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CompletedNCT03426267Updated May 17, 2021Results posted

Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of SDN-037

A Phase 3 interventional study of SDN-037 and Placebo in Inflammation and Pain Associated With Ocular Surgery, sponsored by Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited. Completed at 19 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-05-17.

Sponsored by Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited (formerly part of Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
325
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The efficacy and safety of SDN-037 twice daily will be evaluated and compared with vehicle for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with ocular surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Inflammation and Pain Associated With Ocular Surgery

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In context

Inflammation

3,536 studies on the registry are indexed under Inflammation; 642 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 325 is above the median of 50 across 2,577 interventional studies indexed under Inflammation.

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Lead sponsor

Sun Pharma Advanced Research Company Limited is the lead sponsor of 35 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 13 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 4 (31%) 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

  1. Be at least 2 years of age on the date of assent or 18 years of age at the date of consent
  2. Be able and willing to follow study instructions and complete all required visits
  3. Females of must not be pregnant (as confirmed by a negative urine pregnancy test
  4. Able to self-instill the IP or have a caregiver available to instil all doses of the IP

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Any known allergy or to difluprednate therapy
  2. An acute ocular infection (bacterial, viral or fungal) or active ocular inflammation in the study eye
  3. Any active corneal pathology noted in the study eye
  4. Currently suffering from alcohol and/or drug abuse
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Care provider)
Enrollment
325 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SDN-037

    Drug: SDN-037

  • Placebo comparator
    vehicle

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugSDN-037

    twice daily

  • DrugPlacebo

    twice daily

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Subjects With an Anterior Chamber Cell Grade of 0 at Day 15

    Grade Cell Count 0 0 1. 1-10 2. 11-20 3. 21-50 4. \> 50 ACC grade of 0 at the Day 15 visit was considered a responder to therapy ACC score of \>0 at Day 15 visit was considered a failure (or non-responder)

    Time frame: Day 15

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subjects Who Achieve a Pain Score of 0 at Day 15

    Pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) uses a 100 mm (10 cm) line (0 = absent \>100 = maximum). A 0 indicates an absence of pain A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.

    Time frame: Day 15

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Results

Posted May 17, 2021

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSDN-037Vehicle
Started163162
Modified intent-to-treat population154144
Completed14290
Not completed2172
Withdrew: Physician decision14
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up10
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject410
Withdrew: Protocol violation13
Withdrew: Adverse event927
Withdrew: Prohibited treatment intake23
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy025
Withdrew: Other30

Outcome measures

PrimarySubjects With an Anterior Chamber Cell Grade of 0 at Day 15

Grade Cell Count 0 0 1. 1-10 2. 11-20 3. 21-50 4. \> 50 ACC grade of 0 at the Day 15 visit was considered a responder to therapy ACC score of \>0 at Day 15 visit was considered a failure (or non-responder)

Time frame:
Day 15
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Subjects With an Anterior Chamber Cell Grade of 0 at Day 15
ParticipantsSDN-037Vehicle
Subjects With an Anterior Chamber Cell Grade of 0 at Day 159630
Statistical analysis
  • SDN-037 vs Vehicle · Chi-squared · p = <.0001
SecondarySubjects Who Achieve a Pain Score of 0 at Day 15

Pain was assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS). The Visual Analog Scale (VAS) uses a 100 mm (10 cm) line (0 = absent \>100 = maximum). A 0 indicates an absence of pain A higher score indicates greater pain intensity.

Time frame:
Day 15
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Subjects Who Achieve a Pain Score of 0 at Day 15
ParticipantsSDN-037Vehicle
Subjects Who Achieve a Pain Score of 0 at Day 15151106
Statistical analysis
  • SDN-037 vs Vehicle · Chi-squared · p = <.0001

Adverse events

Collected over Up to 6 visits over a period of 22 to 36 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
SDN-0370/154 (0%)2/154 (1.3%)87/154 (56.5%)
Vehicle0/144 (0%)2/144 (1.4%)96/144 (66.7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventSDN-037Vehicle
Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment In Study EyeEye disorders0/1541/144
Cystoid Macula EdemaEye disorders1/1541/144
Left Foot Infection Secondary To TraumaInfections and infestations1/1540/144
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventSDN-037Vehicle
Anterior chamber cellEye disorders26/15435/144
Anterior chamber flareEye disorders15/15431/144
Visual acuity reducedEye disorders14/15430/144
Conjunctival hyperaemiaEye disorders5/15422/144
Corneal oedemaEye disorders6/15420/144
Intraocular pressure increasedInvestigations17/1547/144
Eye painEye disorders10/15414/144
PhotophobiaEye disorders6/15410/144

Baseline characteristics

modified intent-to-treat population

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)SDN-037VehicleTotal
Mean68.3 ± 8.6168.3 ± 8.9468.3 ± 8.76
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)SDN-037VehicleTotal
Female9484178
Male6060120
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)SDN-037VehicleTotal
Hispanic or Latino394281
Not Hispanic or Latino114102216
Unknown or Not Reported101
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)SDN-037VehicleTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian336
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American343165
White115109224
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported213
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Study locations

19 sites
  • SPARC Site 13
    Chandler, Arizona 85224, United States
  • SPARC Site 14
    Mesa, Arizona 85208, United States
  • SPARC Site 11
    Prescott, Arizona 86301, United States
  • SPARC Site 12
    Sun City, Arizona 85351, United States
  • SPARC site 01
    Fayetteville, Arkansas 72704, United States
  • SPARC Site 10
    Santa Barbara, California 93110, United States
  • SPARC Site 08
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80919, United States
  • SPARC Site 06
    Coral Springs, Florida 33067, United States
  • SPARC Site 18
    Fort Myers, Florida 33901, United States
  • SPARC Site 16
    Jacksonville, Florida 32204, United States
  • SPARC Site 07
    Miami, Florida 33143, United States
  • SPARC Site 15
    Paducah, Kentucky 42001, United States
  • SPARC Site 05
    Saint Joseph, Michigan 49085, United States
  • SPARC Site 09
    Henderson, Nevada 89052, United States
  • SPARC Site 03
    Poughkeepsie, New York 12603, United States
  • SPARC Site 04
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101, United States
  • SPARC Site 17
    Fargo, North Dakota 58103, United States
  • SPARC Site 19
    Austin, Texas 78731, United States
  • SPARC Site 2
    Mission, Texas 78572, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Sep 2018 to primary completion in Mar 2020, 17 months.

Results were first posted in May 2021, 1 year 2 months after primary completion.

Of 21 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Inflammation, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 28. This study's 17 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 68 studies reached it within 27 months; a quarter within 17 and three quarters within 50.

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

Registered
Feb 2, 2018
First posted
Feb 8, 2018
StartActual
Sep 28, 2018
Primary completionActual
Mar 5, 2020
CompletionActual
Mar 5, 2020
Results first posted
May 17, 2021
Last update
May 17, 2021
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 May 17, 2021, 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
NCT03426267
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 8, 2018
Start date
Sep 28, 2018
Primary completion
Mar 5, 2020
Completion
Mar 5, 2020
Results posted
May 17, 2021
Last update
May 17, 2021

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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