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CompletedNCT04246801CLOSE-1Updated Dec 22, 2022Results posted

Clobetasol Propionate Ophthalmic Nanoemulsion 0.05% for the Treatment of Inflammation and Pain Associated With Cataract Surgery (CLOSE-1)

A Phase 3 interventional study of Clobetasol propionate and Vehicle in Cataract, sponsored by Salvat. Completed at 22 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-22.

Sponsored by Salvat · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
250
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Cataract surgery is one of the most common surgical procedures performed worldwide. In fact, in 2017, 3.8 million cataracts procedures were performed in the US.

Despite of surgical advances, pain and inflammation after ophthalmic surgery continues to be a burden on both patients and physicians. The treatment of postoperative pain is essential for hospitalized patients, but it is even more important for patients who are treated on an outpatient basis.

This study will compare the efficacy and safety of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% to placebo, when administering one drop four times a day during 14 days after routine unilateral cataract surgery. Participants will undergo routine cataract surgery according to the ophthalmologist's normal procedures.

Overall, 210 participants are planned to take part in the study. They will be screened across 20 centers in the US. Participants who experience postoperative inflammation on the first day following routine cataract surgery and who meet all other eligibility criteria will be randomly assigned by chance to one of two study groups in a 2:1 ratio to receive either clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05 % (N=140) or placebo (N=70) for the treatment of inflammation and pain associated with cataract surgery.

Six (6) study visits are planned: Visit -1 (Screening), Visit 1 (Baseline; 24h after the surgery), Visit 2 (Day 3), Visit 3 (Day 8), Visit 4 (Day 15), and Visit 5 (Day 29).

The ophthalmologist will administer the first dose of the study medication 24 hours after the surgery, at the end of the Baseline visit, at the study center. Study medication will be then dispensed to participants for self-administration during the study at a dosage of one drop four times a day, during 14 days. Direct instillation is the most efficient method for delivery to the ocular surface and is an accepted and widely used method for topical application to the eye.

This study will examine effect and tolerability for 14 days of clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% dosed four times a day.

This study is being conducted to support an application for approval to market clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% in the US for the indication of inflammation and pain after ocular surgery. The reference (comparator) product in this study, the vehicle, is expected to provide a lower efficacy rate when compared to clobetasol 0.05%.

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Conditions studied

  • Cataract

Keywords

  • Cataract surgery
  • Inflammation
  • Pain
  • Clobetasol propionate
  • Ophthalmology
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In context

Cataract

1,629 studies on the registry are indexed under Cataract; 235 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 250 is above the median of 79 across 1,092 interventional studies indexed under Cataract.

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Lead sponsor

Salvat is the lead sponsor of 12 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Of its 5 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 5 (100%) 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. Male or female, age 18 years or older on day of consent
  2. Participants with routine unilateral cataract surgery on the day prior to study randomization
  3. Participants with at least 5 cells in anterior chamber on the first day after surgery (at Baseline visit)
  4. Willing and able to understand and provide written form (ICF) (at Screening visit)
  5. Women who satisfy one of the following:

    1. Are of who are not pregnant or lactating and who are either abstinent or sexually active on an acceptable method of (methods that can achieve a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly, like hormonal contraception (oral pills, implantable device, or skin patch), intrauterine device, bilateral tubal occlusion, or double barrier) for at least 4 weeks prior to Baseline visit and throughout the study (i.e., until Day 29),

