
Hunkeler Eye Institute
Kansas City, Missouri, United States, 64111
United States, New York
Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
Rockville Centre, New York, United States, 11570
United States, Oklahoma
David L Schwartz, MD
Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States, 74104
United States, South Dakota
Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
Rapid City, South Dakota, United States, 57701
United States, Texas
Texan Eye Care PA
Austin, Texas, United States, 78705
Ophthalmology Service, Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
Ophthalmology Visual Science
Galveston, Texas, United States, 77555
Houston Eye Associates
Houston, Texas, United States, 77025
David G Shulman, MD
San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78209
Central Texas Eye Center
San Marcos, Texas, United States, 78666
Sponsors and Collaborators
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Investigators
Study Director: Lisa R Grillone, PhD ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00198484     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: ISTA-VIT-SA-CS06
Study First Received: September 13, 2005
Last Updated: March 13, 2013
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Bausch & Lomb Incorporated:
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Spreading Factor

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Adjuvants, Anesthesia
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2013