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CompletedNCT01160133Updated Apr 10, 2012

To Evaluate the Physical Effects of Systane(R) Lubricant Eye Drops Compared to Refresh Tears(R) Lubricant Eye Drops

An interventional study of Systane and Refresh Tears in Dry Eye, sponsored by Alcon Research. Completed at 1 site in India. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-04-10.

Sponsored by Alcon Research (part of Alcon) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
78
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multi-site, randomized, investigator-masked study to evaluate the physical effects of Systane(R) versus Refresh Tears(R) in subjects with moderate to severe dry eye. It is a 6-week, perspective, randomized, active-controlled, investigator-masked, parallel group study.

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Conditions studied

  • Dry Eye

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Keywords

  • Systane
  • Refresh Tears
  • Dry Eye
  • Moderate to Severe Dry Eye
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In context

Dry Eye Syndromes

1,325 studies on the registry are indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes; 193 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 78 is above the median of 60 across 1,103 interventional studies indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Alcon Research is the lead sponsor of 624 studies on the registry; 9 are open to participants now.

Of its 111 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 100 (90%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Patient must be 18 years of age or older of any sex and any race, with a score of at least 2 (some of the time) on the subject-assessed Symptom Eligibility question.
  • A sodium fluorescein corneal staining sum of ≥ 3 in either eye.
  • A best-corrected visual acuity of 0.6 logMAR or better in each eye as assessed using an ETDRS chart.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • A history or evidence of ocular or intraocular surgery in either eye within the past 6 months.
  • Lasik patients can be included if lasik surgery was greater than 6 months prior to the initiation of the study.
  • A history of intolerance or hypersensitivity to any component of the study medications.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
78 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Systane

    Systane Lubricant Eye Drops

    Other: Systane

  • Experimental
    Refresh Tears

    Refresh Tears Lubricant Eye Drops

    Other: Refresh Tears

Interventions

  • OtherSystane

    Systane Lubricant Eye Drops (1-2 drops in each eye, four times per day)

  • OtherRefresh Tears

    Refresh Tears Lubricant Eye Drops (1-2 drops in each eye, four times per day)

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate physical effects of Systane and Refresh Tears in subjects to moderate to severe dry eye.

    This is a descriptive study in which changes from baseline in Tear Break up Time, corneal staining, and the Ocular Symptoms Questionnaire will be evaluated by treatment group at every visit. The outcome of the IDEEL questionnaire at Visit 3 will be compared to Visit 1 by treatment group; the results of treatment satisfaction questionnaires will be tabulated by treatment at Visit 3.

    Time frame: Baseline to visit 3 (Day 42)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Vasan Eye Care Hospital
    Saidāpet, Channai 600 015, India
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 10, 2012, 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
NCT01160133
Lead sponsor
Alcon Research
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 12, 2010
Start date
Jul 2010
Primary completion
Jun 2011
Completion
Jun 2011
Last update
Apr 10, 2012

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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