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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01582880
Date of registration: 10/04/2012
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Joseph B. Ciolino, MD
Public title: Use of Cross-linked Donor Corneas as Carriers for the Boston Keratoprosthesis
Scientific title: The Use of Riboflavin/Ultraviolet A Cross-linked Human Donor Corneas as Carriers for the Boston Keratoprosthesis
Date of first enrolment: March 2012
Target sample size: 1
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01582880
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: N/A. Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1/Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Joseph Ciolino, MD
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Affiliation:  Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Ability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for the
full duration of the study.

2. Age > 18 years.

3. A negative urine pregnancy test.

4. Candidate for a Boston Keratoprosthesis/Corneal transplant.

5. Generally good stable overall health.

6. Patients with an eye at risk for a cornea sterile ulcer which includes:

- Chemical injuries.

- Autoimmune diseases (ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, Stevens Johnson Syndrome,
systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, or other autoimmune
diseases).

- History of previous sterile corneal ulceration requiring a cornea transplant.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age < 18 years.

2. Inability to provide written informed consent and comply with study assessments for
the full duration of the study.

3. Pregnant or lactating women.

4. No or minimal tear production.

5. Ocular or periocular malignancy.

6. Inability to wear a contact lens due to lid abnormalities or shortened fornix.

7. Signs of current infection, including fever and current treatment with antibiotics.

8. Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or trial



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Other Autoimmune Diseases
Chemical Injuries
Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic
Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Autoimmune Diseases
Ocular Cicatricial Pemphigoid
Unspecified Complication of Corneal Transplant
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Intervention(s)
Drug: Riboflavin
Primary Outcome(s)
Changes in Corneal Thickness at 1 Millimeter [Time Frame: measured at week 4, 6, 26, 32, 52]
Changes in Corneal Thickness at 2 Millimeter [Time Frame: measured at week 4, 6, 26, 32, 52]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Systemic Safety [Time Frame: measured at day 1, and week 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 52]
Number of Occurrences of Vitritis (Sterile or Infectious) Ulcers [Time Frame: post op week 52]
Ocular Safety [Time Frame: measured at day 1, and week 1, 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 52]
Secondary ID(s)
10-03-020
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 24/07/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01582880
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