NGF Treatment for Patients With Neuropathic Corneal Pain

• Status: Withdrawn
• Trial end date: 2023-12-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This prospective, single center, interventional, open-label, single arm, non-randomized trial seeks to investigate the efficacy of Oxervate® (cenergermin 0.002% eye drops) on ameliorating the signs and symptoms of neuropathic corneal pain (NCP). The study aims to enroll 28 subjects with NCP. All patients will be evaluated for clinical symptoms and signs of NCP, corneal staining and nerve regeneration (by IVCM) at Baseline (Visit 2) through the end of study (16 weeks post treatment).

• Phase: Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Tufts Medical Center
• Collaborator: Dompé Farmaceutici S.p.A
• Treatments: Ophthalmic Solutions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male or female aged ≥ 18 years

• Symptoms of neuropathic corneal pain at least 3 months, such as burning, stinging, light sensitivity, discomfort or pain.

• Positive ICVM findings

• If female with childbearing potential, have a negative pregnancy test

• Best corrected distance visual acuity, using corrective lenses if necessary, in the study eye of at least +1.0 Log MAR (Snellen <20/200)

• Satisfying all Informed Consent requirements

• Ability and willingness to comply with study procedures

• Ability to speak and understand the English language sufficiently to understand the study, provide written consent, and allow completion of all study assessments

Exclusion Criteria:

• Evidence of any active ocular infection

• Evidence of any intraocular inflammation

• Evidence of any persistent epithelial defect/ulcer

• Evidence of any corneal scar/corneal edema

• Presence of any other ocular conditions that require topical medications

• History of severe systemic allergy or severe ocular allergy

• Inability to suspend topical medications during the duration of the study

• Inability to suspend oral medications for NCP.

• No changes in VAS score after topical 0.5% proparacaine hydrochloride (Alcaine, Alcon, Fort Worth, TX)

• History of any ocular surgery within three months before study Visit 1(day 0)

• Ocular surgery expected during the 16 weeks of the trial

• Use of refractive/therapeutic contact lenses during the study period

• Female patients that are pregnant/have a positive pregnancy test result/are breast-feeding/intend to become pregnant during the study treatment period

• Drug addiction/alcohol abuse within the last year

• Participation in another clinical trial