Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:13 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 10:13 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02510235
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
To be checked at the screening visit (V1) from day -14 to day -8 days before run-in period and confirmed at baseline visit (V2):
1. Subjects 18 years of age or older.
2. Subjects with moderate dry eye characterized by tear film osmolarity \> 312 mOsm
3. Subjects with both VAS for frequency and severity of symptoms, SANDE items, at screening \& baseline \> 25 mm (SANDE overall score \> 25 mm).
4. Subjects with moderate dry eye characterized by at least one eye with signs and symptoms of moderate dry eye (grade 2 or 3 of the 2007 DEWS report)
5. Subjects diagnosed with dry eye from at least 6 months (current use or recommended use of artificial tears/lubricants for the treatment of Dry Eye)
6. Best corrected distance visual acuity (BCDVA) score of ≥ 0.1 decimal units in both eyes at the time of study enrolment.
7. The Informed Consent form approved by the Ethics Committees should be signed by the subject before any study procedures.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Evidence of an active ocular infection in either eye
2. History or presence of ocular surface disorders not related to dry eye in either eye
3. History or evidence of eyelid abnormality in either eye
4. Use of topical cyclosporine, topical corticosteroids or any other topical medication for the treatment of dry eye in either eye within 30 days of study enrolment
5. History of any ocular surgery (including laser or refractive surgical procedures) in either eye within the 90 days before study enrolment. Ocular surgery will not be allowed during the study treatment period and elective ocular surgery procedures should not be planned during the duration of the follow-up period
6. Presence or history of any ocular or systemic disorder or condition that might significantly hinder the efficacy of the study treatment or its evaluation, could possibly interfere with the interpretation of study results, or could be judged by the investigator to be incompatible with the study visit schedule or conduct of trail procedures (e.g. ocular trauma, progressive or degenerative corneal conditions, uveitis, systemic vasculitis, collagen vascular diseases, poorly controlled diabetes, autoimmune disease, systemic infection.)
7. Known hypersensitivity to one of the components of the test device or the comparator
8. Participation in another clinical study at the same time as the present study or within 90 days of baseline visit
9. History of drug, medication or alcohol abuse or addiction.
10. Females of childbearing potential (those who are not surgically sterilized or post-menopausal for at least 1 year) are excluded from participation in the study if they meet any one of the following conditions:
* are currently pregnant or,
* have a positive result on the urine pregnancy test at the Screening/Baseline Visit or,
* intend to become pregnant during the study treatment period or,
* are breast-feeding or,
* not willing to use highly effective birth control measures, such as: Hormonal contraceptives - oral, implanted, transdermal, or injected and/or mechanical barrier methods - spermicide in conjunction with a barrier such as a condom or diaphragm or IUD during the entire course of and 30 days after the study treatment periods.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02510235
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02510235