Study for the Treatment of Ocular Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) With Amniotic Fluid Eye Drops (AFED)

April 7, 2025 updated by: Catherine Lee, University of Utah

A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study for the Treatment of Ocular Chronic Graft-Versus-Host Disease (GVHD) With Amniotic Fluid Eye Drops (AFED)

A Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-Controlled Study for the Treatment of Ocular Chronic Graft Verses Host Disease with Processed Amniotic Fluid (pAF) Drops.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a randomized (to each eye, within patient), double-blinded, placebo-controlled study of the efficacy of Processed Amniotic Fluid (pAF) in patients with hematologic malignancies who have undergone Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (HSCT) and are diagnosed with Chronic Graft Verses Host Disease of the eye.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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15

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84112
        • University of Utah Huntsman Cancer Institute

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients diagnosed within 5 years after hematopoietic stem cell transplant for any disease, with any graft and any conditioning regimen with at least one of the following symptoms:

    1. Dry eye symptoms partially affecting (requiring lubricant drops > 3 x per day or punctal plugs, or thermally cauterized puncta) or significantly affecting (special eyeware to relieve pain) activities of daily living (ADL)
    2. Unable to work because of ocular symptoms
    3. Loss of vision due to keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS)
  • Patients may be using bilateral scleral lenses and/or bilateral punctal plugs at the time of accrual.
  • Patients who are 18 years of age or older.
  • Willing and able to provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who have any other reversible cause for dry eye at the time of accrual.
  • More than 3 lines of therapy beyond corticosteroids with or without calcineurin inhibitors or sirolimus
  • Relapsed malignancy at time of accrual after the most recent transplantation
  • A difference in dryness between both eyes of more than 2 points of the grading provided by the International Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) 2007 report
  • Patients who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant while participating in the study.
  • Patients who are not willing to discontinue the use of any eye drops, with the exception of non-medicated lubricant eye drops (artificial tears). All eye drops (excluding non-medicated lubricant eye drops) must be stopped at least seven days before treatment with pAF.
  • Inability to comply with the investigational plan and visit schedule for any reason, in the judgement of the investigator.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Amniotic Fluid Eye Drops (AFED) - All participants, One eye
Biological: Amniotic Fluid Eye Drops (AFED)
One drop (0.25 mL) in one eye twice daily for up to 3 months
Placebo Comparator: Saline Solution - All participants, One eye
Other: Saline Solution
One drop (0.25 mL) in the other eye twice daily for up to 3 months

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Overall Response Rate
Time Frame: 30 days
Response is a composite of the NIH Consensus Conference (CC) for assessment of response in chronic GVHD (eye score) and the International Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) grading scale. Responders would be defined as a one point improvement in the dry eye grading scale (DEWS), without worsening in the eye score.
30 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Effects on the Corneal Surface
Time Frame: Up to 100 days
Ophthalmologic assessment to determine the effects of treatment with pAF on the corneal surface of patients with ocular chronic GVHD.
Up to 100 days
Change in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: General (FACT-G) From Baseline to 30 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 30 days
Change in Quality of Life questionnaire from baseline to 30 days. FACT-G is a combination score of physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being. The score ranges from 0 to 108. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
baseline and 30 days
Change in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: General (FACT-G) From Baseline to 60 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 60 days
Change in Quality of Life questionnaire from baseline to 60 days. FACT-G is a combination score of physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being. The score ranges from 0 to 108. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
baseline and 60 days
Change in Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy: General (FACT-G) From Baseline to 100 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 100 days
Change in Quality of Life questionnaire from baseline to 100 days. FACT-G is a combination score of physical, social/family, emotional, and functional well-being. The score ranges from 0 to 108. The higher the score, the better the quality of life.
baseline and 100 days
Change in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Criteria (CC) Ocular Score of Chronic GVHD From Baseline to 30 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 30 days
Change in ocular score using a four-point scale from 0 (no dry eye symptoms) to 3 (severe dry eye symptoms) from baseline to 30 days.
baseline and 30 days
Change in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Criteria (CC) Ocular Score of Chronic GVHD From Baseline to 60 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 60 days
Change in ocular score using a four-point scale from 0 (no dry eye symptoms) to 3 (severe dry eye symptoms).
baseline and 60 days
Change in National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Criteria (CC) Ocular Score of Chronic GVHD From Baseline to 100 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 100 days
Change in ocular score using a four-point scale from 0 (no dry eye symptoms) to 3 (severe dry eye symptoms).
baseline and 100 days
Change in Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) 2007 Dry Eye Severity Grading From Baseline to 30 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 30 days
Ophthalmologic assessment to determine changes in dry eye signs/symptoms each graded on a scale of 1 to 4 with 1 being non/mild to 4 being most severe for a total score.
baseline and 30 days
Change in Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) 2007 Dry Eye Severity Grading From Baseline and 60 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 60 days
Ophthalmologic assessment to determine changes in dry eye signs/symptoms each graded on a scale of 1 to 4 with 1 being non/mild to 4 being most severe for a total score.
baseline and 60 days
Change in Dry Eye Workshop (DEWS) 2007 Dry Eye Severity Grading From Baseline and 100 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 100 days
Ophthalmologic assessment to determine changes in dry eye signs/symptoms each graded on a scale of 1 to 4 with 1 being non/mild to 4 being most severe for a total score.
baseline and 100 days
Change in Pain Assessment From Baseline to 60 Days
Time Frame: baseline and 60 days
Change in patient reported pain level per treatment eye using 0-10 pain rating scale with zero being no pain to 10 being very severe pain. Each individual pain score was used to estimate a regression slope for each eye with pain as the outcome and day of pAF treatments as the explanatory variable.
baseline and 60 days
Changes in Visual Acuity
Time Frame: baseline, 30 days, 60 days, and 100 days
Ophthalmologic assessment to determine changes in visual acuity related to the administration of pAF.
baseline, 30 days, 60 days, and 100 days

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Utah

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Catherine J. Lee, MD, University of Utah

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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December 20, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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December 16, 2022

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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February 24, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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September 13, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 26, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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October 2, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 9, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 7, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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April 1, 2025

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  • 103515

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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