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Last refreshed on: 19 October 2017
Main ID:  NCT01393132
Date of registration: 07/07/2011
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Michigan Cornea Consultants, PC
Public title: Comparative Study of Thymosin Beta 4 Eye Drops vs. Vehicle in the Treatment of Severe Dry Eye
Scientific title: Comparative Study of Thymosin Beta 4 Eye Drops or Vehicle in the Treatment of Patients With Ocular Surface Defects Due to Severe Dry Eye
Date of first enrolment: March 2011
Target sample size: 9
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01393132
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:   
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Steven P Dunn, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Michigan Cornea Consultants, P.C.
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Schirmers of < 5 mm at 5 minutes

- TFBUT: less than 10 seconds

- Corneal staining of >3 of 15: conjunctival staining of >3 of 18

- Ocular Surface Disease Index of > 50

- Presumed best corrected vision of 20/60 or better

Exclusion Criteria:

- Acute or inflammatory corneal disease

- Pregnancy or lactation

- Monocular status

- Punctal occlusion within 30 days

- Ocular surgery within 3 months

- Corneal thinning of >50%

- Active corneal infection

- History of ocular malignancy

- Retinal neovascularization

- Current use of topical cyclosporin A



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 90 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Graft vs. Host Disease
Sjogren's Syndrome
Dry Eye
Intervention(s)
Drug: Thymosin Beta 4 eye drops
Drug: Vehicle Control
Primary Outcome(s)
Safety [Time Frame: Day 1, Day 14, Day 28 and Day 56]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Tear Film Break up Time [Time Frame: Days 56 (+28 day follow up)]
Corneal Fluorescein Staining [Time Frame: Days 56 (+28 day follow up)]
Ocular Discomfort Index [Time Frame: Days 56 (+28 day follow up)]
Secondary ID(s)
1003008179
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Kresge Eye Institute
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 23/12/2015
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01393132
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