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EndophthalmitisPhase 1/2NCT04214821

The Pharmacokinetics of Topical Levofloxacin 1.5% vs Topical Moxifloxacin 0.5%

A Phase 1/2 study testing Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution and Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution in people with Endophthalmitis, run by National University of Malaysia at 2 sites in Malaysia.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

Endophthalmitis is defined as intraocular inflammatory disorder affecting the vitreous cavity that can result from exogenous or endogenous spread of infecting organisms into the eye. Patients presents with reduced or blurred vision, red eye, pain, and lid swelling. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Endophthalmitis
What is being tested?
Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution and Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
128 participants
Where
2 sitesMalaysia
Study dates
23 Sep 2019to May 2022
Phase
Phase 1/2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All patients planned for vitrectomy for macula hole , ERM, RD surgery
  • Age 18 and above
  • Not on any topical medication

Who cannot join

  • Patients with underlying ocular surface disease
  • Fluoroquinolone allergy

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, M.D contact

+6019-6679633

afifiyad@yahoo.co.uk

Malaysia2 sites, 2 recruiting
  • UKM Medical Centre

    Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, 56000

    Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, M.D, +6019-6679633, afifiyad@yahoo.co.uk

    Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, M.D

    Recruiting
  • Faculty of Pharmacy, National University of Malaysia

    Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, 50300

    Enrolling by invitation

Other trials in Malaysia

About this study

Endophthalmitis is defined as intraocular inflammatory disorder affecting the vitreous cavity that can result from exogenous or endogenous spread of infecting organisms into the eye. Patients presents with reduced or blurred vision, red eye, pain, and lid swelling. Endophthalmitis can progress into panophthalmitis, corneal infiltration and perforation, and finally phthisis bulbi. For exogenous endopthalmitis, the intraocular inflammation occurs due to a breach of the ocular compartment. The infectious agent indirectly introduced into the eye. This usually happens after intraocular surgery such as cataract surgery, vitrectomy, glaucoma filtration surgery, intravitreal injections, and other causes include penetrating ocular trauma or from adjacent periocular tissue. Several prophylactic measures have been taken to reduce the incidence of post-operative endopthalmitis post-cataract surgery, this includes the use of pre-operative topical levofloxacin, intracameral cefuroxime, and providone iodine as ocular surface preparation.The proposed study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetic parameters of Levofloxacin 1.5% vs Moxifloxacin 0.5% aqueous and vitreous fluid after topical administration on the anterior segment parameters.

Read the detailed description

This is a prospective, double - blinded randomized clinical trial conducted in University Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (UKMMC) where there are two intervention arms. All patients from Ophthalmology Clinic in UKM Medical Centre from September 2019 till December 2021 will be involved in this study. Patients who fulfill the inclusion criteria will be included in this study. All eligible subjects will be asked to sign an informed consent.

The qualified patients will be randomized on a 1:1 ratio into each treatment arm. Qualified eyes were further randomized into one of four subgroups, which specified the time between the last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection (i.e., 1-, 2-, 4-, and 6-hour subgroups- about 32 patients per subgroup-: 16 Levofloxacin, 16 Moxifloxacin.

For 3 days prior to the day of the elective vitrectomy surgery, subjects will instill exactly one drop of study medication into their operative eye four times daily. On the day of surgery (visit 2, day 4), patients will receive their final drop of study medication administered by trained study personnel at the study site.

Samples of aqueous (0.1 ml), and vitreous (0.2 ml) humour were taken simultaneously from the same patient at the commencement of surgery by paracentesis using a 30-gauge needle on a tuberculin syringe. All samples will be stored at -80°C as soon as possible until the concentrations of the drug will be measured.

Measurements for moxifloxacin and levofloxacin concentrations in aqueous fluid will be determined using HPLC with UV detection, which is currently undergoing method development and validation at the Faculty of Pharmacy, UKM. Measurements for moxifloxacin and levofloxacin concentrations in vitreous fluid will be outsourced to a laboratory at the Centre for Research and Instrument Management (CRIM) in UKM, due to the high sensitivity required to determine the drugs' concentrations in vitreous fluid.

