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CompletedNCT02386774INNOV-EYEUpdated Jan 8, 2024

Innovative Imaging of the Conjunctiva, Cornea, and Ocular Adnexa

An interventional study of Handheld IVCM Vivascope 3000 (Caliber/Mavig) anesthesic eyedrop : oxybuprocaïne Thea 1,6 mg/0,4 ml and Multifluorescence IVCM vivascope 1500 ML (Caliber/Mavig) in Corneal Disease, Blepharitis and Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases, sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne. Completed at 2 sites in France. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-01-08.

Sponsored by Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne · Not applicable, Interventional, and Diagnostic

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
112
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) used in tertiary care ophthalmology centers is performed with two reflectance microscopes attached on a mounting with limited movement along the XYZ axes. Consequently, ocular diseases in the central area have been described (mostly cornea and adjacent conjunctiva). Two dermatology IVCM (an handheld small IVCM and a multifluorescent one) present significant innovations that the investigators want to assess in ophthalmology for the diagnosis of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelid and lachrymal tract diseases. The handheld IVCM have unlimited degrees of freedom and a small diameter objective. It could dramatically increase the area accessible to IVCM (whole conjunctiva, eyelids, proximal lachrymal tract) (part 1 of the present study). The fluorescent IVCM allows the use of a wide range of fluorescent markers liable to increase the specificity of the diagnosis by revealing staining patterns corresponding to a specific disease and not to others (part 2 of the study)

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Conditions studied

  • Corneal Disease
  • Blepharitis
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases

Keywords

  • In vivo confocal microscopy
  • corneal disease
  • Blepharitis
  • Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases
  • Microscopy, Confocal
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In context

Corneal Diseases

219 studies on the registry are indexed under Corneal Diseases; 43 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 112 is above the median of 40 across 132 interventional studies indexed under Corneal Diseases.

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Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne is the lead sponsor of 597 studies on the registry; 127 are open to participants now.

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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

  • Presenting with an ocular or ocular adnexa disease (infectious keratitis, stromal dystrophy, corneal surgery, ocular surface toxicity of eyedrops, cornea-conjunctival tumors, chronic blepharitis, eyelid tumors, diseases of the proximal lachrymal tract).
  • For the microangiography: diabetic patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy to one of the 3 dyes (fluorescein, indocyanine green, rose Bengal)
  • Pregnancy and breast feeding
  • Predicable impossible follow up
  • For patient volunteer for intravenous injections: beta blockers
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Diagnostic
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
112 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    an ocular or ocular adnexa disease

    patient presenting with an ocular or ocular adnexa disease in the Dermatology or Ophthalmology ward.

    Device: Handheld IVCM Vivascope 3000 (Caliber/Mavig) anesthesic eyedrop : oxybuprocaïne Thea 1,6 mg/0,4 ml · Device: Multifluorescence IVCM vivascope 1500 ML (Caliber/Mavig) · Procedure: microangiography

  • Other
    diabetic patients

    Device: Multifluorescence IVCM vivascope 1500 ML (Caliber/Mavig) · Procedure: microangiography

Interventions

  • DeviceHandheld IVCM Vivascope 3000 (Caliber/Mavig) anesthesic eyedrop : oxybuprocaïne Thea 1,6 mg/0,4 ml

    used anesthesic eyedrop : oxybuprocaïne Thea 1,6 mg/0,4 ml

  • DeviceMultifluorescence IVCM vivascope 1500 ML (Caliber/Mavig)

    used for Multifluorescence IVCM * anesthesic eyedrop : oxybuprocaïne (1,6 mg/0,4 ml) * Fluorescein 0,5%, Rose Bengal , Infracyanine

  • Proceduremicroangiography

    realization of the microangiography with intravenous injection of fluoresceine and indocyanine green.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Diagnostic performance (sensitivity (se) and specificity (sp)) of the handheld IVCM in ocular surface and adnexa diseases

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. handheld IVCM : sensitivity (se) and specificity (sp) in each 8 subgroups of diseases

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. handheld IVCM : positive and negative predictive values in each 8 subgroups of diseases

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. handheld IVCM : AUC of the ROC curve in each 8 subgroups of diseases

    Time frame: 1 year

  4. handheld IVCM : factors influencing image quality

    using a scale to 3 levels (2 : optic diagnosis ; 1 : presence of artifacts but possible optic diagnosis ; 0 :impossible optic diagnosis)

    Time frame: 1 year

  5. handheld IVCM : determining the limits of the tumor

    (in the particular case of tumors requiring surgery)

    Time frame: 1 year

  6. fluorescence : staining patterns obtained for each disease group

    Time frame: 1 year

  7. fluorescence : characteristics of the micro-angiography

    characteristics of the conjunctival vessels in normal and diabetic patients

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Chu de Saint Etienne
    Saint Etienne, Dermatology 42055, France
  • Chu de Saint Etienne
    Saint Etienne, Ophtalmology 42055, France
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 8, 2024, 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
NCT02386774
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 12, 2015
Start date
Mar 21, 2016
Primary completion
Sep 28, 2020
Completion
Sep 28, 2020
Last update
Jan 8, 2024

Study contacts

Gilles THURET, MD PhD
principal investigator · CHU de St Etienne

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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