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CompletedNCT04213885Updated Aug 29, 2024

Safety and Effectiveness of the PXL Platinum 330 System for Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking in Eyes With Corneal Thinning Position

A Phase 2 interventional study of PXL 330 Platinum device/Riboflavin in Keratoconus, Unstable, Ectasia Corneal and Bacterial Keratitis, sponsored by Eye Specialists of Indiana. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 12 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-08-29.

Sponsored by Eye Specialists of Indiana · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Aug 2024, 2 years 3 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.

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Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
12
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
12 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 23 studies testing riboflavin in Keratoconus — 5 open to participants now, 8 under way, 7 of them phase 3. Riboflavin · Keratoconus.

Enrollment
22nd of 23
12 · median 170
Started
2020
the only one that year
Phase 2
3 of 23
none open now
Registered
19th of 23
by date

Among the 23 studies testing riboflavin in Keratoconus, this one is the 22nd largest by enrollment, is the only one that started in 2020, is one of 3 in phase 2, and was the 19th registered.

Keratoconus

313 studies on the registry are indexed under Keratoconus; 56 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

5 of the 23 studies testing riboflavin in Keratoconus are open now, in 1 country. Recruiting first, the newest first:

By country, each count listing its studies:

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Where they have run

About riboflavin

Riboflavin: first FDA approval 1953 (M.V.I.-12 ADULT). What it is approved for, and how studies give it, is on its page →

Who these studies take

Of the 37 Keratoconus studies recruiting now, 21 (57%) set no upper age limit and 11 (30%) stop at 75 or younger; 17 take children under 18; 15 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 12 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

To determine whether the Peschke PXL-330 is safe and effective in the treatment of corneal thinning conditions.

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Patients with progressive keratoconus, pellucid marginal degeneration, infectious keratitis, or at risk for post-refractive corneal ectasia will be recruited and undergo epithelial-on corneal crosslinking with the Peschke PXL-330 system using pulsed, accelerated energy delivery. Patients will undergo monitoring for 1 year, with serial measurements of corneal topography, visual acuity, intraocular pressure and visual function questionnaire.

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Conditions studied

  • Keratoconus, Unstable
  • Ectasia Corneal
  • Bacterial Keratitis

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Criterion 1,2,3 are required for all participants. Participants must also meet one or more of criteria 4-12. Criteria 13 is only relevant for contact lens wearers.

  1. 12 years of age or older
  2. Signed written
  3. Willingness and ability to comply with schedule for follow-up visits
  4. Presence of central or inferior steepening
  5. Axial topography consistent with keratoconus, post-surgical ectasia, or pellucid marginal degeneration
  6. Presence of one or more findings associated with keratoconus or pellucid marginal degeneration, such as

    1. Fleisher ring
    2. Vogt's striae
    3. Decentered corneal apex
    4. Munson's sign
    5. Rizzutti's sign
    6. Apical corneal scarring consistent with Bowman's breaks
    7. Scissoring of the retinoscopic reflex
    8. Crab-claw appearance on topography
  7. Steepest keratometry (Kmax) value greater than or equal to 47.2
  8. I-S keratometry difference \< 1.5 D on the Pentacam map or topography map
  9. Posterior corneal elevation > 16 microns
  10. Thinnest corneal point \<485 microns
  11. Predicted Post LASIK/PRK stromal ablation depth \<350 microns or expected keratometry >47.2, or patients undergoing PRK/SMILE in keratoconus suspect eyes
  12. Bacterial or fungal keratitis persistent and not responding despite > 2 weeks of standard antimicrobial therapy or with rapid progression of corneal thinning, with loss of >25% corneal thickness
  13. Contact lens wearers only:

    1. Removal of contact lenses for the require period of time prior to the screening refraction:

Contact Lens Type Discontinuations Time: Soft, 1 week; Soft Extended Wear, 2 weeks; Soft Toric, 3 weeks; Rigid Gas Permeable, 2 weeks per decade of wear -

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Eyes classified as normal or atypical normal on the severity grading scheme
  2. Corneal pachymetry at the screening exam that is \<300 microns at the the thinnest point in the eye(s) to be treated.
  3. Previous ocular condition (other than refractive error) in the eye(s) to be treated that may predispose the eye for future complications, for example:

    1. History of or active corneal disease (e.g. herpes simplex, herpes zoster keratitis, recurrent erosion syndrome, acanthamoeba, etc.)
    2. corneal scarring the CXL treatment zone that is not related to keratoconus or, in the investigator's opinion, will interfere with the cross-linking procedure.
  4. Pregnancy (including plan to become pregnant) or lactation during the course of the study
  5. A known sensitivity to the study medications
  6. Patients with nystagmus or any other condition that would prevent a steady gaze during the CXL treatment of diagnostic tests.
  7. Patients with a current condition that, in the physician's opinion, wold interfere with or prolong epithelial healing.

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Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Informed consent

Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.

You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Sequential assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
12 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Pulsed Accelerated

    30mW, 5 sec, 5 sec off, 10 minutes of illumination. Combination Product: PXL-330 Platinum device for cross linking with Peschke riboflavin solution will be used to load the cornea followed by UV-A cross linking of the cornea

    Combination Product: PXL 330 Platinum device/Riboflavin

  • Active comparator
    Conventional

    9mW continuous, 10 minutes of illumination. Combination Product: PXL-330 Platinum device for cross linking with Peschke riboflavin solution will be used to load the cornea followed by UV-A cross linking of the cornea

    Combination Product: PXL 330 Platinum device/Riboflavin

Interventions

  • Combination productPXL 330 Platinum device/Riboflavin

    Drug page: Riboflavin

    30mW, 5 sec, 5 sec off, 10 minutes of illumination

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Mean keratometry in diopters

    Average keratometry across the anterior topography of the cornea computed by a validated Scheimpflug topographer

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Best corrected visual acuity

    Measurement of best corrected visual acuity on the validated early-treatment diabetic retinopathy study scale

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

1 site
  • Eye Specialists of Indiana
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46220, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from May 2020 to primary completion in Aug 2024, 51 months.

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

Registered
Dec 27, 2019
First posted
Dec 30, 2019
StartActual
May 4, 2020
Primary completionActual
Aug 5, 2024
CompletionActual
Aug 5, 2024
Last update
Aug 29, 2024
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 Aug 29, 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
NCT04213885
Lead sponsor
Eye Specialists of Indiana
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Dec 30, 2019
Start date
May 4, 2020
Primary completion
Aug 5, 2024
Completion
Aug 5, 2024
Last update
Aug 29, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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