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Study of the Clinical and Biological Efficacity of NAAXIA SINE® in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00357019
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : July 27, 2006
Last Update Posted : July 27, 2006
Sponsor:
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Laboratoires Thea

Brief Summary:
To assess the clinical and biological efficacity of preservative free NAAGA eyes drops in vernal keratoconjunctivitis

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Keratoconjunctivitis, Vernal Drug: N-acetyl-aspartyl-glutamate (NAAXIA Sine) Phase 4

Detailed Description:
The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate the clinical and biological efficacy of preservative free NAAGA eyedrops in VKC -by in particular the levels of ECP and MPO in tears- comparatively to the activity of levocabastine eyedrops.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Study of the Clinical and Biological Efficacity of NAAXIA SINE® in Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Study Start Date : April 2001
Study Completion Date : October 2002

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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. ECP tear concentration

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Tolerance


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Ages Eligible for Study:   4 Years and older   (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with vernal keratoconjunctivitis,
  • mild or moderate : clinical score >3 and <= 14, calculated from 4 major symptoms (itching, tearing, photophobia, foreign body sensation) and 6 major clinical signs (conjunctival erythema, conjunctival chemosis, discharge, papillae, limbal infiltrates and corneal epithelial disease)
  • age >= 4 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no occurrence of ocular trauma or infection (within the 3 months preceding the study),
  • no ocular medical treatment (topical or not) within the 5 days preceding the study,
  • no ocular laser (within the 3 previous months),
  • no ocular surgery (within the previous year),
  • patient who signs the informed consent form (or his/her parents or legal guardian in the case of underage patient).

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00357019


Sponsors and Collaborators
Laboratoires Thea
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Andréa LEONARDI, Professor Clinica Oculistica, Padova (Italy)
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00357019    
Other Study ID Numbers: TPO 09/99 NAAXIA SINE Phase IV
First Posted: July 27, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 27, 2006
Last Verified: July 2006
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Keratoconjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis, Allergic
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctival Diseases
Eye Diseases
Keratitis
Corneal Diseases
Hypersensitivity, Immediate
Hypersensitivity
Immune System Diseases
Isospaglumic acid
Bronchodilator Agents
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Anti-Asthmatic Agents
Respiratory System Agents
Histamine H1 Antagonists
Histamine Antagonists
Histamine Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Neuroprotective Agents
Protective Agents
Anti-Allergic Agents