A compartmental analysis will be carried out using AUC0-6, Cmax, and time to Cmax (Tmax) will be determined by direct observation. The median AUC0-6 calculation will be performed using the linear trapezoid method. A Kruskal-Wallis nonparametric one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to detect differences between the concentrations in each treatment arm at various time points. A p value of <0.05 is considered statistically significant. Data management and statistical analysis will be performed using the PKNCA package in R and SPSS ver 23.0, whichever deemed suitable.

Conditions
Endophthalmitis
Being tested
Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution, Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Keywords
Pharmacokinetic, Levofloxacin 1.5%, Moxifloxacin 0.5%
Medical subject headings
Endophthalmitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Levofloxacin Ophthalmic SolutionDrug

    Also called Cravit 1.5%

    Levofloxacin hydrate, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily for 3 days pre-operatively and one drop on the day of operation.

  • Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic SolutionDrug

    Also called Vigamox 0.5%

    Moxifloxacin hydrochloride, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily for 3 days pre-operatively and one drop on the day of operation.

Study groups in NCT04214821
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Levofloxacin -1 hour groupActive comparatorLevofloxacin hydrate, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 1-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Levofloxacin-2 hour groupActive comparatorLevofloxacin hydrate, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 2-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Levofloxacin-4 hour groupActive comparatorLevofloxacin hydrate, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 4-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Levofloxacin-6 hour groupActive comparatorLevofloxacin hydrate, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 6-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection
Receives: Drug: Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Moxifloxacin-1 hour groupActive comparatorMoxifloxacin hydrochloride, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 1-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Moxifloxacin-2 hour groupActive comparatorMoxifloxacin hydrochloride, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 2-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Moxifloxacin-4 hour groupActive comparatorMoxifloxacin hydrochloride, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 4-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution
Moxifloxacin-6 hour groupActive comparatorMoxifloxacin hydrochloride, an aqueous ophthalmic solution, to be given one drop at a time, 4 times daily (8am, 12pm, 4pm, 8pm) for 3 days prior to the surgery. On the day of surgery, there will be 6-hour gap between last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection.
Receives: Drug: Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Comparison of volume of distribution (Maximum Plasma Concentration) of Levofloxacin 1.5% vs Moxifloxacin 0.5% in the aqueous and vitreous fluid.

    A compartmental analysis will be carried out. Data for the pooled aqueous and vitreous humor concentrations in each of the treatment groups, n, mean, SD, median, and coefficient of variation, and range values for each time point will be calculated. Since each patient contributed to this pooled non-compartmental analysis at a specified time point, Maximum Plasma Concentration (Cmax), and time to Cmax (Tmax) will be determined by direct observation.

    Measured: Throughout study completion, an average of 2 years

  2. Comparison of volume of distribution (Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve) of Levofloxacin 1.5% vs Moxifloxacin 0.5% in the aqueous and vitreous fluid.

    A compartmental analysis will be carried out. Data for the pooled aqueous and vitreous humor concentrations in each of the treatment groups, n, mean, SD, median, and coefficient of variation, and range values for each time point will be calculated. Since each patient contributed to this pooled non-compartmental analysis at a specified time point, a representative Area under the plasma concentration versus time curve (AUC0-6) will be determined by direct observation. The median AUC0-6 calculation will be performed using the linear trapezoid method.

    Measured: Throughout study completion, an average of 2 years

  3. Comparison of concentration of Levofloxacin 1.5% and Moxifloxacin 0.5% in the aqueous and vitreous fluid.

    The mean concentration vs time of last drop (i.e. AUC) will be plotted for both levofloxacin 1.5% and moxofloxacin 0.5% in aqueous and vitreous fluids. A Kruskal-Wallis non-parametric one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) will be used to detect differences between the concentrations in each treatment arm at various time points.

    Measured: Throughout study completion, an average of 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted2 Jan 2020
  2. Study start23 Sep 2019
  3. Primary completionAug 2021 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2022 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1/2
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
The qualified patients will be randomized on a 1:1 ratio into each treatment arm. Qualified eyes were further randomized into one of four subgroups, which specified the time between the last drop of study medication and the time of aqueous and vitreous humor sample collection (i.e., 1-, 2-, 4-, and 6-hour subgroups- about 32 patients per subgroup. Within each subgroups, there will be 16 of Levofloxacin group and 16 of Moxifloxacin group.
Masking
Quadruple blind
Who is masked
Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
128 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04214821
Sponsor's protocol ID
FF-2019-315
Status last verified
Dec 2019
First submitted
10 Dec 2019
Last updated
14 Oct 2020
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Jackson TL, Paraskevopoulos T, Georgalas I. Systematic review of 342 cases of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis. Surv Ophthalmol. 2014 Nov-Dec;59(6):627-35. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2014.06.002. Epub 2014 Jun 18.

