Topical Omega-3 Fatty Acids (REMOGEN® OMEGA) in the Treatment of Dry Eye (REMOTOP)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02908282 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : September 20, 2016
Last Update Posted : August 15, 2018
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Dry Eye Syndromes | Device: REMOGEN OMEGA Device: Povidone | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 81 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | October 2016 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2018 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2018 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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PUFA (polyunsaturated fatty acids)-group
REMOGEN OMEGA: Usage according to instructions for use.
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Device: REMOGEN OMEGA
Lubricant eye drops: preservative-free, hypotonic microemulsion of polyunsaturated fatty acids and hydrating polymers provided in single-dose containers of 0.25 ml. |
C (control)-group
Povidone: Usage according to instructions for use.
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Device: Povidone
Artificial tears: preservative-free eye drops containing 2% povidone. |
- Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI©) questionnaire [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]
- Tear film stability [ Time Frame: Week 4 ]Tear film breakup time (unit: seconds)
- OSDI questionnaire [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 12 ]
- Tear film stability [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 12 ]Tear film breakup time (unit: seconds)
- Visual acuity (best corrected) [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]
- TearLab osmolarity test [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]
- Inflammation marker matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP9) [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]
- Lid-parallel conjunctival fold (LIPCOF) grading [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]
- Corneal staining [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]Oxford grading scale
- Tear volume [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]Schirmer test
- Conjunctival staining [ Time Frame: Day 0, Week 4, Week 12 ]Oxford grading scale

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 81 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male or female patient between 18 and 80 years of age and in good general health condition.
- Signed written informed consent.
- Existence of moderate to severe DES symptoms defined as Break-up time (TBUT) ≤ 10 s (mean of 3 consecutive measurements) and OSDI questionnaire ≥ 20.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Contraindication for the use of the products (e.g. hypersensitivity to the constituents of the test products) or any study procedure.
- Concomitant or previous participation in a clinical investigation within the last 3 months.
- Concomitant therapies/manipulations that affect either the tear film, tear secretion or ocular surface integrity or would alter the effect of the devices being evaluated.
- Concurrent (systemic) DES-associated diseases that are not on a stable therapy since at least 1 month (therapy not expected to change)
- Glaucoma that is not on a stable dosage since at least 2 weeks (therapy not expected to change)
- Any diseases or characteristics judged by the investigator to be incompatible with the assessments and/or procedures for the study evaluation
- Pregnant or lactating females.
- Participants of childbearing age who do not use adequate methods of birth control.
- Subjects unable to understand the informed consent or having a high probability of noncompliance to the study procedures and/or non-completion of the study according to investigator's judgment (e.g. illiteracy, insufficient knowledge of local language).
- Subjects not capable of contracting and of understanding the nature, risks, significance and implications of the clinical investigation and unable to form a rational intention in the light of these facts.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02908282
Germany | |
Praxis Dr. Kaercher | |
Heidelberg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, 69121 | |
Praxis Prof. Dr. Anselm Kampik & Kollegen | |
Munich, Bavaria, Germany, 80333 | |
Augenzentrum Olching | |
Olching, Bavaria, Germany, 82140 | |
Augenheilkunde Lindenthal | |
Köln-Lindenthal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, 50931 | |
Dr. Flamm & Böker: Augenärzte am Tibarg | |
Hamburg, Germany, 22459 |
Principal Investigator: | Thomas Kaercher, Dr. | Praxis Dr. Thomas Kaercher |
Responsible Party: | TRB Chemedica AG |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02908282 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
REMODES-DE-2015-12 |
First Posted: | September 20, 2016 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 15, 2018 |
Last Verified: | August 2018 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | No |
tear film omega-3 fatty acids eye drops |
Dry Eye Syndromes Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases Eye Diseases Keratoconjunctivitis Conjunctivitis |
Conjunctival Diseases Keratitis Corneal Diseases Povidone Plasma Substitutes Blood Substitutes |