Assessment of Tear Film-Based Proteins Associated With Care Solution Induced Corneal Staining
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Conditions studied: Corneal Staining
In brief
The purpose of this study was to investigate the association of inflammatory mediators found in the tear film during the development and following the induction of contact lens solution-induced corneal staining.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01100424
- Run by
- Alcon Research
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2010-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-10-23
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- For non-lens wearers:
- Normal eyes.
- Currently not wearing contact lenses and has not worn contact lenses for the previous 6 months.
- Free of dry eye using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (Schiffman et al).
- Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply.
- For contact lens wearers:
- Currently wearing soft contact lenses.
- Free of dry eye during lens wear using the Contact Lens Dry Eye Questionnaire Short-Form (Nichols et al, Cornea, 2002).
- Reports a contact lens wearing time of at least 12 hours per day, 7 days per week, daily wear basis (not overnight wear).
- Reports only occasional use of contact lens rewetting drops or artificial tears.
- Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply.
You may not qualify if…
- For non-lens wearers and contact lens wearers:
- Pregnant.
- Participating in another research study.
- Exhibiting staining with fluorescein in more than 5% of the total cornea (graded by "extent" of staining across 5 regions).
- Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.
Where it is running
- Contact Alcon Call Center for Trial Locations — Fort Worth, Texas, United States
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