Artificial Tears Versus Preservative Free Ketorolac Trometamol 0.45% for Acute Viral Conjunctivitis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2013-03-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the evolution of the symptoms of acute viral conjunctivitis using preservative free ketorolac trometamol 0.45% associated with carboxymethylcellulose compared with isolated use of preservative-free artificial tears.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Fundação Altino Ventura
• Treatments: Carboxymethylcellulose Sodium; Ketorolac; Ketorolac Tromethamine; Lubricant Eye Drops

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Acute conjunctivitis (unilateral or bilateral) for less than two weeks,

• Signs and symptoms consistent with viral conjunctivitis and at least one of the following: preauricular lymphadenopathy, upper tract respiratory infection or recent contact with someone with conjunctivitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women

• allergies to non-steroidal anti-inflammatories

• history of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis

• contact lens wearers

• history of ocular herpes infection

• blepharitis

• severe dry eye

• purulent discharge

• defects in the corneal epithelium