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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/11/076185 [Registered on: 04/11/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 06/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   Effects of Cyclosporine Eye Drops to Increase Tear Production in Patients with Dry Eye Disease 
Scientific Title of Study   A Prospective, Multi-centre, Single-arm, Phase IV Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Cyclosporine 0.09% w/v Ophthalmic Solution to Increase Tear Production in Patients with Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca (Dry Eye) 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
ICR/21/021, Version No. 2.0, Dated 15/MAR/2023  Protocol Number 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Pravin Ghadge  
Designation  Associate Vice President & Head - India Clinical Research 
Affiliation  Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited 
Address  Sun House, Plot No. 201, B/1, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), Mumbai-400063, Maharashtra, India

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400063
India 
Phone  9819767704  
Fax  02243244323  
Email  pravin.ghadge@sunpharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Shruti Saha 
Designation  Manager – India Clinical Research  
Affiliation  Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited 
Address  Sun House, Plot No. 201 B/1, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), Mumbai - 400063, Maharashtra, India.

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400063
India 
Phone  02243244324  
Fax  02243244323  
Email  shruti.saha@sunpharma.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Rajiv Yadav 
Designation  Senior Manager-India Clinical Research 
Affiliation  Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited 
Address  Sun House, Plot No. 201 B/1, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), Mumbai - 400063, Maharashtra, India.

Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA
400063
India 
Phone  02243244324  
Fax  02243244343  
Email  Rajiv.Yadav1@sunpharma.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (SPIL) Sun House, Plot No. 201 B/1, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), Mumbai 400 063, Maharashtra, India.  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Sun Pharma Laboratories Limited SPLL 
Address  Sun House, Plot No. 201 B/1, Western Express Highway, Goregaon (E), Mumbai 400 063, Maharashtra, India.  
Type of Sponsor  Pharmaceutical industry-Indian 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
Not applicable  Not applicable 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study
Modification(s)  
No of Sites = 21  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sucheta Parija  AIIMS Bhubaneswar  Department of opthalmology, Sijua, Patrapada, Bhubaneshwar-751019, Odisha.
Khordha
ORISSA 
9437044380

suchetaparija@yahoo.com 
Dr Rohit Sanjay Laul  Chopda Medicare & Research Centre Pvt. Ltd  Ground Floor, Opthalmology Dept, Magnum Heart Institute, 3/5, Patil Lane No.1, Laxmi Nagar, Near K.B.H. Vidyalaya, Canada Corner, Nashik-422005, Maharashtra, India
Nashik
MAHARASHTRA 
9656442160

drlaulrs@gmail.com 
Dr Samar Basak  Disha Eye Hospitals Pvt. Ltd  88(63A) Ghosh Para Road, Barrackpore, Kolkata-700156, West Bengal.
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830323013

basak_sk@hotmail.com 
Dr Dahiya Sumita  Dr D Y Patil Medical College Hospital& Research Center  OPD 51, Department of Ophthalmology Plot No 2 Sector 5, Nerul, and Navi Mumbai-400706.
Thane
MAHARASHTRA 
9819389276

sumitakarandikar@hotmail.com 
Dr Penumala Viswamithra  Dr. RSPR Govt Regional Eye Hospital  Room no-04, Ground floor, Opposite Bullayya College, Resapuvanipalem, Visakhapatnam-530013, Andhra Pradesh, India
Visakhapatnam
ANDHRA PRADESH 
8978247708

drpvishwamitraresearch@gmail.com 
Dr Lam Jemi Sandhyavali  Government General Hospital  1st floor OP Building, Department of ophthalmology, Guntur-522001
Guntur
ANDHRA PRADESH 
9848476881

sandhyavalolam@gmail.com 
Dr Perwez Khan  GSVM Medical College  Ward no 5, Swaroop Nagar, Kanpur208002, Uttar Pradesh, India.
Kanpur Nagar
UTTAR PRADESH 
8400331200

drperwezkhan.research@gmail.com 
Dr Aniruddha Raghavendra Nalgirkar  Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital  Ophthalmology Department, Gut no. 43, Satara Parisar, Beed Bypass road, Aurangabad431010, MH, India.
Aurangabad
MAHARASHTRA 
9822864268

nalgirkar@rediffmail.com 
Dr Rao Savitha S  Karnataka Institute of Medical Science  Room no 90, Department of Ophthalmology, Vidyanagar Hubli 580021
Dharwad
KARNATAKA 
8904642255

savithakanakpurkmc@gmail.com 
Dr Sayan Basu  L V Prasad Eye Institute  Clinical Research Department, GPR building. 1st floor. Room 125, L V Prasad marg , Banjara hills road no 2
Hyderabad
TELANGANA 
9989479969