      OR

    2. Are (have had no menstrual cycle for at least one year prior to Screening visit) or have undergone a sterilization procedure (bilateral tubal ligation, hysterectomy, hysterectomy with unilateral or bilateral oophorectomy or bilateral oophorectomy) at least 6 months prior to Screening visit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Systemic administration of any or drugs in the previous 2 weeks prior to the first instillation of the medical product (IMP)
  2. Periocular injection in the study eye of any corticosteroid solution within 4 weeks prior to the first instillation of the IMP, or of any corticosteroid depot within 2 months prior to the first instillation of the investigational medical product (Ozurdex® [dexamethasone]: within prior 6 months; Iluvien® [fluocinolone]: within prior 36 months)
  3. Instillation of any topical ocular corticosteroid, non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID), mast cells stabilizers, antihistamines or decongestants within 2 weeks prior to the first instillation of the IMP, except pre-surgical and/or surgical administration of 1 drop of a topical NSAID or corticosteroid, at the investigator discretion
  4. Prescription of any topical ocular medication, except preservative-free antibiotics for prophylactic purposes
  5. Any history of glaucoma or ocular hypertension in the study eye
  6. History or presence of endogenous uveitis
  7. Any current corneal abrasion or ulceration
  8. Any confirmed or suspected active viral, bacterial, or fungal keratoconjunctival disease
  9. Known or to the study drug or any of its components
  10. History of steroid-related intraocular pressure (IOP) increase
  11. Previous surgery in the last 4 weeks prior to the Screening visit or new surgery scheduled to be performed before the end of the study period on the contralateral eye
  12. Presence of ocular hemorrhage which interferes with the evaluation of post-surgery inflammation
  13. Presence of intraoperative complications during the cataract surgical procedure that may increase post-operative inflammation; this includes, in particular, participants with ocular hemorrhage, floppy iris syndrome, increased IOP (≥24 mmHg), posterior capsule rupture and injections of gas into the vitreous body
  14. Increased cumulative dissipated energy value during phacoemulsification (increased energy used for phacoemulsification exert additional stress on iris and other anterior chamber structures and may generate excessive inflammation)
  15. Presence of zonular dialysis (rupture of zonular fibers that attach lens to the ciliar body which may lead to partial luxation of the lens / lens capsule and is a serious complication of cataract surgery)
  16. Presence of Fuchs´ endothelial dystrophy (loss of endothelial cells that may result in chronic corneal edema after cataract surgery especially if high energy was used during phacoemulsification)
  17. Presence of cornea guttata
  18. Pupil dilation lower than 4.5 mm
  19. Presence of lower lacrimal duct obstruction and/or history of infectious dacryocystitis
  20. Presence of IOP ≥24 mmHg at Baseline visit
  21. Participation in any study of an investigational topical or systemic new drug or device within 30 days prior to the Screening visit, or at any time during the study
  22. Prior participation in the study described in this protocol, unless participant was not randomized
  23. In the opinion of the investigator or study coordinator, be unwilling or unable to comply with study protocol or unable to successfully instill eye drops
  24. Disease, condition (including monocular participants), or disorder that in the judgement of investigator could confound study assessments or limit compliance to study protocol
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(9)

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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).

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Contraception

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Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Immunosuppression

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Investigational drug or device

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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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.

Contraindication

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Clobetasol propionate

    Clobetasol propionate (Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05%) First dose of the drug will be dispensed at the end of the Baseline visit at the study center. Then, study medication will be dispensed to the participant for self-administration at a dosage of one drop four (4) times a day during 14 days.

    Drug: Clobetasol propionate

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle

    First dose of the drug will be dispensed at the end of the Baseline visit at the study center. Then, study medication will be dispensed to the participant for self-administration at a dosage of one drop four (4) times a day during 14 days.

    Drug: Vehicle

Interventions

  • Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05%, is an oil-in-water (o/w), clear or slightly yellowish nanoemulsion containing the active ingredient clobetasol propionate at a concentration of 0.05% weight per weight (w/w)

    Also known as: Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05%, SVT-15473

  • DrugVehicle

    Vehicle is identical in appearance and composition to clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion 0.05% but, without the active substance

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Anterior Chamber Cell Grade

    Percentage of participants with anterior chamber cell grade of "0" (absence of cells)

    Time frame: Day 8

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score

    Percentage of participants with VAS pain score of "0" (no eye pain). Pain was scored by ticking on a continuous scale comprised of a 10 cm horizontal line anchored by two verbal descriptions: "no eye pain" (score of 0) and "worst imaginable eye pain" (score of 10).

