drugset / Trial / NCT04149210
FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for TT Surgery (FLAME) Trial
Phase 3
Completed
2410 enrolled
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Berhan Public Health and Eye Care Consultancy PLC · collabLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine · collabThe Fred Hollows Foundation, Australia · collabThe Fred Hollows Foundation, Ethiopia · collabUniversity of Pennsylvania · collab
RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindTreatment
Summary
This study aims : * To assess the efficacy of fluorometholone 0.1% one drop twice daily for four weeks in reducing the incidence of post-operative trachomatous trichiasis (TT) when given as adjunctive therapy with TT surgery in the programmatic setting * To assess whether such treatment is sufficiently safe for wide-scale implementation in TT programs. * To estimate the costs of adding fluorometholone 0.1% treatment to TT surgery per case of postoperative TT averted, and to characterize the value of such treatment under a range of plausible health economic circumstances
Timeline
- Start
- 2021-08-19
- Primary completion
- 2024-11-30
- Completion
- 2024-11-30
Publications
- Kempen JH, Abashawl A, Mohammed AA, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Jin F, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa DA, Chen Y, McWilliams K, Tulu B, Abdela G, Megersa A, Cheru T, Mohammad G, Succar T, Bunya VY, Frick KD, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS; FLAME Trial Research Group. Evaluation of fluorometholone as adjunctive medical therapy for trachomatous trichiasis surgery (FLAME): a parallel, double-blind, randomised controlled field trial in the Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Lancet Glob Health. 2026 Mar;14(3):e395-e406. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(25)00493-0. Epub 2026 Jan 12.
- Kempen JH, Chen Y, Abashawl A, Mohammed AA, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa DA, Succar T, McWilliams K, Jin F, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group. Outcomes of posterior lamellar tarsal rotation vs bilamellar tarsal rotation for trachomatous trichiasis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2025 Jul 30;19(7):e0013152. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0013152. eCollection 2025 Jul.
- Mohammed AA, Abashawl A, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Abateneh A, Kumsa D, Succar T, Chen Y, McWilliams K, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, Kempen JH; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group. The FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial: Study Design. Ophthalmic Epidemiol. 2024 Dec;31(6):611-619. doi: 10.1080/09286586.2024.2415052. Epub 2024 Dec 10.
- Mohammed AA, Abashawl A, Dodson S, Alemayehu W, Gemechu A, Mengesha AA, Kumsa D, Succar T, Chen Y, McWilliams K, Bunya VY, Maguire MG, Burton MJ, Ying GS, Kempen JH; FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial Research Group. The FLuorometholone as Adjunctive MEdical Therapy for Trachomatous Trichiasis Surgery (FLAME) Trial: Study Design. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jul 7:2024.06.26.24308549. doi: 10.1101/2024.06.26.24308549.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Fluorometholone | Other / unclassified | 0.1 % | Topical |