sayanbasu@Ivpei.org 
Dr Radkar Pranav Pramod  Lifepoint Multispeciality Hospital  3rd floor, Clinical Research Department, 145/1, Mumbai Bangalore Highway, Near Hotel Sayaji, Wakad, Pune411057, Maharashtra, India.
Pune
MAHARASHTRA 
952744973

radkarpranav@gmail.com 
Dr Purvi Raj Bhagat  M&J Institute of Ophthalmology  113, Glaucoma Department, 1st floor, Manjushri Mill Compound, Asarwa, Ahmedabad-16, Gujarat, India.
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
9825985265

dr.purvibhagat@yahoo.com 
Dr Rohit Shetty  Narayana Nethralaya   Clinical Research Department 1st floor ,121/C ,West of chord road Rajaji Nagar, 1st R Block
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9611102568

drrohitshetty@yahoo.com 
Dr Rana Parth Jagdishkumar  Netralaya Super Speciality Hospital  1st Floor, Kay DEE House, Above Union Bank, Parimal Garden Cross Road, Chimanlal Girdharlal Rd, Ambawadi
Ahmadabad
GUJARAT 
7999999344

dr.parth.rana@gmail.com 
Dr Anindita Mondal  Regional Institute of Ophthalmology  Ground floor, Room no. 04, 88, College Street, Kolkata-700073, West Bengal, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
8334900196

aninditamondal65@yahoo.com 
Dr Lakshmi Kanta Mondal  Regional Institute of Ophthalmology   88 College Street, Kolkata 700073, West Bengal, India
Kolkata
WEST BENGAL 
9830830216

lakshmi.mondal62@yahoo.com 
Dr Pallavi Vijay Gramopadhye  Sankara Eye Hospital,  Sankara Eye Hospital,Varthur Main Road, Kundalahalli Gate, Other Bengaluru Karnataka
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
8762694607

drpallavijoshi@gmail.com 
Dr Kumar Niranjan  Sankat mochan Nethralaya & Dental Care  B 36/4- KH, Department of Opthamalogy, Saket Nagar Rd, Near Sankatmochan, Saket Nagar Colony, Lanka, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh-221005
Varanasi
UTTAR PRADESH 
9415452360

sankatmochannetralaya@gmail.com 
Dr Rajesh Parekh  Santosh Hospital  Room no- 04, Ground floor, 6/1, Promande Road, Coles Park, Bangalore-560005
Bangalore
KARNATAKA 
9945544744

vision6by6@gmail.com 
Dr Somasheila Idimadakala Murthy  Shantilal Shanghvi Eye Institute  CS No: 3/207, 4/207, RJ Gaikwad Road, Barkat Ali Naka, Wadala East
Mumbai (Suburban)
MAHARASHTRA 
9849255640

somasheila.murthy@ssei.ind.in 
Dr Dharamveer Singh Choudhary  SMS Hospital   Department of Ophthalmology Charak Bhawan OPD SMS Hospital Jaipur302004 Rajasthan.
Jaipur
RAJASTHAN 
9252032661

