Safety, Tolerability, and Distribution of Laquinimod Eye Drops : The LION Study

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorQuan Dong Nguyen

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

Qualifiers

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

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Laquinimod eye drops

Treatment groups

12 Participants
are divided into 5 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Quan Dong Nguyen

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Sponsor institution

Global Ophthalmic Research Center (GORC)

Collaborator