Clinical trials: Infectious Keratitis
Keratitis, Herpetic, Ocular Herpes Simplex
Herpetic Eye Disease Study (HEDS) II
To determine whether early treatment (with oral acyclovir) of herpes simplex virus (HSV) ulcerations of the corneal epithelium prevents progression to the blinding complications of stromal keratitis and iridocyclitis.
- Conditions
- Keratitis, Herpetic, Ocular Herpes Simplex, Herpes Simplex
- Trial name
- NCT00000139
- Testing
- Stress, Acyclovir
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Corneal Ulcer (Diagnosis)
Diagnosing Corneal Infection
Microbial keratitis is a common and serious eye disease in Edinburgh. Prompt treatment with antibiotics can prevent sight loss, and identification of the micro-organism and its antibiotic sensitivities are key to appropriate…
- Trial name
- NCT04230811
- Testing
- Corneal impression membrane (Millicell Cell Culture Insert, 12mm, hydrophilic PTFE 0.4µm (PICM01250))
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Keratitis
Effectiveness of Corneal Accelerated Crosslinking for Infectious Keratitis
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of accelerated cross-linking (Avedro Inc., Waltham, USA) in the management of microbial keratitis as adjunctive therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02865876
- Testing
- Accelerated Corneal Cross-linking
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Oftalmología Fundación Conde de Valenciana
Viral Keratitis, Blindness Eye
Safety and Efficacy of CRISPR/Cas9 mRNA Instantaneous Gene Editing Therapy to Treat Refractory Viral Keratitis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of a single escalating doses of BD111 CRISPR/Cas9 mRNA Instantaneous Gene Editing Therapy administered via corneal injection in participants with…
- Conditions
- Viral Keratitis, Blindness Eye, Herpes Simplex Virus Infection, Cornea
- Trial name
- NCT04560790
- Testing
- BD111 Adult single group Dose
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai BDgene Co., Ltd.
Fungal Keratitis
Therapeutic Exploratory Study of Comparing Natamycin and Voriconazole to Treat Fungal Corneal Ulcer
We evaluated whether voriconazole is a superior treatment to natamycin for filamentous fungal keratitis in a randomized, masked, controlled trial.
- Trial name
- MUTT_TE (NCT00557362)
- Testing
- Natamycin 5%, Voriconazole, Corneal de-epithelialization
- Where
- 2 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex
Structure of the Herpes Simplex Virus Receptor
This study will examine the structure of the receptor molecule for the herpes simplex virus (HSV) and determine if the receptor's structure is related to susceptibility to infection with the virus.
- Conditions
- Encephalitis, Herpes Simplex, Keratitis, Mouth Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001648
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Corneal Perforation, Exposure Keratitis
The Role of OmniLenz® in the Treatment of Small Corneal Perforations Secondary to Exposure Keratitis in ICU Patients
Case series of 5 ICU patients in Farwaniya Hospital who developed exposure keratitis and a subsequent small corneal perforation between April 2022 and April 2024.
- Conditions
- Corneal Perforation, Exposure Keratitis, Infectious Keratitis
- Trial name
- NCT06539663
- Testing
- OmniLenz®
- Where
- Kuwait
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Farwaniya Hospital
Infectious Keratitis
Cross Linking for Treatment of Corneal Infection
This study is comparing 45 minute and 30 minute treatment durations with the UVX corneal cross linking system to treat corneal infections.
- Trial name
- NCT00912509
- Testing
- riboflavin, UVX Light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Price Vision Group
Corneal Ulcers
A Comparison of Three Fluoroquinolone Topical Eyedrops in the Treatment of Infectious Corneal Ulcers.
This Phase II study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of three fluoroquinolone ophthalmic agents to determine the optimal treatment in patients with infectious corneal ulcers.
- Trial name
- Eye02 (NCT01928693)
- Testing
- Besivance 0.6% Ophthalmic Suspension, Zymaxid 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution, Vigamox 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Cornea Consultants Of Nashville
Bacterial Keratitis, Fungal Keratitis
The Antibiogram and Outcomes of Antimicrobial Regimens in Microbial Keratitis: A Prospective Cohort Study
This study is an observational prospective cohort study which aims to generate an antibiogram and to assess the clinical responses and outcomes of microbial keratitis patients, treated with empiric topical antimicrobial…
- Conditions
- Bacterial Keratitis, Fungal Keratitis, Mixed Bacterial and Fungal Keratitis, Microbial Keratitis
- Trial name
- NCT05655689
- Testing
- Moxifloxacin Ophthalmic 0.5% Ophthalmic Solution, Ceftazidime 5% + vancomycin 5%, Gentamicin 1.4% + vancomycin 5%
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Eyes Dry Chronic, Chronic Conjunctivitis of Both Eyes
CDL Validation Study
Ocular surface photography is significantly limited in standardization and reproducibility. This reduces its applicability for clinical monitoring of acute or chronic disease.
