Optimized Immunosuppression for Corneal Transplantation: A Multi-center Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Drug
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Phase 4
SUMMARY

Objective: The OPTIMISE study aims to establish an evidence-based, cost-effective regimen that effectively prevents rejection and minimizes side effects. The hypothesis of this study is that Fluorometholone 0.1% in the first year and discontinuing medication in the second year is a cost-effective treatment strategy after DMEK. Study design: The design of this study is a randomized, controlled multicentre trial with a duration of 24 months. Study population: The study population will consist of 342 patients aged 21 years or older undergoing DMEK surgery in one eye. Intervention: All patients will receive Descemet's Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty. Following this procedure, patients will be randomized into the following post-operative regime in two stages: STEP-I (Year 1): Control group: DMS 0.1% 6 times a day for 1 month tapered off to once daily within 6 months and then once a day for 6 months. Intervention group: DMS 0.1% 6 times a day for 1 month followed by FML 0.1% 4 times a day for two months tapered off to once daily within four months and then once a day for 6 months. STEP-II (Year 2): Control Group: Half the patients in each study arm will use FML 0.1% daily. Intervention Group: Half the patients in each study arm will discontinue steroids. Main study parameters/endpoints: Primary outcomes: Step-I: IOP elevation compared to baseline Step-II: Endothelial cell loss (ECL) in the second year Secondary outcomes are: * Rejection free graft survival. * Patient reported outcome measures. * Incremental cost-effectiveness ratios, including a short term trial-based economic evaluation (TBEE) and a life-long model-based economic evaluation (MBEE) * Structural outcomes including corneal, central macular and retinal nerve fibre layer thicknesses, and optic nerve head imaging.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 21
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• \- Patients aged 21 years or older registered on the NOTR as candidates for DMEK corneal transplantation

Locations
Other Locations
Netherlands
Amsterdam Universitair Medisch Centrum
RECRUITING
Amsterdam
Gelre Ziekenhuizen
RECRUITING
Apeldoorn
Deventer Ziekenhuis
RECRUITING
Deventer
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Groningen
Leiden Universitair Medisch Centrum
RECRUITING
Leiden
Maastricht Universitair Medisch Centrum+
RECRUITING
Maastricht
Radboud Universitair Medisch Centrum
RECRUITING
Nijmegen
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Utrecht
Contact Information
Primary
Yexin Ye, MD
yexin.ye@mumc.nl
+31 43 387 5406
Time Frame
Start Date: 2024-07-29
Estimated Completion Date: 2029-03
Participants
Target number of participants: 342
Treatments
Experimental: Intervention STEP I (Year 1 after DMEK)
Active_comparator: Control STEP I (Year 1 after DMEK)
Experimental: Intervention STEP II (Year 2 after DMEK)
Active_comparator: Control STEP II (Year 2 after DMEK)
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: Maastricht University Medical Center

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