Clinical trial NCT03557203: Dermatologic Tacrolimus Ointment on Eyelids in the Treatment of Refractory Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis and Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis
Official title: Dermatologic Tacrolimus Ointment on Eyelids in the Treatment of Steroid Refractory Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis and Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis
Tacrolimus
Keywords: Vernal Keratoconjunctivitis
Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis
tacrolimus
Lead sponsor: National Taiwan University Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-06-14
Enrollment: 10
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 19
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis or atopic Keratoconjunctivitis diagnosed at the National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH)

Brief summary: To evaluate the therapeutic effects of dermatologic tacrolimus ointment on eyelids to treat refractory vernal keratoconjunctivitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis.

Detailed description: Treatment of vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) and atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) is a challenge for the ophthalmologist and patients because of its wide variation in presentation and recurrence in nature. Patients has to be dependent on long term steroid control and suffered from complications, such as steroid glaucoma and secondary infection. About 32% of VKC patients is refractory to steroid treatment and another 35.4% of patients showed partial response. Tacrolimus ointment or eye drops are promising anti-inflammatory agents that have been shown very effective against VKC for patients suffering from severe VKC resistant to topical cyclosporine. Although tacrolimus eye drops is very effective in severe cases of VKC, unfortunately, it is only available in limited countries. Because of the unavailability of tacrolimus eye drops and side effect of long-tern steroid use, we tried to find other options for these severe VKC and AKC. Because there will be concomitant atopic dermatitis in the eyelid of severe cases of VKC and AKC, we retrospectively collected in cases using topical tacrolimus dermatological ointment on the skin of upper eye lid in the treatment of severe VKC and AKC with concomitant atopic dermatitis. Here, we reported 10 cases with either VKC or AKC whose symptoms resolved significantly with dermatologic tacrolimus ointment applying on eyelids.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* all patients diagnosed as severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis or atopic Keratoconjunctivitis and received topical dermatological tacrolimus ointment on upper eyelids between January, 2016 and January, 2018 at National Taiwan University Hospital.

Exclusion Criteria:

* none

Primary outcomes:
measure: serial external ocular photography and full chart records of patients who diagnosed as patients diagnosed as severe vernal keratoconjunctivitis and atopic keratoconjunctivitis refractory to steroid treatment
timeFrame: 2018/6/1-2019/5/31
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Locations:
city: Taipei
country: Taiwan
facility: National Taiwan University Hospital
Study officials:
affiliation: National Taiwan University Hospital
name: I-Jong Wang, professor
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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