Efficacy Comparative Study Between Tears Again®, Opticol® and Optive®

Sponsor
Hospital de Sao Sebastiao (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00893243
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Primary Purpose:
  • To compare the efficacy in treating dry eye syndrome in contact lens wearers or computer users of Tears Again® versus Opticol® versus Optive®
Secondary Purpose:
  • Subjective evaluation of symptomatology

  • Evaluation of preference in different kind of administration - spray versus monodoses versus multi-doses

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    27 participants
    Observational Model:
    Cohort
    Time Perspective:
    Prospective
    Official Title:
    Efficacy Comparative Study Between Tears Again®, o Opticol® e o Optive® in Clinical and Symptomatology Treatment of Dry Eye Syndrome in Contact Lens Wearers and/or Computers Users

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    1Tears Again/Control

    2Opticol/Control

    3Optive/Control

    4Tears Again/Opticol

    5Tears Again/Optive

    6Opticol/Optive

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      18 Years to 55 Years
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      Yes
      Inclusion Criteria:
      • Informed Consent signed

      • Age >18 years and < 55 years

      • Daily wearer of soft contact lens and/or daily (> 4 hours/day) computer user

      Exclusion Criteria:
      • Dry eye Syndrome other than of evaporative etiology, according to DEWS

      • Ocular or systemic disease that can affect the normal tear film

      • Pregnancy or pregnancy risk (no contraceptive method), lactation

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Serviço de Oftalmologia, Hospital de São Sebastião Santa maria da Feira Portugal 4520-211

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Hospital de Sao Sebastiao

      Investigators

      • Principal Investigator: Lilianne Duarte, MD, Ophthalmologist
      • Study Director: José Salgado-Borges, PhD, Ophthalmology Department Director

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00893243
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • HSS-01-08
      First Posted:
      May 5, 2009
      Last Update Posted:
      May 5, 2009
      Last Verified:
      May 1, 2009
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of May 5, 2009