Status:
COMPLETED
Safety and Efficacy Study of CF101 to Treat Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Lead Sponsor:
Can-Fite BioPharma
Conditions:
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This is a Phase 2, randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study in adult males and females, aged 18 years and over, with a diagnosis of moderate-to-severe keratoconjunctivitis s...
Detailed Description
At a Screening Visit, patients who provide written informed consent will have screening procedures performed, including a complete medical history, medication history, physical examination, including ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male or female, 18 years of age and over;
- Have a diagnosis of moderate-to-severe KCS as defined by: (1) Schirmer Test (ST) (without anesthesia) \< 7 mm/5 min in either eye; AND (2) Positive FS, defined as a corneal punctate fluorescein staining score of ≥1 in either eye, where 0 = none and 3= severe; AND (3) At least 1 of the following ocular symptoms scored at ≥2, where 0 = none and 4 = very severe/interferes with normal activities: photophobia, blurred vision, foreign body sensation, soreness or pain, itching, burning, dryness;
- Willing to use no topical ocular treatments except for the unpreserved artificial tears;
- Doses of unpreserved artificial tears have been stable for \>2 weeks prior to Screening Visit;
- Females of child-bearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test at screening and throughout the study, to be eligible for, and continue participation in, the study;
- Females of child-bearing potential must be willing to use 2 methods of contraception deemed adequate by the Investigator (for example oral contraceptive pills plus a barrier method) to be eligible for, and continue participation in, the study;
- Ability to complete the study in compliance with the protocol; and
- Ability to understand and provide written informed consent.
Exclusion
- Has Sjögren's Syndrome with significant systemic non-exocrine gland involvement;
- Has Stevens-Johnson Syndrome;
- If KCS is due to rheumatoid arthritis or other autoimmune diseases, patient may not be receiving disease-modifying drugs, including methotrexate and biological agents;
- Use of systemic immunosuppressive drugs;
- Use of oral corticosteroids \>10 mg prednisone, or equivalent, per day;
- Use of topical steroids within 2 weeks prior to the Screening Visit and for the duration of the study;
- Receipt of topical cyclosporine eye drops within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit and for the duration of the trial;
- Presence of chronic ocular disease other than KCS requiring topical treatment;
- Presence of post-burn ocular injury;
- Ocular herpes simplex virus infection;
- Concomitant use of contact lenses;
- Persistent intraocular inflammation or infection;
- Active blepharitis;
- Recent surgical occlusion of the lacrimal puncta;
- Subepithelial corneal scarring;
- Anesthetic or neurotrophic corneas;
- Hemoglobin level \<9.0 gm/L;
- Platelet count \<125,000/mm\^3;
- White blood cell count \<3500/mm\^3;
- Serum creatinine level outside the laboratory's normal limits;
- Liver aminotransferase levels greater than 2 times the laboratory's upper limit of normal;
- Pregnancy, planned pregnancy, lactation, or inadequate contraception as judged by the Investigator;
- History of malignancy within the past 5 years (excluding basal cell carcinoma of the skin);
- Significant acute or chronic medical, ophthalmic, or psychiatric illness that, in the judgment of the Investigator, could compromise patient safety, limit the patient's ability to complete the study, and/or compromise the objectives of the study;
- Participation in another investigational drug or vaccine trial concurrently or within 30 days; or
- Other conditions which would confound the study evaluations or endanger the safety of the patient.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00349466
Start Date
January 1 2007
End Date
May 1 2009
Last Update
May 9 2022
Active Locations (3)
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1
Meir Hospital
Kfar Saba, Israel, 44281
2
Sheba Medical Center
Tel Litwinsky, Israel, 5262
3
Assaf Harofeh Medical Center
Ẕerifin, Israel, 70300