Effect of Olixia Pure® Eye Drops on Tear Film Thickness in Healthy Subjects

November 26, 2013 updated by: Gerhard Garhofer, Medical University of Vienna

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a common ocular disease, especially in the elderly population. Despite many treatment approaches, instillation of topical lubricants remains the mainstay of therapy. However, most of the topical lubricants available are not very well characterized and data about efficacy is sparse.

The aim of the present project is to investigate the effect of topically administered Olixia pure® eye drops on tear film thickness in healthy subjects.

Tear film thickness will be determined using ultra high-resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT). Measurements will be performed before instillation of the eye drops and every 10 minutes after instillation for one hour. One eye will receive Olixia pure® eye drops, the fellow eye will receive physiologic saline solution as placebo control. The study eye will be chosen randomly.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

16

Phase

  • Phase 4

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

  • Austria
      • Vienna, Austria, 1090
        • Department of Clinical Pharmacology

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:

  • Men and women aged over 18 years
  • Normal findings in the medical history unless the investigator considers an abnormality to be clinically irrelevant
  • Normal ophthalmic findings, ametropia < 6 Dpt.
  • Schirmer I test > 10 mm and BUT > 10 sec

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Regular use of medication (except contraceptives), abuse of alcoholic beverages, participation in a clinical trial in the 3 weeks preceding the study
  • Treatment in the previous 3 weeks with any drug
  • Symptoms of a clinically relevant illness in the 3 weeks before the first study day
  • Ametropia =/> 6 Dpt
  • Pregnancy
  • Difference of more than 5 mm in Schirmer I test or difference of > 3 sec in BUT between the two eyes
  • Known medical history of allergy, hypersensitivity or poor tolerance to any components of the medication or medical product used in the study

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Triple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Other: Healthy volunteers right eye
The medical device will be randomly assigned to the right or left eye on the study day (randomization 1:1) whereas the fellow eye will receive placebo.
Device: Olixia pure eye drops
Device: Placebo
0.9% physiological saline solution
Other: Healthy volunteers left eye
The medical device will be randomly assigned to the right or left eye on the study day (randomization 1:1) whereas the fellow eye will receive placebo.
Device: Olixia pure eye drops
Device: Placebo
0.9% physiological saline solution

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Tear film thickness
Time Frame: up to one hour
up to one hour

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Medical University of Vienna

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

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 11, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 25, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

October 28, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 27, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 26, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

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Keywords

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • OPHT-190313

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