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A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Gatifloxacin in Patients With Bacterial Conjunctivitis

A Phase 3 interventional study of Gatifloxacin 0.5% eye drops and placebo eye drops in Bacterial Conjunctivitis, sponsored by Allergan. Completed at 2 sites in 2 countries. Open to participants aged 1 Year and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-04-23.

Sponsored by Allergan (part of AbbVie) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
859
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Year and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study will determine the safety and efficacy of gatifloxacin eye drops in patients with bacterial conjunctivitis

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Conditions studied

  • 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 859 is above the median of 261 across 36 interventional studies indexed under Conjunctivitis, Bacterial.

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Lead sponsor

Allergan is the lead sponsor of 505 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Of its 93 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 91 (98%) have results posted.

First submitted before Allergan became part of AbbVie.

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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

  • Clinically diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Signs and/or symptoms of conjunctivitis for more than 96 hours
  • Signs and/or symptoms suggestive of fungal, viral, or allergic conjunctivitis
  • Clinical diagnosis of chlamydia in either eye
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
859 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops

    Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops

    Drug: Gatifloxacin 0.5% eye drops

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo Eye Drops

    Placebo Eye Drops

    Drug: placebo eye drops

Interventions

  • Day 1 = 1 drop of study medication every 2hrs up to 8 times total; day 2-5 = 1 drop twice daily

  • Drugplacebo eye drops

    Day 1 = 1 drop of study medication every 2hrs up to 8 times total; day 2-5 = 1 drop twice daily

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge Up to Day 6

    Percentage of patients that achieved clinical success, defined as achievement of a score of zero for both conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge in the study eye up to Day 6. Conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge were each assessed on a 4-point severity grade scale (0=none, +1=mild, +2=moderate, +3=severe).

    Time frame: 6 Days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge at Day 6

    Percentage of patients that achieved clinical success, defined as achievement of a score of zero for both conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge in the study eye at Day 6. Conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge were each assessed on a 4-point severity grade scale (0=none, +1=mild, +2=moderate, +3=severe).

    Time frame: Day 6

  2. Percentage of Patients With Microbiological Cure Up to Day 6

    Percentage of patients with microbiological cure, defined such that all bacteria present in the study eye at Day 1 (Baseline) are eradicated up to Day 6 based on a Classification of Microbial Response. (Eradication=pathogen is absent in follow-up culture; Reduction=pathogen is reduced from baseline below threshold count in follow-up culture; Persistence=pathogen reduced from baseline but is above or equal to threshold count in follow-up culture; and Proliferation=pathogen has increased in count from baseline in follow-up culture).

    Time frame: 6 Days

  3. Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Signs Up to Day 6

    Percentage of patients with clinical improvement of ocular signs up to Day 6 based on a 4-point scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe), defined as a decrease (improvement) from Day 1 (Baseline) in the total score of conjunctival hyperemia and mucopurulent discharge (pus), with no increase (worsening) from Day 1 (Baseline) in either individual variable in the study eye.

    Time frame: 6 Days

  4. Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Symptoms Up to Day 6

    Percentage of patients with clinical improvement of ocular symptoms, defined as a decrease (improvement) up to Day 6 from Day 1 (Baseline) in the total score of itching and tearing (each on 4-point scale: 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe), with no increase (worsening) from Day 1 (Baseline) in any individual score in the study eye diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis.

    Time frame: 6 Days

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Results

Posted Nov 30, 2011

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Started430429
Completed402398
Not completed2831

Outcome measures

SecondaryPercentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge at Day 6

Percentage of patients that achieved clinical success, defined as achievement of a score of zero for both conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge in the study eye at Day 6. Conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge were each assessed on a 4-point severity grade scale (0=none, +1=mild, +2=moderate, +3=severe).

