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CTRI Number  CTRI/2014/06/004669 [Registered on: 13/06/2014] Trial Registered Retrospectively
Last Modified On: 20/07/2015
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Trial of NOVA22007 (1mg/mL Ciclosporin/Cyclosporine) Versus Placebo in Pediatric Patients With Active Severe Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis (a recurrent ocular inflammatory disease)  
Scientific Title of Study   A Multicenter, Randomized double masked, 3 parallel arms, placebo controlled study to assess the efficacy and safety of NOVA22007 1Mg/Ml (ciclosporin/ cyclosporine) eye drops, emulsion administered in paediatric patients with active severe Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis with severe keratitis. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
2007-000029-23  EudraCT 
NVG09B113 Final Versions 01 Dated 16 Nov 2012  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Rupali Mokashi 
Designation  Medical Officer 
Affiliation  Chiltern International Pvt Ltd 
Address  802, Alpha, Main Street Hiranandani Business Park, Powai, Mumbai – 400076

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400076
India 
Phone  91-22-40982700  
Fax  91-22-40982727  
Email  rupali.mokashi@chiltern.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Rupali Mokashi 
Designation  Medical Officer 
Affiliation  Chiltern International Pvt Ltd 
Address  802, Alpha, Main Street Hiranandani Business Park, Powai, Mumbai – 400076


MAHARASHTRA
400076
India 
Phone  91-22-40982700  
Fax  91-22-40982727  
Email  rupali.mokashi@chiltern.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Mr Sandeep Adsule 
Designation  Director 
Affiliation  Chiltern International Pvt Ltd 
Address  802, Alpha, Main Street Hiranandani Business Park, Powai, Mumbai – 400076

Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA
400076
India 
Phone  91-22-40982700  
Fax  91-22-40982727  
Email  sandeep.adsule@chiltern.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
NOVAGALI PHARMA SAS 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  NOVAGALI PHARMA SAS 
Address  Genopole Industries, Genavenir IV, 1 rue Pierre fontaine, F-91058 Evry, France 
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Global 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     Israel
Singapore
Turkey
France
Germany
Hungary
India
Italy
Portugal
Spain
United States of America  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 12  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Rohit Ramgopal Bang  Ganpati Nethralaya  Department of Ophthalmology, Survey No 204/2 Devalgaonraja - Mantha road Jalna - 431203 Maharashtra
Jalna
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9657655211

drrohitbang@gmail.com 
Dr Vupputuri Venkata lakshmi Narasimha Rao  Government Regional Eye Hospital  Department of Ophthalmology, Resaveripalem, Vishakapatnam,Andhra Pradesh-530002
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
91-9885268979

vvlclinicalresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Ritu Arora  Guru Nanak Eye Centre  Maulana Azad Medical College, Department of Ophthalmology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Marg, New Delhi - 110002
New Delhi
DELHI 
91-9810371022

dr_rituarora@yahoo.com 
Dr Shanta Motwane  K.J.Somaiya Hospital  Department of Ophthalmology, Priyadarshini, Sion East, Mumbai - 400022
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9820338252

shantamotwane@hotmail.com 
Dr Sheela Kerkar  KEM Hospital  Department of Ophthalmology, Acharya Donde Marg, Parel, Mumbai-400012
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9820297576

sheelakerkar@gmail.com 
Dr Siddharth Agarwal  King Georges Medical University  Department of Ophthalmology, Chowk, Lucknow - 226003, Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow
UTTAR PRADESH 
91-9336815667

drsiddharth01@gmail.com 
Dr Srikant Sahu  L.V.Prasad Eye Hospital   Department of Ophthalmology, Bhubaneshwar campus, Patia, Bhubaneshwar – 751024, Orissa, India.
Khordha
ORISSA 
91-9439488888

srikantsahu@lvpei.org 
Dr Ananth Bhandary  Medisys Clinisearch Pvt Ltd  Bangalore Diabetes Centre, No: 426, 4th Cross 2nd Block, Kalyan Nagar, Bangalore - 560043, Karnataka, India
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
91-9845832789

fundary@yahoo.com 
Dr Himadri Datta  Regional Institutute of Ophthalmology  Department of Cornea, College street, Kolkatta - 700073, West Bengal, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
91-9830127929

himadri.datta@gmail.com 
Dr Racapalle Reddy Sudhir  Sankara Nethralaya Hospital  Department of Ophthalmology, No:18, College Road, Nungamabakkam, Chennai – 600 006, Tamilnadu, India
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
91-9381751624

rrsudhir@hotmail.com 
Dr Yasmin Rusi Bhagat  St. Georges Hospital  Department of Ophthalmology, P.D.Mello road, Fort, Mumbai – 400001, Maharashtra, India.
Mumbai
MAHARASHTRA 
91-9892114375