    Time frame: Day 8

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Results

Posted Dec 22, 2022

Participant flow

Patient with routine unilateral cataract surgery on the day prior to study randomization

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneClobetasol PropionatePlacebo
Started14071
Completed13565
Not completed56
Withdrew: Adverse event11
Withdrew: Protocol violation11
Withdrew: Lack of efficacy02
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up11
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject21

Outcome measures

PrimaryAnterior Chamber Cell Grade

Percentage of participants with anterior chamber cell grade of "0" (absence of cells)

Time frame:
Day 8
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Anterior Chamber Cell Grade
ParticipantsClobetasol PropionatePlacebo
Anterior Chamber Cell Grade6718
SecondaryPain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score

Percentage of participants with VAS pain score of "0" (no eye pain). Pain was scored by ticking on a continuous scale comprised of a 10 cm horizontal line anchored by two verbal descriptions: "no eye pain" (score of 0) and "worst imaginable eye pain" (score of 10).

Time frame:
Day 8
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score
ParticipantsClobetasol PropionatePlacebo
Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Score8319

Adverse events

Collected over Overall study period (4 weeks). Non-serious events are listed at a 2% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Clobetasol Propionate0/140 (0%)1/140 (0.7%)1/140 (0.7%)
Placebo0/71 (0%)0/71 (0%)5/71 (7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventClobetasol PropionatePlacebo
Cystoid Macular oedemaEye disorders1/1400/71
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventClobetasol PropionatePlacebo
Eye PainEye disorders0/1403/71
PhotophobiaEndocrine disorders0/1403/71
Lacrimation increasedEye disorders1/1402/71

Baseline characteristics

Safety Population

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)Clobetasol PropionatePlaceboTotal
Mean67.7 ± 8.665.5 ± 7.767.0 ± 8.3
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)Clobetasol PropionatePlaceboTotal
Female7738115
Male633396
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)Clobetasol PropionatePlaceboTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native101
Asian5611
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American25732
White10958167
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported000
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)Clobetasol PropionatePlaceboTotal
United States14071211
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Study locations

22 sites
  • Arizona Eye Center
    Chandler, Arizona 85224, United States
  • Beverly Hills Institute of Ophthalmology
    Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States
  • Mark B. Kislinger, MD, Inc.
    Glendora, California 95670, United States
  • LoBue Laseer & Eye Medical Center
    Murrieta, California 92562, United States
  • Pasedena Eye Medical Group
    Pasadena, California 91105, United States
  • Martel Medical Eye Group
    Rancho Cordova, California 95670, United States
  • Santa Barbara Eyecare
    Santa Barbara, California 93105, United States
  • Wolston & Goldberg Eye Associates
    Torrance, California 90505, United States
  • Arus Research at Cape Coral Eye Center
    Cape Coral, Florida 33904, United States
  • Dixon Eye Care
    Albany, Georgia 31701, United States
  • Eye Care Centers Management, Inc. (Clayton Eye Center)
    Morrow, Georgia 30260, United States
  • Coastal Research Associates
    Roswell, Georgia 30076, United States
  • Chicago Eye Specialists
    Chicago, Illinois 60619, United States
  • Chicago Cornea Consultants Ltd
    Hoffman Estates, Illinois 60169, United States
  • Silverstein Eye Centers
    Kansas City, Missouri 64133, United States
  • Wellish Vision Institute
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89119, United States
  • Fifth Avenue Eye Associates
    New York, New York 10028, United States
  • Apex Eye
    Mason, Ohio 45014, United States
  • Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
    Rapid City, South Dakota 57701, United States
  • Texan Eye, PA / Keystone Research Ltd.
    Austin, Texas 78731, United States
  • Houston Eye Associates
    Houston, Texas 77025, United States
  • Medical Center Ophthalmology Associates
    San Antonio, Texas 78240, United States
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References and documents

Publications

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  • Juthani VV, Clearfield E, Chuck RS. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs versus corticosteroids for controlling inflammation after uncomplicated cataract surgery. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jul 3;7(7):CD010516. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010516.pub2. PubMed 28670710 ↗
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Study documents

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Individual participant data

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 22, 2022, 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
NCT04246801
Lead sponsor
Salvat
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 29, 2020
Start date
Jun 10, 2020
Primary completion
May 19, 2021
Completion
May 19, 2021
Results posted
Dec 22, 2022
Last update
Dec 22, 2022

Study contacts

Andrew Schwartz, MD
principal investigator · Director of refractive surgery and laser vision correction at 5th Avenue Eye Associates

Oversight

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