About this trial
The LION Study is a prospective, single-center phase 1 clinical trial to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and distribution of Laquinimod administered as topical eye drops for two weeks in human participants.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Age 18 years or older
Participants who are capable and willing to provide informed consent and follow study instructions.
Participants who are scheduled to undergo pars plana vitrectomy (PPV).
Participants with intraocular pressure (IOP) ≥ 5 mmHg and ≤22 mmHg in study eye
Disqualifiers
Participants with active periocular or ocular infectious disease (e.g., blepharitis, scleritis, or conjunctivitis, keratitis or endophthalmitis).
Participants with active infectious uveitis
Participants with a history of prior intraocular or extraocular surgery within 90 days of study enrollment
Participant with a history of intravitreal steroids administered to the study eye within 90 days of enrollment.
Trial design
Sequential
Treatments tested in this trial
Laquinimod eye drops
Drugn Laquinimod eye drops 10 mg/ml Dose: Dosing frequency will depend on the groups assigned
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Concentration of Laquinimod in aqueous humor and vitreous samples of human participants
Assessment of concentration of Laquinimod in aqueous humor and vitreous samples of human by biolanalysis in specialized lab participants on Day 14 of Laquinimod eye-drop administration.
Concentration of Laquinimod in plasma of human participants
Assessment of concentration of Laquinimod in plasma of human participants on Day 14 of Laquinimod in specialized lab eye-drop administration. participants on Day 14 of Laquinimod eye-drop administration.
Secondary outcomes
Safety Assessment
Any Adverse events: ocular and non-ocular at Post operative Day 1 and Post operative Day 8 compared to baseline.
Sponsors and contacts
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Quan Dong Nguyen
Lead sponsor
Stanford University
Sponsor institution
Global Ophthalmic Research Center (GORC)
Collaborator