ruyazb@gmail.com 
Dr Kini Kulai Shobha  Vasan Eye Care Hospital  Department of Ophthalmology,60/1-60/8, Advaitha Ashram road, Salem - 636004, Tamilnadu, India
Salem
TAMIL NADU 
91-9786400100

slmkiniks@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 8  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Ethics Committee  Approved 
Ethics committee for Research on Human Subjects, KEM Hospital, Mumbai  Approved 
Ethics Committee of K.J. Somaiya Medical College & Hospital, Mumbai  Approved 
Ethics sub Committee, Vision Research Foundation  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Commitee, Maulana Azad Medical College  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committe, King George Medical University  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  Vernal KeratoConjuntivitis with Severe Keratitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  NOVA22007  Dose: 1mg/ml Ciclosporine Frequency: 4 times a day Route of administration: Instillation drops. Total Duration - 12 months 
Comparator Agent  Placebo  Dose: 0mg/ml Ciclosporine Frequency: 4 times a day Route of Administration: Instillation drops Total Duration - 12 months 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  4.00 Year(s)
Age To  17.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Documented informed consent form 2. Male or female patients from 4 to less than18 years of age. 3. Female of childbearing potential
4. History of at least one recurrence of VKC
5. Patients not receiving any treatment for an established and active VKC.
6. Active severe VKC
7.Mean score of 4 subjective symptoms photophobia, tearing,itching and mucous discharge) ≥ 60 mm using a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (where “0” means no symptom and “100” means the worst that have been ever experienced).
8. Willing and able to comply with scheduled visits, treatment plan, laboratory tests and other study procedures.
9.Patient enrollment must occur early during the site VKC season in order to allow the 4 month treatment period during the site VKC season. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Ocular Conditions/Diseases:
1. Any relevant ocular anomaly .
2. Abnormal lid anatomy.
3. Active herpes keratitis.
4. History of ocular varicella-zoster.
5. Active ocular infection.
6. Any ocular diseases other than VKC requiring topical ocular treatment during the course of the study.
Contact lenses wear.
7. Topical and/or systemic use of corticosteroids.
8. Topical ciclosporin (e.g. Restasis®), tacrolimus or sirolimus.
9. Scraping of the vernal plaque.
10. Ocular surgery within 6 months prior to the Baseline visit.
11. Disease not stabilized within 30 days before the Baseline Visit.
12. Presence or history of severe systemic allergy.
13. Any intake of systemic immunosuppressant drugs.
14. Known hypersensitivity to one of the components of medications.
15. History of malignancy.
Compliance/Administrative
16.Pregnancy or lactation at the baseline Visit.
17. History of drug addiction or alcohol abuse.
18. Presence or history of any systemic or ocular disorder.
19. Patient not covered by a health insurance if required by the national legislation.
20. Participation in a clinical trial with an investigational substance within the past 30 days.
21. Participation in another clinical study at the same time as the present study. 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   Centralized 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The primary objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of two different dosing regimens of NOVA22007 versus placebo (vehicle of the formulation) on both the evolution of severe keratitis and the need for rescue medication.  4 months (Composite efficacy score at 4 months, defined as the mean of the efficacy scores taken at each monthly visit. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The secondary objectives of the study are:
To assess the safety and tolerability including ocular tolerance of 2 dosing regimens of NOVA22007 versus placebo.

To assess the efficacy of 2 dosing regimens of NOVA22007 versus placebo on other signs and symptoms of VKC not covered in the primary objective. 
Months 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="168"
Sample Size from India="25" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= ""
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   16/06/2014 
Date of Study Completion (India) Date Missing 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  29/04/2013 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="2"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Completed 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary  

This study is Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, 3 Parallel Arms, Placebo Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of NOVA22007 1mg/ml (Ciclosporin/Cyclosporine) Eye Drops, Emulsion Administered In Paediatric Patients with Active Severe Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis with Severe Keratitis. The study will be conducted in 11 countries recruiting 168 patients globally. In India the study will be conducted in 8 sites. The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of two different dosing regimen of NOVA22007 (1mg/ml ciclosporin/cyclosporine) eye drops, emulsion versus placebo (vehicle of the formulation) administered four times a day in patients with severe VKC after 4 months of treatment. The secondary objectives are to assess the safety and the tolerability including ocular tolerance of 2 dosing regimens of NOVA22007 versus placebo and to assess the efficacy of the 2 dosing regimens of NOVA22007 versus placebo on other signs and symptoms of VKC not covered in the primary objective. The first patient recruitment is being expected in June 2014.

 
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