Equivalence Study of Dorzolamide 2% Eye Drops Solution
Information source: Alfred E. Tiefenbacher (GmbH & Co. KG)
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Condition(s) targeted: Open Angle Glaucoma; Ocular Hypertension
Intervention: Dorzolamide 2 % eye drops solution (Drug)
Phase: Phase 3
Status: Completed
Sponsored by: Alfred E. Tiefenbacher (GmbH & Co. KG) Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s): Norbert Pfeiffer, Prof. Dr., Principal Investigator, Affiliation: Department of Opthalmology, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Summary
The study aims to prospectively prove the equivalence of the test product and the reference
solution in lowering intraocular pressure in patients with open angle glaucoma and ocular
hypertension. For this purpose the patients are randomized into two sequences of study drug
administration in a crossover study with an adequate wash-out period.
Clinical Details
Official title: Randomized, Double-Masked, Active Controlled, Crossover Phase III Equivalence Study of Dorzolamide 2% Eye Drops Solution In Subjects With Open Angle Glaucoma Or Ocular Hypertension
Study design: Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Bio-equivalence Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Primary outcome: intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering
Eligibility
Minimum age: 18 Years.
Maximum age: N/A.
Gender(s): Both.
Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female patients of any race aged 18 years or older
- A clinical diagnosis of open angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliation or pigment dispersion
glaucoma, or ocular hypertension in one or both eyes
- IOP controllable on one drug treatment in the study eye in way that assures clinical
stability of vision and the optic nerve throughout the study
- Baseline IOP between 18 and 32 mmHg in the study eye (in eyes not included in the
study IOP must have been controllable on no pharmacologic treatment or on the study
medicine only)
- Best corrected visual acuity of 20/200 or better in the study eye(s)
- Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of clinical
trial
- Signed and dated informed consent of the subject must be available before start of
any specific trial procedures
- Women with childbearing potential have to practicing a medically accepted
contraception during trial and a negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) should be
existent before trial. Reliable contraception are systemic contraceptives (oral,
implant, injection) and diaphragm or condoms with spermicidal. Women that are sterile
by surgery or for more than two years postmenopausal can be participate in the trial.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Chronic or recurrent inflammatory eye disease
- Ocular trauma within the past six months
- Current ocular infection, i. e. conjunctivitis or keratitis
- Any abnormality preventing reliable applanation tonometry
- Intraocular surgery or laser treatment within the past three months
- Inability to discontinue contact lens wear during the study
- Use of any systemic medication that would affect IOP with less than a
1-month stable dosing regimen before the screening visit
- Pregnancy and lactation
- History of hypersensitivity to the investigational medicinal product or to any drug
with similar chemical structure or to any excipient present in the pharmaceutical
form of the investigational medicinal product
- Participation in other clinical trials during the present clinical trial or within
the last four weeks
- Medical or psychological condition that would not permit completion of the trial or
signing of informed consent
- Subject is allergic to sulfonamides
- Severe renal dysfunction or hyperchloraemic acidosis
Locations and Contacts
Department of Opthalmology, Johannes-Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz 55131, Germany
Additional Information
Related publications: Hurvitz LM, Kaufman PL, Robin AL, Weinreb RN, Crawford K, Shaw B. New developments in the drug treatment of glaucoma. Drugs. 1991 Apr;41(4):514-32. Review. Distelhorst JS, Hughes GM. Open-angle glaucoma. Am Fam Physician. 2003 May 1;67(9):1937-44. Review.
Starting date: April 2009
Last updated: February 11, 2010
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