drdschoudhary@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee
Modification(s)  
No of Ethics Committees= 21  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Disha Eye Hospitals Pvt. Ltd, Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee GMC & GGH, Guntur  Approved 
Ethics Committee GSVM ,Medical College  Submittted/Under Review 
Ethics Committee Kamalnayan Bajaj Hospital  Approved 
Ethics Committee S.M.S. Medical College and Attached Hospitals  Approved 
IEC King George hospital  Submittted/Under Review 
Institute Ethics Committee_Sankara Eye Hospital  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, AIIMS Bhubaneswar  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee, Dr D Y Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Center  Submittted/Under Review 
Institutional Ethics Committee, M&J Institute of Ophthalmology  Approved 
Institutional Ethics Committee_Regional Institute of Ophthalmology   Submittted/Under Review 
KIMS Ethics Committe  Approved 
L V Prasad Eye Institute Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Lifepoint Research Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Magna- Care Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Narayana Nethralaya Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Opal Institutional Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
Regional Institute of Ophthalmology, Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Sangini Hospital Ethics Committee_Netralaya Super Speciality Hospital  Approved 
Santosh Hospital Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
Shantilal Shanghvi Foundation Ethics Committee  Submittted/Under Review 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Approved/Obtained 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: H041||Other disorders of lacrimal gland,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  NIL  NIL 
Intervention  Test: Cyclosporine 0.09% w/v Ophthalmic Solution  One drop of the test drug should be instilled into each eye twice daily approximately 12 hours apart for 12 weeks. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  99.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1) Male, and non-pregnant, non-lactating female patients of age ≥ 18 years who agree to provide written informed consent.
2) Patients with history of keratoconjunctivitis sicca (KCS) for a period of at least 6 months
3) Patients with clinical diagnosis of bilateral KCS.
4) Patients with Lissamine green conjunctival staining score of ≥ 3 to ≤ 9.
5) Patients with reported dry eye symptoms within 3 months prior to study.
6) Patients with corrected Snellen visual acuity (VA) of better than 20/200 in each eye
7) Willing to discontinue use of current therapy for KCS.
8) Women of childbearing potential must have a negative urine pregnancy test before study entry and agree to use highly effective methods of contraception to prevent pregnancy from study entry till at least two weeks after the last dose of the study medication.
9) Male patients must have had a successful vasectomy or they and their female partners must meet the criteria above. No sperm donation is allowed during the study period.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1)Patients using cyclosporine ophthalmic preparations within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit.
2)Patients with history of previous treatment failure with cyclosporine ophthalmic solutions.
3)Patients with diagnosis of Sjogrens disease more than 5 years prior to the Screening visit.
4)Patients with clinical diagnosis or any history of seasonal and/or perennial allergic conjunctivitis.
5)Patients using the following systemic or topical medications within 7 days prior to the Screening Visit or intended to use during the study period such as Immunomodulators, Systemic corticosteroids, Antihistamines, Cholinergics, Antimuscarinics, Tricyclic antidepressants, Phenothiazines, and Retinoids.
6)Patients using any topical ophthalmic medications, prescription or over the counter, other than the assigned study medication during the study period.
7)Patients on oral omega-3 fatty acids.
8)Patients with unstable macular disease.
9)Diagnosis of chronic uveitis or any chronic or potentially recurrent ocular condition.
10)Patients with current active eye disease other than KCS (i.e., any disease for which topical or systemic ophthalmic medication is necessary).
11)Patients with any ocular disorder including ocular injury, infection, non-dry eye ocular inflammation, trauma, or surgery within the prior 6 months.
12)Patients with history of herpes keratitis.
13)Patients with history of corneal transplant.
14)Patients with history of corneal refractive surgery within 6 months prior to the Screening Visit or postoperative refractive surgery symptoms of dryness that have not resolved.
15)Patients who require surgical correction of dry eyes, and Contact lens wearers.
16)Patients with history of cataract surgery within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit.
17)Patients who have undergone non-laser glaucoma surgery at any time; or glaucoma laser procedures within 3 months prior to the Screening Visit.
18)Patients with lagophthalmos or clinically significant eyelid margin irregularity of either eye whether congenital or acquired.
19)Patients with history of any cancer within 5 years of screening.
20)Patients who have plans to undergo major elective surgery during the course of the study.
21)Patients with history of or currently having any of the severe/serious ocular condition or clinically significant medical conditions, such as cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, hepatic, endocrine, or gastrointestinal disease.
22)Patients with history of or known case of HIV-AIDS, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C.
23)Patients with history of hypersensitivity or allergic reaction study medication or its component(s).
24)Participation in other studies involving investigational drugs or surgeries within the last 30 days or investigational biologics within the last 6 months.
25)Investigator, study personnel, Sponsor representatives and their first degree relatives.

 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Safety:
Proportion of patients with treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs)  
Day 1, Day 28, Day 56 & Day 84 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Efficacy:
Proportion of patients with increase from baseline of ≥10 mm in Schirmers Test (Unanesthetized) Score based on data for both eyes
 
Day 28, 56 & 84  
Efficacy:
Change from baseline in Schirmer’s Test (Unanesthetized) Score based on data for both eyes 
Day 28, 56 & 84  
Efficacy:
Change from baseline in Conjuctival (Lissamine green) staining score based on data for both eyes 
Day 28, 56 & 84  
Efficacy:
Change from baseline in Corneal fluorescein staining score based on data for both eyes 
Day 28, 56 & 84  
Efficacy:
Change from baseline in dry eye symptoms using SPEED Questionnaire score  
Days 28, 56 & 84 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="142"
Sample Size from India="142" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 4 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/11/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="4"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

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

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a prospective, phase IV, single arm, multicenter, open-label study. The study will be conducted at approximately 10-15 number of centers in India, having qualified Investigators. The study will be initiated only after the receipt of regulatory and ethics committee (EC) approval. After obtaining the informed consent, patients will be screened by undergoing various assessments as mentioned in Schedule of Assessment. After confirming the eligibility, patients will be enrolled by allotting the enrollment number. The enrolled patients will be given study drug Cyclosporine 0.09% w/v Ophthalmic Solution. Treatment duration will be of 84 days. During the study, assessments will be performed as mentioned in Schedule of Assessment. 
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