Orthokeratology for Keratoconus

December 31, 2008 updated by: Hadassah Medical Organization

Orthokeratology Contact Lenses for Keratoconus

To investigate a possible benefit of Orthokeratology contact lenses to improve uncorrected visual acuity of keratoconus patients

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

30

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Israel
      • Jerusalem,, Israel, 91120
        • : Hadassah Medical Organization,

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Moderate Keratoconus
  • No apical scars

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Advanced Keratoconus
  • Apical scaring
  • Contact lens intolerance

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Keratoconus
One eye of Keratoconus patient
Device: Orthokeratology contact lenses
Wearing Orthokeratology lens in one eye of a keratoconus patient

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Uncorrected Visual acuity
Time Frame: After 1 month
After 1 month

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Amount of change in corneal video-topography
Time Frame: At one month
At one month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hadassah Medical Organization

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2009

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2009

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 31, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 31, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

January 1, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 1, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 31, 2008

Last Verified

December 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • dvleyes-HMO-CTIL

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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