Time frame:
Day 6
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Patients
Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge at Day 6
Percentage of PatientsGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge at Day 659.646.7
SecondaryPercentage of Patients With Microbiological Cure Up to Day 6

Percentage of patients with microbiological cure, defined such that all bacteria present in the study eye at Day 1 (Baseline) are eradicated up to Day 6 based on a Classification of Microbial Response. (Eradication=pathogen is absent in follow-up culture; Reduction=pathogen is reduced from baseline below threshold count in follow-up culture; Persistence=pathogen reduced from baseline but is above or equal to threshold count in follow-up culture; and Proliferation=pathogen has increased in count from baseline in follow-up culture).

Time frame:
6 Days
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Patients
Percentage of Patients With Microbiological Cure Up to Day 6
Percentage of PatientsGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Percentage of Patients With Microbiological Cure Up to Day 692.280.2
SecondaryPercentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Signs Up to Day 6

Percentage of patients with clinical improvement of ocular signs up to Day 6 based on a 4-point scale (0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe), defined as a decrease (improvement) from Day 1 (Baseline) in the total score of conjunctival hyperemia and mucopurulent discharge (pus), with no increase (worsening) from Day 1 (Baseline) in either individual variable in the study eye.

Time frame:
6 Days
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Patients
Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Signs Up to Day 6
Percentage of PatientsGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Signs Up to Day 697.092.2
SecondaryPercentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Symptoms Up to Day 6

Percentage of patients with clinical improvement of ocular symptoms, defined as a decrease (improvement) up to Day 6 from Day 1 (Baseline) in the total score of itching and tearing (each on 4-point scale: 0 = none, 1 = mild, 2 = moderate, and 3 = severe), with no increase (worsening) from Day 1 (Baseline) in any individual score in the study eye diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis.

Time frame:
6 Days
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Patients
Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Symptoms Up to Day 6
Percentage of PatientsGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Percentage of Patients With Clinical Improvement of Ocular Symptoms Up to Day 692.888.6
PrimaryPercentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge Up to Day 6

Percentage of patients that achieved clinical success, defined as achievement of a score of zero for both conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge in the study eye up to Day 6. Conjunctival hyperemia and conjunctival discharge were each assessed on a 4-point severity grade scale (0=none, +1=mild, +2=moderate, +3=severe).

Time frame:
6 Days
Reported as:
Number · Percentage of Patients
Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge Up to Day 6
Percentage of PatientsGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Percentage of Patients With Clearing (Clinical Success) of Conjunctival Hyperemia and Conjunctival Discharge Up to Day 651.841.3

Adverse events

Non-serious events are listed at a 3% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye Drops—2/429 (0.5%)19/429 (4.4%)
Placebo Eye Drops—0/427 (0%)26/427 (6.1%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
AnxietyPsychiatric disorders1/4290/427
DepressionPsychiatric disorders1/4290/427
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventGatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye Drops
Conjunctivitis bacterialInfections and infestations5/42919/427
Eye IrritationEye disorders14/4297/427

Baseline characteristics

Age, Customized
Age, Customized(participants)Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye DropsTotal
1-18 years6674140
19-65 years316313629
>65 years484290
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Gatifloxacin 0.5% Eye DropsPlacebo Eye DropsTotal
Female183156339
Male247273520
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Downey, California, United States
  • Rajajinagar, Bangalore, India
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References and documents

Publications

  • Heller W, Cruz M, Bhagat YR, De Leon JM, Felix C, Villanueva L, Hollander DA, Jensen H. Gatifloxacin 0.5% administered twice daily for the treatment of acute bacterial conjunctivitis in patients one year of age or older. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Dec;30(10):815-22. doi: 10.1089/jop.2014.0040. PubMed 25244402 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 23, 2019, 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
NCT00518089
Lead sponsor
Allergan
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 20, 2007
Start date
Feb 2008
Primary completion
Jan 2009
Completion
Jan 2009
Results posted
Nov 30, 2011
Last update
Apr 23, 2019

Study contacts

Medical Director
study director · Allergan
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