A Comparison of Topical Nepafenac to Placebo in Corneal Epithelial Healing Times and Postoperative Pain Relief

Phase 4 Completed 40 enrolled Alcon Research Matthew Caldwell · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindTreatment

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare healing times and subjective pain level responses of nepafenac to placebo after photo refractive keratomileusis (PRK) surgery.

Timeline

Start: 2006-02
Primary completion: 2006-06
Completion: 2006-06

Publications

Results Caldwell M, Reilly C. Effects of topical nepafenac on corneal epithelial healing time and postoperative pain after PRK: a bilateral, prospective, randomized, masked trial. J Refract Surg. 2008 Apr;24(4):377-82. doi: 10.3928/1081597X-20080401-11.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Nepafenac	Other / unclassified	0.1 %	Topical

Indications

No indication recorded.