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A Comparison of Peak Aqueous Penetration of Acuvail (Ketorolac 0.45%), Xibrom (Bromfenac 0.09%), and Nevanac (Nepafenac 0.1%)in Patients Undergoing Phacoemulsification

A Comparison of Peak Aqueous Penetration of Acuvail, Xibrom, and Nevanac in Patients Undergoing Phacoemulsification

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01001806
Enrollment
126
Registered
2009-10-27
Start date
2009-10-31
Completion date
2010-01-31
Last updated
2011-10-03

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Conditions

Cataracts

Brief summary

Approximately 126 subjects scheduled to undergo cataract surgery by phacoemulsification, will be randomized in an even allocation (1:1:1) to either Acuvail, Xibrom, or Nevanac. Subjects will be instructed to begin dosing the study medication in the operative eye the day before surgery and continue dosing on the day of surgery. Beginning one hour before surgery, 1 drop of study medication will be instilled by operating room staff approximately every 15 minutes for a total of 3 doses. At the designated time a paracentesis will be performed at the start of the cataract procedure and at least 0.15 cc of aqueous humor will be collected. The sample will be immediately stored on dry ice and shipped to a laboratory for analysis.

Interventions

One drop BID the day before surgery and then 3 doses the day of surgery prior to surgery

One day pre operative 1 drop BID then 3 doses pre op day of surgery

One drop BID, 1 day pre operative and then 3 doses the day of surgery

Sponsors

Allergan
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
Frank A. Bucci, Jr., M.D.
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Subjects must be 18 years of age or older. * Scheduled for cataract surgery by phacoemulsification. * Subject must be willing to comply with all study requirements and be willing to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Any subject that has a history of uveitis or active iritis. * Subject can have no previous eye surgery, with the exception of refractive surgery, but not within 6 months. * No ocular use of prostaglandins within 2 weeks of surgery. * Use of oral, injectable or topical ophthalmic steroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAIDS) or immunosuppressants within 14 days prior to surgery. * Contraindications to NSAIDS. * Active ocular infection.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Peak Aqueous Penetrationday 4 of treatment

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Acuvail
Acuvail to be given preoperatively. One drop BID, 1 day pre op and day of surgery 3 doses prior to surgery
42
Xibrom
Xibrom to be given 1 drop BID the day before surgery and 3 doses the day of surgery prior to surgery
42
Nevanac
One day before surgery 1 drop BID, then 3 doses pre op day of surgery
42
Total126

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicXibromNevanacAcuvailTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
24 Participants27 Participants21 Participants72 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
18 Participants15 Participants21 Participants54 Participants
Age Continuous72 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 31
74 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 29
75 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 30
74 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 29
Region of Enrollment
United States
42 participants42 participants42 participants126 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
26 Participants29 Participants26 Participants81 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
16 Participants13 Participants16 Participants45 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 420 / 420 / 42
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 420 / 420 / 42

Outcome results

Primary

Peak Aqueous Penetration

Time frame: day 4 of treatment

Population: Protocol specified enrollment of 126 subjects and analysis was performed per protocol.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
AcuvailPeak Aqueous Penetration688.87 ng/mlStandard Deviation 749.6
XibromPeak Aqueous Penetration67.64 ng/mlStandard Deviation 62.4
NevanacPeak Aqueous Penetration447.1 ng/mlStandard Deviation 225.7

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026