A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Gatifloxacin in Patients With Bacterial Conjunctivitis

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00509873

Recruitment Status : Completed

First Posted : August 1, 2007

Results First Posted : November 30, 2011

Last Update Posted : November 30, 2011

Sponsor:

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Allergan

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor); Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition:	Bacterial Conjunctivitis
Interventions:	Drug: Gatifloxacin 0.5% eye drops Drug: placebo eye drops

Participant Flow

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Recruitment Details

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Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops	Gatifloxacin 0.5% eye drops
Placebo Eye Drops	Placebo eye drops

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops	Placebo Eye Drops
STARTED	287	291
COMPLETED	276	276
NOT COMPLETED	11	15

Baseline Characteristics

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops	Gatifloxacin 0.5% eye drops
Placebo Eye Drops	Placebo eye drops
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Baseline Measures

	Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops	Placebo Eye Drops	Total
Overall Participants Analyzed [Units: Participants]	287	291	578

Age, Customized [Units: Participants]
1-18 years	123	123	246
19-65 years	126	141	267
>65 years	38	27	65

Gender [Units: Participants]
Female	161	172	333
Male	126	119	245

Outcome Measures

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1. Primary:

Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge at Day 6 [ Time Frame: Day 6 ]

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2. Secondary:

Percentage of Patients With Microbiological Cure at Day 6 [ Time Frame: Day 6 ]

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3. Secondary:

Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Signs at Day 6 [ Time Frame: Day 6 ]

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4. Secondary:

Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Symptoms at Day 6 [ Time Frame: Day 6 ]

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5. Post-Hoc:

Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge Up to Day 6 [ Time Frame: 6 Days ]

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Certain Agreements:

Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

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The agreement is:

	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is more than 60 days but less than or equal to 180 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
	Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed. Restriction Description: A disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 90 days from the time submitted to the sponsor for review. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.

Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: Therapeutic Area Head
Organization: Allergan, Inc.
phone: (714) 246-4500
e-mail: clinicaltrials@allergan.com

Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):

Heller W, Cruz M, Bhagat YR, De Leon JM, Felix C, Villanueva L, Hollander DA, Jensen H. Gatifloxacin 0.5% administered twice daily for the treatment of acute bacterial conjunctivitis in patients one year of age or older. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Dec;30(10):815-22. doi: 10.1089/jop.2014.0040.

Responsible Party:	Allergan
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00509873 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	198782-004
First Submitted:	July 30, 2007
First Posted:	August 1, 2007
Results First Submitted:	June 15, 2010
Results First Posted:	November 30, 2011
Last Update Posted:	November 30, 2011

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