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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 19 February 2015
Main ID:  NCT00001614
Date of registration: 03/11/1999
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: National Eye Institute (NEI)
Public title: The Safety and Efficacy of Chicken Type II Collagen on Uveitis Associated With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Scientific title: The Safety and Efficacy of Chicken Type II Collagen on Uveitis Associated With Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Date of first enrolment: July 1997
Target sample size: 13
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00001614
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Endpoint Classification: Safety Study, Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Phase:  Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Must meet American College of Rheumatology Criteria for JRA.

Must have active anterior uveitis defined as the presence of inflammatory cells in the
anterior chamber in at least one eye, or the current use of topical corticosteroids.

Must be between 2 and 18 years of age, inclusive.

Must have had previous therapy for uveitis.

Must be able to undergo a slit lamp biomicroscopy for assessment of anterior chamber
cells.

Must not have a media opacity that precludes assessment of anterior chamber inflammation.

Must not have received a periocular injection of corticosteroids within 2 months of
baseline.

Must not be currently receiving DMARD (disease modifying anti-rheumatic) therapy, with the
exception of prednisone at a dose no greater than 1.5-2.0 mg/kg/day, or methotrexate at a
dose no greater than 10 mg/m(2)/week.

Must not have active eye or joint inflammation requiring immediate addition or increase in
systemic anti-inflammatory medications.

Must not have involvement in prior clinical trials of type II collagen.

Must not have exposure within the past year to shark or other collagen preparations found
in health food stores.

Must not have a history of gastrointestinal disease which could affect the presentation of
type II collagen.

Women must not be pregnant or lactating.

Patients currently using Latanoprost, patients who have used Latanoprost within the last 2
weeks, or patients who are likely to need Latanoprost during the course of the study will
be excluded.



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Uveitis
Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid
Intervention(s)
Drug: Chicken type II collagen
Primary Outcome(s)
Secondary Outcome(s)
Secondary ID(s)
97-EI-0146
970146
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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