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Withdrawn Not applicable Interventional

Higher Irradiance in Keratoconus Ectasia

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01789333

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Official title

Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of Photochemically Induced Collagen Cross- Linking at Higher Irradiances in Patients With Keratoconus or Ectasia

Brief summary

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The purpose of the study is to see if brighter lights will allow for shortening of the treatment time required to stabilize the eyes of patients with keratoconus or a bulging cornea. The investigators will be comparing the therapeutic effects of two different higher brightnesses of ultra violet light on a riboflavin treated eye. One light will be twice as bright as the other and the exposure time of these brighter lights to deliver equivalent energy to the cornea will be reduced from the standard 30 minutes to 10 and 5 minutes. Riboflavin is vitamin B2 and the investigators are trying to determine if an identical clinical effect can be achieved the brighter treatment lights are used for shorter times. The investigators will also monitor the clinical effect and the status of the cornea to see if additional risks are associated with the brighter light.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01789333
Recruitment status
Withdrawn
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
Stephen Trokel
Other
Enrollment
Not listed

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
16 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2010
Primary completion
Dec 29, 2022
Completion
Dec 29, 2022
Last update posted
Feb 8, 2023

2010 – 2022

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Edward Harkness Eye Institute-Columbia University Medical Center New York New York 10032

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