Overview

Efficacy and Safety of 2 Dosing Regimens of T1225 Eye Drops 1.5% Versus Oral Azithromycin in Treatment of Trachoma

Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2004-05-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
To assess in children the efficacy and safety of 2 dosing regimens of T1225 1.5% eye drops, in comparison to a reference product, single-dose oral azithromycin (AZM) 20 mg/kg, for the treatment of active trachoma. Evaluation of clinical efficacy was primary (% of clinical cure at Day 60 in Per Protocol Set), microbiological evaluation was secondary
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Laboratoires Thea
Treatments:
Azithromycin
Ophthalmic Solutions
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- Male or female aged 1-10 years;

- written informed consent by legally acceptable representative;

- TF+ TI0 (trachomatous inflammation - follicular) or TF+TI+ (trachomatous inflammation
- follicular and intense) on simplified World Health Organisation (WHO) grading system

Exclusion Criteria:

- Trichiasis or corneal opacity;

- palpebral deformation;

- clinically significant ocular abnormality;

- ocular infection;

- organic amblyopia;

- hypersensitivity to treatments' components;

- immunosuppressive conditions;

- systemic AZM or steroids;

- topical ophthalmic antibiotics within 3 months;

- other systemic antibiotics within 1 month;

- topical (ocular, nasal, bronchial etc.) treatments within 1 week;

- systemic non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on day before Day 0