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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT00610480
Date of registration: 27/01/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Public title: Tear Film Stability After Instillation of Over-the-Counter (OTC) Artificial Drops
Scientific title: Effects of Systane® Versus Optive™ Lubricating Eye Drops in Maintaining Tear Film Stability at Determined Time Points
Date of first enrolment: November 2007
Target sample size: 20
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00610480
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Vinod Mootha, MD
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Affiliation:  UTSW Medical Center at Dallas
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Individuals aged 18 and up will be included, where any age over 89 will be recorded as
'greater than 89.'

- Individuals with bilateral eye sight eye correctable to 20/80 or better.

- Individuals in good health with or without Meibomian Gland Dystrophy (MGD) but with
Aqueous Tear Deficiency (ATD) with minimal to no ocular surface inflammation on slit
lamp examination.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Individuals with only one sighted eye or vision not correctable to 20/80 or better in
both eyes.

- Individuals with history of punctal plugs or punctal occlusions.

- Individuals with history of keratorefractive as well as ophthalmic disease such as
corneal dystrophies, glaucoma, or systemic disease affecting the eye (such as Herpes
Zoster).

- Individuals with history of systemic or ocular auto-immune conditions.

- Individuals with active systemic disease or those taking systemic medication that are
known to influence AT production will not be considered for this trial.

- Individuals using topical medication who are unable to discontinue them for at least
24 hours prior to baseline evaluation will be excluded as well.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Dry Eye Disease
Intervention(s)
Drug: 1st visit Optive, then 2nd visit Systane
Drug: 1st visit Systane, then 2nd visit Optive
Primary Outcome(s)
Aqueous Tear Evaporation Rate Before and After Use of OTC Artificial Tears [Time Frame: Baseline and 30 minutes after artificial tear instillation]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
092007-002
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 19/11/2020
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT00610480
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