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Tolerability and Toxicity of Topically Applied Nepafenac 0.3% vs Ketorolac 0.5%

Tolerability and Toxicity of Topically Applied Nepafenac 0.3% vs Ketorolac 0.5%

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02752646
Enrollment
200
Registered
2016-04-27
Start date
2016-04-30
Completion date
2017-03-01
Last updated
2017-03-07

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Conditions

Cataract

Keywords

cataract

Brief summary

This study will examine the tolerability and toxicity of topically applied Nepafenac 0.3% vs ketorolac 0.5% among patients undergoing cataract surgery.

Detailed description

This will be a randomized, prospective, controlled, open-label study, comparing the tolerability and toxicity of two commercially available non-steroidal anti-inflammatory eye drops, nepafenac 0.3% and ketorolac 0.5% (generic formulation). The study will involve one eye of each subject. The study will follow good clinical practices (GCP). The primary outcome measure will be tolerability of the study medication as measured by the eye drop comfort survey instrument.

Interventions

Patients in this group will receive nepafenac 0.3% eye drops once daily after cataract surgery.

DRUGketorolac

Patients in this group will receive ketorolac 0.5% eye drops four times daily after cataract surgery.

Sponsors

Alcon Research
CollaboratorINDUSTRY
MDbackline, LLC
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Patients 18 years and older currently undergoing femtosecond or manual cataract surgery with or without astigmatic keratotomy. 2. Patients willing to take an electronic survey about their tolerability of either study medication.

Exclusion criteria

1. Active, systemic or local disease condition that causes clinically significant ocular surface irritation such that it could interfere with the questions in the survey and examination findings. 2. Any of the following ocular (eye or eyelid) conditions in either eye within 1 Months prior to the enrollment visit: 1. Ocular surgery (e.g., intraocular, oculoplastic, corneal or refractive surgery procedure. 2. Clinically significant ocular trauma. 3. Active ocular Herpes simplex or Herpes zoster (eye or eyelid) infection. 4. Ocular inflammation (uveitis, iritis, scleritis, episcleritis, keratitis, conjunctivitis) 5. Ocular infection (e.g., viral, bacterial, mycobacterial, protozoan or fungal infection of the cornea, conjunctiva, lacrimal gland, lacrimal sac or eyelids including hordeolum/stye) 3. Moderate to severe (Grade 2-4) allergic, vernal or giant papillary conjunctivitis 4. Severe (Grade 3 or 4) inflammation of the eyelid (e.g., blepharochalasis, staphylococcal blepharitis or seborrheic blepharitis) 5. Eyelid abnormalities that significantly affect lid function (e.g., entropion, ectropion, tumor, edema, blepharospasm, lagophthalmos, severe trichiasis, severe ptosis) 6. Ocular surface abnormality that may compromise corneal integrity (e.g., prior chemical burn, recurrent corneal erosion, corneal epithelial defect, Grade 3 corneal fluorescein staining, or map dot fingerprint dystrophy) 7. Participation in another ophthalmic clinical trial involving a therapeutic drug or device within 30 days prior to the distribution of the survey 8. Participation in this trial in the same patient's fellow eye. 9. Patients who are pregnant or breastfeeding or who may become pregnant during participation in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tolerability of nepafenac vs ketorolac14-28 daysPatients will fill out a survey describing eye drop tolerability at 14-28 days

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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