Aqueous Concentrations and PGE2 Inhibition of Ketorolac 0.4% vs. Bromfenac 0.09% in Cataract Patients: Trough Drug Effects

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Cataract

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare the ability of two different topical NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications used for pain relief) to reach the back of the eye and to stop inflammation. The study will conclude on the day of your cataract surgery.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT00469690
Run by: Innovative Medical
People needed: 58
Starts: 2007-05-01
Expected to finish: 2008-05-01
Last updated by the study team: 2008-05-20

Who can join

Age: 21 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

Healthy Male/Female 21 years of age of older.
Patient understands and is willing to sign the written informed consent form
Likely to complete the entire course of the study.
Patient is scheduled to undergo cataract surgery
Female patients of childbearing potential must have had a regular menstrual cycle prior to study entry (a female is considered of childbearing potential unless she is postmenopausal, without a uterus and/or both ovaries, or has had a bilateral tubal ligation).
Patient is willing and able to administer eye drops and record the times the drops were instilled

You may not qualify if…

Patient has been using a topical NSAID within 1 week of study entry
Patient has a known sensitivity to any of the ingredients in the study medications
Patient has sight in only one eye
Patient has a history of previous intraocular surgery
Patient's doctor has determined they have a condition (i.e., UNCONTROLLED systemic disease) or are in a situation that may put them at significant risk, confound the study results or may interfere significantly with their participation in the study
Female patients who are pregnant, nursing an infant or planning a pregnancy
Patients who are currently involved in another investigational study or have participated in one within the 30 days prior to entering this study

Where it is running

Bucci Laser Vision Institute and Ambulatory Surgery Center — Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, United States

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