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A Study to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of BOL-303224 in the Treatment of Bacterial Conjunctivitis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Besifloxacin and Moxifloxacin solution in Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis, sponsored by Bausch & Lomb Incorporated. Completed. Open to participants aged 1 Year and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-03-24.

Sponsored by Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (part of Bausch Health Companies Inc.) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
1,161
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a study to investigate a novel drug candidate for the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis.

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Conditions studied

  • Acute Bacterial Conjunctivitis
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In context

Conjunctivitis, Bacterial

40 studies on the registry are indexed under Conjunctivitis, Bacterial; 2 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 1,161 is above the median of 261 across 36 interventional studies indexed under Conjunctivitis, Bacterial.

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Lead sponsor

Bausch & Lomb Incorporated is the lead sponsor of 223 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Of its 51 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 41 (80%) have results posted.

First submitted before Bausch & Lomb Incorporated became part of Bausch Health Companies Inc..

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Clinical diagnosis of acute bacterial conjunctivitis and exhibit purulent conjunctival discharge and redness in at least one eye.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant or nursing females.
  • Use of any antibiotic within 72 hours of enrollment.
  • Any disease conditions that could interfere with the safety and efficacy evaluations of the study drug.
  • Participation in an ophthalmic drug or device research study within 30 days prior to entry into this study.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
1,161 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Moxifloxacin solution

    Moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.5%

    Drug: Moxifloxacin solution

  • Experimental
    Besifloxacin Suspension

    Besifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic suspension 0.6%

    Drug: Besifloxacin

Interventions

  • Besifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic suspension, 0.6% as base, administered TID for 5 days

  • Moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.5% administered TID for 5 days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical Resolution

    Resolution of conjunctival discharge and bulbar conjunctival injection. (mITT, culture confirmed, as treated)

    Time frame: Day 5(+/- 1 day)

  2. Microbial Eradication

    eradication of baseline bacterial infection. modified intent to treat (mITT), culture confirmed, as treated

    Time frame: Day 5 (+/- 1 day)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical Resolution

    Clinical resolution of conjunctival discharge and bulbar conjunctival injection, modified intent to treat (mITT), culture confirmed, as treated

    Time frame: Day 8 or Day 9

  2. Microbial Eradication

    Microbial eradication of baseline bacterial infection. modified intent to treat (mITT), culture confirmed, as treated

    Time frame: Day 8 or Day 9

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Results

Posted Aug 13, 2009

Participant flow

This study was conducted at 84 sites in the US and Asia. First subject was enrolled 6/6/06, and last subject visit was 7/13/07.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneMoxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin Suspension
Started579582
Completed554555
Not completed2527
Withdrew: Adverse event - unrelated to study drug01
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy11
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up810
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject41
Withdrew: Other74
Withdrew: Dissallowed meds - unrelated to study13
Withdrew: Dissallowed meds - unlikley related11
Withdrew: Dissallowed meds - possibly releated11
Withdrew: Worsening of bc - unrelated to study03
Withdrew: Worsening of bc - unlikely related12
Withdrew: Adverse event probably related to study10

Outcome measures

PrimaryClinical Resolution

Resolution of conjunctival discharge and bulbar conjunctival injection. (mITT, culture confirmed, as treated)

Time frame:
Day 5(+/- 1 day)
Reported as:
Number · Participants
Clinical Resolution
ParticipantsMoxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin Suspension
Clinical Resolution167147
PrimaryMicrobial Eradication

eradication of baseline bacterial infection. modified intent to treat (mITT), culture confirmed, as treated

Time frame:
Day 5 (+/- 1 day)
Reported as:
Number · Participants
Microbial Eradication
ParticipantsMoxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin Suspension
Microbial Eradication256235
SecondaryClinical Resolution

Clinical resolution of conjunctival discharge and bulbar conjunctival injection, modified intent to treat (mITT), culture confirmed, as treated

Time frame:
Day 8 or Day 9
Reported as:
Number · Participants
Clinical Resolution
ParticipantsMoxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin Suspension
Clinical Resolution236213
SecondaryMicrobial Eradication

Microbial eradication of baseline bacterial infection. modified intent to treat (mITT), culture confirmed, as treated

Time frame:
Day 8 or Day 9
Reported as:
Number · Participants
Microbial Eradication
ParticipantsMoxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin Suspension
Microbial Eradication238220

Adverse events

Collected over Participants were treated three times daily for 5 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Moxifloxacin Solution—1/579 (0.2%)0/855 (0%)
Besifloxacin Suspension—1/582 (0.2%)0/865 (0%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventMoxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin Suspension
Acute viral syndromeInfections and infestations1/5791/582
Congestive heart failureCardiac disorders1/5791/582

Baseline characteristics

Age, Customized
Age, Customized(participants)Moxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin SuspensionTotal
<2 years152237
2 to 9 years9091181
10 to 19 years8175156
20 to 29 years7393166
30 to 39 years7671147
40 to 49 years5968127
50 to 59 years6563128
>/= 60 years12099219
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Moxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin SuspensionTotal
Female323332655
Male256250506
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Race/Ethnicity, Customized(participants)Moxifloxacin SolutionBesifloxacin SuspensionTotal
American Indian or Alaskan Native639
Asian8987176
Black or African American6373136
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander257
White391385776
Other282957
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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

Publications

  • DeCory HH, Sanfilippo CM, Proskin HM, Blondeau JM. Characterization of baseline polybacterial versus monobacterial infections in three randomized controlled bacterial conjunctivitis trials and microbial outcomes with besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6. PLoS One. 2020 Aug 25;15(8):e0237603. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237603. eCollection 2020. PubMed 32841261 ↗
  • Comstock TL, Paterno MR, Decory HH, Usner DW. Safety and tolerability of besifloxacin ophthalmic suspension 0.6% in the treatment of bacterial conjunctivitis: data from six clinical and phase I safety studies. Clin Drug Investig. 2010;30(10):675-85. doi: 10.2165/11536720-000000000-00000. PubMed 20629472 ↗
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Jun 2006, a primary completion of Jul 2007 and a completion of Jul 2007. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

Results were first posted in Aug 2009, 2 years 1 month after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 30, 2006
First posted
Jul 4, 2006
Start
Jun 2006
Primary completionActual
Jul 2007
CompletionActual
Jul 2007
Results first posted
Aug 13, 2009
Last update
Mar 24, 2015
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 24, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00348348
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 4, 2006
Start date
Jun 2006
Primary completion
Jul 2007
Completion
Jul 2007
Results posted
Aug 13, 2009
Last update
Mar 24, 2015

Study contacts

Timothy Comstock, OD
study director · Bausch & Lomb Incorporated

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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