    PubMed 25113611
  • Nishida T, Ishida K, Niwa Y, Kawakami H, Mochizuki K, Ohkusu K. An eleven-year retrospective study of endogenous bacterial endophthalmitis. J Ophthalmol. 2015;2015:261310. doi: 10.1155/2015/261310. Epub 2015 Jan 31.

    PubMed 25802752
  • Kernt M, Kampik A. Endophthalmitis: Pathogenesis, clinical presentation, management, and perspectives. Clin Ophthalmol. 2010 Mar 24;4:121-35. doi: 10.2147/opth.s6461.

    PubMed 20390032
  • Puustjarvi T, Terasvirta M, Nurmenniemi P, Lokkila J, Uusitalo H. Penetration of topically applied levofloxacin 0.5% and ofloxacin 0.3% into the vitreous of the non-inflamed human eye. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2006 Dec;244(12):1633-7. doi: 10.1007/s00417-006-0360-0.

    PubMed 16715252
  • Results of the Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study. A randomized trial of immediate vitrectomy and of intravenous antibiotics for the treatment of postoperative bacterial endophthalmitis. Endophthalmitis Vitrectomy Study Group. Arch Ophthalmol. 1995 Dec;113(12):1479-96.

    PubMed 7487614
  • Hariprasad SM, Blinder KJ, Shah GK, Apte RS, Rosenblatt B, Holekamp NM, Thomas MA, Mieler WF, Chi J, Prince RA. Penetration pharmacokinetics of topically administered 0.5% moxifloxacin ophthalmic solution in human aqueous and vitreous. Arch Ophthalmol. 2005 Jan;123(1):39-44. doi: 10.1001/archopht.123.1.39.

    PubMed 15642810
  • Robertson SM, Curtis MA, Schlech BA, Rusinko A, Owen GR, Dembinska O, Liao J, Dahlin DC. Ocular pharmacokinetics of moxifloxacin after topical treatment of animals and humans. Surv Ophthalmol. 2005 Nov;50 Suppl 1:S32-45. doi: 10.1016/j.survophthal.2005.07.001.

    PubMed 16257309
  • Bucci FA Jr, Nguimfack IT, Fluet AT. Pharmacokinetics and aqueous humor penetration of levofloxacin 1.5% and moxifloxacin 0.5% in patients undergoing cataract surgery. Clin Ophthalmol. 2016 May 2;10:783-9. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S91286. eCollection 2016.

    PubMed 27194905
  • Jackson MA, Schutze GE; COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The Use of Systemic and Topical Fluoroquinolones. Pediatrics. 2016 Nov;138(5):e20162706. doi: 10.1542/peds.2016-2706.

    PubMed 27940800
  • Watanabe R, Nakazawa T, Yokokura S, Kubota A, Kubota H, Nishida K. Fluoroquinolone antibacterial eye drops: effects on normal human corneal epithelium, stroma, and endothelium. Clin Ophthalmol. 2010 Oct 21;4:1181-7. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S13672.

    PubMed 21060669
  • Hanscom TA. Postoperative endophthalmitis. Clin Infect Dis. 2004 Feb 15;38(4):542-6. doi: 10.1086/381262. Epub 2004 Jan 26.

    PubMed 14765348

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 1/2 study testing Levofloxacin Ophthalmic Solution and Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic Solution in people with Endophthalmitis, run by National University of Malaysia at 2 sites in Malaysia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 14 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in Malaysia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim, M.D (+6019-6679633, afifiyad@yahoo.co.uk), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Comparison of volume of distribution (Maximum Plasma Concentration) of Levofloxacin 1.5% vs Moxifloxacin 0.5% in the aqueous and vitreous fluid. (time frame: Throughout study completion, an average of 2 years). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04214821, which also lists 11 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 14 Oct 2020.

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