Cross-linking as Treatment in Infectious Keratitis
Standard Cross-linking Versus Accelerated Photoactivated Chromophore Cross-linking (PACK-CXL) for Treatment of Infectious Keratitis: A Comparative Study
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
To compare between SCXL and ACXL for treatment of infectious keratitis
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jun 2020
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 27, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 12, 2020
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
June 2, 2020
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
January 1, 2023
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
January 15, 2023
CompletedJanuary 18, 2023
January 1, 2023
2.6 years
April 27, 2020
January 16, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Corneal healing
Reepithelization of corneal ulcer which is measured in mm by slitlamp examination
3 months
Corneal edema
measurement of corneal edema by measurement of the corneal thickness in um by Optical Coherent Tomography
3 months
Study Arms (2)
Standard CXL
EXPERIMENTALStandard epithelium-off CXL, 30 minutes soaking time with riboflavin, 30 minutes UVA corneal irradiation continuous mode.
Accelerated CXL
EXPERIMENTALAccelerated epithelium-off CXL, 12 minutes soaking time with riboflavin, 8 minutes UVA corneal irradiation continuous mode.
Interventions
Standard epithelium-off CXL, 12 minutes soaking time with riboflavin, 8 minutes UVA corneal irradiation pulsed mode.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Fungal infectious keratitis
- bacterial infectious keratitis
- Must be not responding to medication
You may not qualify if:
- Viral keratitis
- Pregnancy and lactation
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Sohag Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Faculty of medicine
Sohag, 82425, Egypt
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mohammed Iqbal, MD. PhP
00201068559840
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 27, 2020
First Posted
May 12, 2020
Study Start
June 2, 2020
Primary Completion
January 1, 2023
Study Completion
January 15, 2023
Last Updated
January 18, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, CSR
- Time Frame
- 12 months after end of study
- Access Criteria
- Ophthalmologists are allowed for access of data. they should email the principal investigator via dr\ m\ iqbal@yahoo.com to get the permission after reviewing the qualifications and quality of request
Individual participant data will be allowed for sharing