Study Assessing Double-masked Uveitis Treatment (SAKURA)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01358266 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 23, 2011
Results First Posted : July 16, 2019
Last Update Posted : July 16, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Uveitis; Posterior, Disorder | Drug: DE-109 44 ug Drug: DE-109 440 ug Drug: DE-109 880 ug | Phase 3 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 592 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Phase III, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Masked, Study for the Treatment of Active, Non-Infectious Uveitis of the Posterior Segment of the Eye |
Study Start Date : | May 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | September 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2016 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: Ophthalmic solution low dose |
Drug: DE-109 44 ug
Low dose
Other Name: Sirolimus |
Active Comparator: Ophthalmic solution medium dose |
Drug: DE-109 440 ug
Medium dose
Other Name: Sirolimus |
Active Comparator: Ophthalmic solution high dose |
Drug: DE-109 880 ug
High dose
Other Name: Sirolimus |
- The Primary Endpoint, VH 0 Response, Was Defined as Having a VH Score of 0 at Month 5 [ Time Frame: Day1 (Baseline) and Month 5 (Day150) ]
At each visit, slit-lamp biomicroscopy was used to assess VH and opacification. For slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a contact or non-contact lens could have been used. The modified SUN scale for VH was used to measure VH and opacification
Vitreous Haze Scale Description VH score 0 = No inflammation
- VH 0 or 2-unit Response: Having a Reduction (Improvement) of at Least 2 Units From Baseline in VH Score or a VH Score of 0 at Month 5 (Modified SUN Scale) [ Time Frame: Day1/Baseline and Day150/Month 5 ]
At each visit, slit-lamp biomicroscopy was used to assess VH and opacification. For slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a contact or non-contact lens could have been used. The modified SUN scale for VH was used to measure VH and opacification Vitreous Haze Scale Step Description 0 No inflammation 0.5+ Trace Inflammation (slight blurring of the optic disc margins and or loss of nerve fiber layer reflex)
- Mild blurring of the retinal vessels and optic nerve 1.5+ Optic nerve head and posterior retina view obstruction greater than 1+ but less than 2+
- Moderate blurring of the optic nerve head
- Marked blurring of the optic nerve head
- Optic Nerve head not visible
- VH 0 or 0.5+ Response: Having a VH Score of 0 or 0.5+ at Month 5 (Modified SUN Scale) [ Time Frame: Day1/Baseline and Day150/Month 5 ]At each visit, slit-lamp biomicroscopy was used to assess VH and opacification. For slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a contact or non-contact lens could have been used. The modified SUN scale for VH was used to measure VH and opacification Vitreous Haze Scale Description VH score 0.5+=Trace Inflammation (slight blurring of the optic disc margins and or loss of nerve fiber layer reflex)
- VH 0 Response at Month 6: Having a VH Score of 0 at Month 6 (Modified SUN Scale) [ Time Frame: Day1/Baseline and Day180/Month 6 ]
At each visit, slit-lamp biomicroscopy was used to assess VH and opacification. For slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a contact or non-contact lens could have been used. The modified SUN scale for VH was used to measure VH and opacification
Vitreous Haze Scale Description VH score 0 = No inflammation
- VH 0 or 2-unit Response at Month 6: Having a VH Score of 0 or a Decrease (Improvement) of at Least 2 Units From Baseline in VH Score at Month 6 (Modified SUN Scale) [ Time Frame: Day1/Baseline and Day180/Month 6 ]
At each visit, slit-lamp biomicroscopy was used to assess VH and opacification. For slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a contact or non-contact lens could have been used. The modified SUN scale for VH was used to measure VH and opacification Vitreous Haze Scale Step Description 0 No inflammation 0.5+ Trace Inflammation (slight blurring of the optic disc margins and or loss of nerve fiber layer reflex)
- Mild blurring of the retinal vessels and optic nerve 1.5+ Optic nerve head and posterior retina view obstruction greater than 1+ but less than 2+
- Moderate blurring of the optic nerve head
- Marked blurring of the optic nerve head
- Optic Nerve head not visible
- VH 0 or 0.5+ Response at Month 6: Having a VH Score of 0 or 0.5+ at Month 6 (Modified SUNscale) [ Time Frame: Day1/Baseline and Day180/Month 6 ]
At each visit, slit-lamp biomicroscopy was used to assess VH and opacification. For slit-lamp biomicroscopy, a contact or non-contact lens could have been used. The modified SUN scale for VH was used to measure VH and opacification Vitreous Haze Scale Step Description 0 No inflammation 0.5+ Trace Inflammation (slight blurring of the optic disc margins and or loss of nerve fiber layer reflex)
- Mild blurring of the retinal vessels and optic nerve 1.5+ Optic nerve head and posterior retina view obstruction greater than 1+ but less than 2+
- Moderate blurring of the optic nerve head
- Marked blurring of the optic nerve head
- Optic Nerve head not visible

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Confirmed diagnosis of active uveitis
- 18 years of age or older
- Sign informed consent
- Meet best corrected ETDRS visual acuity
Exclusion Criteria:
- Uveitis of infectious etiology
- Suspected/confirmed central nervous system or ocular lymphoma
- Primary diagnosis of anterior uveitis
- Uncontrolled glaucoma
- Use of topical oculary medication
- Implanted device
- Significant ocular disease
- Lens/media opacities or obscured ocular media
- Intraocular surgery or treatments
- Capsulotomy
- Ocular or periocular infection
- Pupillary dilation
- History of herpetic infection
- Toxoplasmosis or toxoplasmosis scar
- Ocular malignancy
- Allergy or hypersensitivity to study drug
- Participation in other uveitis trial within 30 days
- Monoclonal antibody treatment or biologic therapy
- Any systemic condition/infection
- Immunosuppressive therapy or immunocompromised
- Malignancy remission
- Females who are pregnant or lactating and females not using adequate contraceptives

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01358266

Study Director: | Abu Abraham, MD | Santen Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Santen Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01358266 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
32-007 |
First Posted: | May 23, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | July 16, 2019 |
Last Update Posted: | July 16, 2019 |
Last Verified: | June 2019 |
Uveitis Uveal Diseases Eye Diseases Sirolimus Anti-Bacterial Agents Anti-Infective Agents |
Antibiotics, Antineoplastic Antineoplastic Agents Antifungal Agents Immunosuppressive Agents Immunologic Factors Physiological Effects of Drugs |