Lotemax® Gel 0.5% and Restasis 0.05% in Participants With Mild or Moderate Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (Dry Eye Disease)
Summary
This study is being conducted to investigate the safety, comfort, and tolerability of 3 treatments: loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic (Lotemax®) gel 0.5 percent (%) administered twice daily (BID) with or without cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion (Restasis) 0.05% administered BID, and Restasis 0.05% treatment alone for 12 weeks and at a follow-up safety visit 1 week post-treatment. This study will also investigate the relative efficacy of Lotemax gel 0.5% administered BID with or without Restasis 0.05% treatment administered BID and of Restasis 0.05% treatment alone for the reduction of clinical signs or symptoms of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (DED) over the first 4 weeks of a 12-week treatment period and at the end of a 12-week treatment period.
Timeline
- Start
- 2013-05-17
- Primary completion
- 2014-01-10
- Completion
- 2014-01-10
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Cyclosporine | Peptide | 0.05 % | — |
| Subject | Loteprednol Etabonate | Other / unclassified | 0.5 % | — |
| Background | Soothe® Lubricant Eye Drops | Unknown | — | — |