Trial Outcomes & Findings for Patient Satisfaction With Timolol in Subjects With Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension (NCT NCT00804648)

NCT ID: NCT00804648

Last Updated: 2015-03-06

Results Overview

Assessed from subject response to survey question asking about tolerability of medicine upon instillation, using a 0 through 7 scale, with 0=complete comfort and 7=worst pain imaginable.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE4

Target enrollment

30 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

following 3 days of treatment

Results posted on

2015-03-06

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Hemihydrate/Maleate/Maleate Gel
Period one - Timolol hemihydrate 0.5% Period two - Timolol maleate 0.5% Period three - Timolol maleate gel forming solution 0.5%
Maleate/Maleate Gel/Hemihydrate
Period one - Timolol maleate 0.5% Period two - Timolol maleate gel forming solution 0.5% Period three - Timolol hemihydrate 0.5%
Maleate Gel/Hemihydrate/Maleate
Period one - Timolol maleate gel forming solution 0.5% Period two - Timolol hemihydrate 0.5% Period three - Timolol maleate 0.5%
Hemihydrate/Maleate Gel/Maleate
Period one - Timolol hemihydrate 0.5% Period two - Timolol maleate gel forming solution 0.5% Period three - Timolol maleate 0.5%
Maleate/Hemihydrate/Maleate Gel
Period 1 - Timolol maleate 0.5% Period 2 - Timolol hemihydrate 0.5% Period 3 - Timolol maleate gel forming solution 0.5%
Maleate Gel/Maleate/Hemihydrate
Period 1 - Timolol maleate gel forming solution 0.5% Period 2 - Timolol maleate 0.5% Period 3 - Timolol hemihydrate 0.5%
First Intervention
STARTED
3
5
6
4
4
8
First Intervention
COMPLETED
3
5
6
4
4
8
First Intervention
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0
0
0
Second Intervention
STARTED
3
5
6
4
4
8
Second Intervention
COMPLETED
3
5
6
4
4
8
Second Intervention
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0
0
0
Third Invervention
STARTED
3
5
6
4
4
8
Third Invervention
COMPLETED
3
5
6
4
4
8
Third Invervention
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Patient Satisfaction With Timolol in Subjects With Open-Angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Overall
n=30 Participants
Age, Continuous
66.3 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.9 • n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants
n=99 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants
n=99 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
30 participants
n=99 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed from subject response to survey question asking about tolerability of medicine upon instillation, using a 0 through 7 scale, with 0=complete comfort and 7=worst pain imaginable.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Stinging on Instillation
0.6 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.0
1.0 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.4
0.6 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by investigator using a slit lamp and a photographic grading scale. Photographs were graded: grade 0, grade 1, grade 2, grade 3. The higher the graded the worse the hyperemia.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Conjunctival Hyperemia
0.2 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5
0.4 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5
0.3 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.5

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Tear Film Break-up Time
8.5 Seconds
Standard Deviation 6.1
7.7 Seconds
Standard Deviation 4.9
8.5 Seconds
Standard Deviation 5.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by the investigator using a slit lamp and Oxford Scheme, grading 0,1,2,3,4,5. The higher the grade the worse the staining.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Corneal Staining Grade
1.2 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.9
1.1 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.9
1.0 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by the investigator using a slit lamp, counting the number of spots.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Corneal Staining Count
10.5 Number of spots
Standard Deviation 12.5
10.4 Number of spots
Standard Deviation 13.4
8.3 Number of spots
Standard Deviation 8.3

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Intraoclular Pressure
16.3 mm of mercury
Standard Deviation 3.1
16.2 mm of mercury
Standard Deviation 2.4
16.2 mm of mercury
Standard Deviation 2.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Schirmer's measures basic tear function. The higher the number, the less dry the eye.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Basic Schirmer's
17.7 mm of moisture
Standard Deviation 9.7
14.8 mm of moisture
Standard Deviation 7.3
15.4 mm of moisture
Standard Deviation 6.4

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by investigator using a slit lamp and the Oxford Scheme, grading 0,1,2,3,4,5 according to pictures provided. The higher the grade the worse the staining.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Conjunctival Staining - Nasal Grade
1.2 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.9
1.1 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.0
1.3 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 1.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by investigator using slit lamp and counting number of spots.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Conjunctival Staining - Nasal Count
11.0 number of spots
Standard Deviation 12.5
10.3 number of spots
Standard Deviation 15.7
12.9 number of spots
Standard Deviation 14.8

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by investigator using a slit lamp and Oxford Scheme, grading 0,1,2,3,4,5 according to pictures provided. The higher the grade the worse the staining.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Conjunctival Staining - Temporal Grade
0.8 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.6
0.7 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.7
0.8 Units on a scale
Standard Deviation 0.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

Assessed by investigator using a slit lamp and counting number of spots.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Conjunctival Staining - Temporal Count
4.7 number of spots
Standard Deviation 7.3
4.8 number of spots
Standard Deviation 8.6
5.3 number of spots
Standard Deviation 6.7

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: following 3 days of treatment

The visual acuity score is a count of the number of letters the subject successfully read from the eye chart. The higher the score, the better the vision.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 Participants
Visual Acuity
52.3 number of letters
Standard Deviation 5.6
52.5 number of letters
Standard Deviation 6.1
51.4 number of letters
Standard Deviation 5.8

Adverse Events

Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Timolol Maleate 0.5%

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 2 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Timolol Hemihydrate 0.5%
n=30 participants at risk
Timolol Maleate 0.5%
n=30 participants at risk
Timolol Maleate Gel Forming Solution 0.5%
n=30 participants at risk
Eye disorders
Tearing
6.7%
2/30 • Number of events 2
0.00%
0/30
0.00%
0/30
Eye disorders
Blurred Vision
0.00%
0/30
6.7%
2/30 • Number of events 2
0.00%
0/30

Additional Information

Arthur Shedden MD

Vistakon

Phone: 904-443-1557

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee Prior to submission for publication or presentation, the PI will provide the Sponsor with at least 60 days for review of a manuscript. If requested in writing, the PI will withhold publication for up to an additional 60 days.
  • Publication restrictions are in place

Restriction type: OTHER