Iontophoretic delivery of dexamethasone phosphate for non-infectious, non-necrotising anterior scleritis, dose-finding clinical trial.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
UNLABELLED: Currently available treatment options for non-infectious scleritis, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, systemic corticosteroids and immunosuppressive therapies, have both efficacy and side effect limitations. Iontophoretic delivery of corticosteroids has been demonstrated to be effective for anterior uveitis and represents a potential new approach to scleritis therapy. We hypothesised that iontophoretic delivery would provide effective and precise medication delivery to the sclera, while limiting systemic exposure and side effects. This first-in-human randomised, double-masked, dose-escalating study of iontophoretic administration of dexamethasone phosphate for scleritis suggests the treatment to be well tolerated and safe (within the limitations of the 18 patients sample size). There was a suggestion of efficacy in the lowest (1.2 mA/min at 0.4 mA) dose group (corresponding to the superficial location of scleritis compared with anterior uveitis), with 5/7 eyes meeting the primary efficacy outcome within 28 days. Our results suggest iontophoretic delivery of corticosteroids is a promising potential treatment for scleritis, with favourable safety and preliminary efficacy results in this phase 1 trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: NCT01059955.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- O'Neil, EC; Huang, J; Suhler, EB; Dunn, JP; Perez, VL; Gritz, DC; McWilliams, K; Peskin, E; Ying, G-S; Bunya, VY; Maguire, MG; Kempen, JH
Published Date
- August 2018
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 102 / 8
Start / End Page
- 1011 - 1013
PubMed ID
- 29666122
Pubmed Central ID
- PMC6092316
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1468-2079
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2017-311610
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- England