Efficacy of Systane Balance to Stabilize the Tear Film in Dry Eye Subjects

January 31, 2012 updated by: Alcon Research
Evaluation of the optical effects of Systane Ultra

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Phase 4

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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Age 18 years or more.
  2. Subjects must have Tear Break Up Time (TBUT) < 5 seconds
  3. Subjects must have a maximum blink interval (MBI) < 10 seconds
  4. Subjects must be willing to comply with all study requirements.
  5. Subjects must understand, sign and be given a copy of the written Informed Consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subjects for whom both eyes do not meet all inclusion criteria and either eye meets exclusion criteria
  2. Subjects who are pregnant, lactating or planning to be pregnant during the course of the study
  3. Subjects with known sensitivity to planned study concomitant medications
  4. Subjects participating in any other ophthalmic drug or device clinical trial within 30 days of this clinical investigation.
  5. Use of ocular drugs, other than study medications, during the study and within 14 days prior to study entry or any other ocular medication

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: Systane Ultra
Systane Ultra Lubricant Eye Drops
Single drop in both eyes

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Improvement in maximum blink interval (MBI)
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tear film stability and contrast sensitivity
Time Frame: 1 day
1 day

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

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

July 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 12, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 12, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

March 15, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 2, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 31, 2012

Last Verified

January 1, 2012

More Information

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