- Conditions
- Eyes Dry Chronic, Chronic Conjunctivitis of Both Eyes, Limbal Stem-cell Deficiency, Eye Lesion
- Trial name
- NCT05461469
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Occyo GmbH
Infectious Keratitis
Ultraviolet-A and Riboflavin Treatment for Infectious Keratitis
This study is to evaluate the efficacy of ultraviolet-A (UVA) and riboflavin application (also often referred to as corneal collagen crosslinking) as a method to enhance treatment of infectious keratitis.
- Trial name
- NCT01739673
- Testing
- Ultraviolet-A and riboflavin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Cxlusa
Infectious Keratitis
Association Between SNP of SP-D and Susceptibility and Prognosis of Infectious Keratitis
This study explores the association between single nucleotide polymorphism (Met11Thr) of surfactant protein D(SP-D) and susceptibility and prognosis of infectious keratitis.Met11Thr of SP-D of patients with keratitis and normal…
- Trial name
- ABSOSASAPOIK (NCT04213313)
- Testing
- Treatment of bacterial keratitis, Treatment of fungal keratitis, Treatment of viral keratitis
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Keratitis Bacterial, Keratitis Fungal
Validation of Interleukins and Other Cytokines Together With OCT Imaging for Rapid Infectious Keratitis Assessment
As conventional corneal scraping with bacterial culturing has several disadvantages such as long duration until diagnosis, invasiveness and lacks alternatives, there is demand for a novel non-invasive, rapid test in keratitis…
- Trial name
- VICTORIA (NCT05620264)
- Testing
- Tear Sample Probe
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Cornea Ulcer
The Use of Naltrexone Hydrochloride to Promote Healing in Patients With Resistant Non-infectious Corneal Ulcer
The opioid growth factor-receptor antagonist-naltrexone hydrochloride (NTX)- has gained much reach interest for applications in ophthalmology, because of its novel mechanism of action for speeding up corneal wound healing in both…
- Trial name
- NCT05924893
- Testing
- Naltrexone Hydrochloride, Carboxy methyl cellulose
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Corneal Ulcer
Studying the Relationship Between Contact Lens Packaging Solutions and Bacterial Binding to Surface Eye Cells
The goal of this study is to investigate the overall theory that the use of chemically preserved solutions associated with contact lenses promotes an increase in bacterial infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01104961
- Testing
- Contact lens packaging solution, Balanced salt solution (BSS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis
Safety/Efficacy of Antibiotic Steroid Combination in Treatment of Blepharitis and/or Keratitis and/or Conjunctivitis
Safety and efficacy of antibiotic steroid combination compared with individual administration in the treatment of bacterial ocular inflammation and infection (blepharitis and/or keratitis and/or conjunctivitis).
- Conditions
- Blepharitis, Conjunctivitis, Keratitis
- Trial name
- BRA-07-02 (NCT00732446)
- Testing
- Moxifloxacin and Dexamethasone combined, Moxifloxacin, Dexamethasone
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Bacterial Keratitis, Recalcitrant Infectious Keratitis
Intrastromal Moxifloxacin as an Adjunctive Therapy in Recalcitrant Bacterial Keratitis
Bacterial keratitis is a potentially sight-threatening corneal infection that is commonly treated with intensive topical antibiotics.
- Conditions
- Bacterial Keratitis, Recalcitrant Infectious Keratitis, Corneal Ulcer
- Trial name
- NCT07394257
- Testing
- Intrastromal moxifloxacin injection plus standard topical moxifloxacin therapy, Standard topical moxifloxacin therapy alone
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Infectious Keratitis
Investigation of the Microbiome of the Cornea in Microbial Keratitis
Design: Prospective observational diagnostic study and methods-comparison. Aims: The overall aim of the project is to better define the pathogenic microorganisms in patients with microbial keratitis (MK) through a better…
- Trial name
- STOICA (NCT04030403)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 219 people
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Infectoius Keratitis
Pack Cross Linking for Infectious Keratitis
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of PACK_ CXL in treatment of infectious keratitis and analyze postoperative outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05881187
- Testing
- Riboflavin, Antibotice.g vigamox ED Antifungal e.g Dflucan, pack cross linking
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University