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RecruitingNCT05724446CLOSE-3Updated Sep 27, 2024

Clobetasol Propionate Ophthalmic Nanoemulsion, 0.05% in the Treatment of Inflammation After Cataract Surgery in Pediatric Population

A Phase 3 interventional study of Clobetasol Propionate and Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, 1% in Cataracts Infantile, sponsored by Salvat. Recruiting at 1 site in Spain. Open to participants aged 0 Months to 3 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-27.

Primary conditionInflammation(the registry's first term)UnverifiedIs this wrong?Inflammation is a broad heading, used only when no more specific condition is named. No better condition is named, so the registry's term is kept.

Sponsored by Salvat · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2025, 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Dec 2022; still recruiting 3 years 10 months later.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
0 Months to 3 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Multicenter, randomized, evaluator-blinded clinical trial compared to Prednisolone acetate, 1% in the treatment of inflammation and pain after cataract surgery in pediatric population. This study will assess the safety of Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion, 0.05% to that of Prednisolone acetate, 1% when administering one drop four times a day (QID) for 14 days followed by a tapering period of 14 days after cataract surgery.

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Conditions studied

  • Cataracts Infantile

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Keywords

  • Cataract surgery
  • Inflammation
  • Pain
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In context

Inflammation Unverified

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

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is above the median of 50 across 2,577 interventional studies indexed under Inflammation.

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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.

Compared within Inflammation, the registry's first condition term, which may not be this study's main condition. Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
0 Months to 3 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, aged 0 to 3 years old (have not had their 4th birthday) on the day of consent.
  • Patients who are candidate for routine, uncomplicated cataract surgery in one eye with or without intraocular lens.
  • Patients whose caregiver(s) is/are able and willing to comply with all treatment and follow-up procedures.
  • Signed from (ICF) parents or patient's legally authorized representative(s).
  • Patients who have undergone routine, uncomplicated cataract surgery in one eye with or without intraocular lens.
  • Patients with clinical evidence of postoperative inflammation (anterior chamber inflammation grade > 0).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Presence of any active or suspected viral, bacterial, or fungal disease in the study eye.
  • Active uveitis in the study eye.
  • Ocular neoplasia in the study eye.
  • Post-traumatic cataract in the study eye.
  • Suspected permanent low vision or blindness in the fellow non-study eye. The study eye must not be the patient's only good eye.
  • Use of any topical medication in the study eye within 2 days prior to surgery, except for those required for ocular examination or preoperative preparation.
  • Systemic administration of any steroidal anti inflammatory drugs in the previous 2 weeks prior to the surgery.
  • Systemic administration of any non-steroidal anti inflammatory drugs in the previous 48 hours prior to the surgery.
  • Patient or patient's breastfeeding mother who is expected to use (except corticosteroid inhalers and dermatological corticosteroids, as long as they are not used on the eyelids or surrounding area, and oral prednisolone steaglate drops as part of the standard treatment after cataract surgery) or during the 30 days following cataract surgery.
  • History of steroid-induced increase in IOP in either eye.
  • Patients with glaucoma, ocular hypertension, or those receiving IOP lowering therapy in either eye or systemically.
  • Any current corneal abrasion or ulceration.
  • Known or suspected allergy or to similar drugs, such as other corticosteroids, or their components.
  • Patients who have had ocular surgery in the study eye within 90 days prior to surgery.
  • History of post-operative unresolved inflammation in the contralateral eye.
  • Presence or history of chronic generalized systemic disease that the Investigator believes may either increase the risk to the subject or confound the results of the study (e.g., Diabetes mellitus, [HIV], acquired immunodeficiency syndrome [AIDS]).
  • Any concurrent process which, in the opinion of the investigator, could impair patients' safety or limit adherence to the study protocol.
  • Participation in any study of an topical or systemic new drug or device within 30 days prior to screening, or at any time during the study.
  • Prior participation in the study described in this protocol unless the patient wasn't randomized.
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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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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.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

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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.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Clobetasol propionate

    One drop of Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion, 0.05% will be administered of the study eye QID beginning the day after surgery (Day 1) for 14 days followed by a tapering period of 14 days.

    Drug: Clobetasol Propionate

  • Active comparator
    Prednisolone acetate

    One drop of Prednisolone ophthalmic suspension, 1% will be administered of the study eye QID beginning the day after surgery (Day 1) for 14 days followed by a tapering period of 14 days.

    Drug: Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, 1%

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: SVT-15473

  • DrugPrednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, 1%

    Microfine sterile ophthalmic suspension of dense and whitish appearance.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Assess the safety of Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion, 0.05% treatment after cataract surgery in pediatric population 0 to 3 years of age, compared to Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, 1%.

    Number, frequency, severity, and relationship to IMP of adverse events (AEs) up to last study visit.

    Time frame: Day 43

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assess the efficacy on ocular inflammation of Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion, 0.05% treatment after cataract surgery in pediatric population 0 to 3 years of age, compared to Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, 1%.

    Percentage of patients with anterior chamber inflammation of grade 0. Anterior chamber inflammation is graded on a 5-point scale: 0 = None: Clear anterior chamber with no visible clouding (Tyndall effect and cells combined). Red reflex normal. 1. = Mild: Mild anterior chamber clouding. Clear iris pattern on visualization. Red reflex normal. 2. = Moderate: Moderate anterior chamber clouding. 3. = Severe: Severe anterior chamber clouding. Iris pattern not clearly visualized. Red reflex diminished. 4. = Very severe: Severe anterior chamber clouding with a white and/or milky appearance of the anterior chamber. Red reflex absent or severely diminished.

    Time frame: Day 15

  2. Assess the efficacy on pain of Clobetasol propionate ophthalmic nanoemulsion, 0.05% treatment after cataract surgery in pediatric population 0 to 3 years of age, compared to Prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension, 1%.

    Change in the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, Consolability (FLACC) Behavioral Scale Score. Higher scores mean a worse outcome. Each of the five categories (F) Face; (L) Legs; (A) Activity; (C) Cry; (C) Consolability is scored from 0-2, which results in a total score between zero and ten.

    Time frame: Day 15

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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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

Started Dec 2022 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Dec 2025, 36 months after the start.

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 planned 36 months is above 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
Jan 23, 2023
First posted
Feb 13, 2023
StartActual
Dec 12, 2022
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2025
CompletionEst.
Dec 31, 2025
Last update
Sep 27, 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 Sep 27, 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
NCT05724446
Lead sponsor
Salvat
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 13, 2023
Start date
Dec 12, 2022
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 27, 2024

Study contacts

Enrique Jimenez
Contact
ejimenez@svt.com
+34 933946400

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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