Clinical Study Evaluating Nordlys™ SWT IPL for Dry Eye Disease (DED) Due to MGD

Last updated: February 11, 2025
Sponsor: Candela Corporation
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Sjogren's Syndrome

Blepharitis

Dry Eye Disease

Treatment

Nordlys SWT IPL

Sham Nordlys SWT IPL

Meibomian Gland Expression (MGX)

Clinical Study ID

NCT06064071
DED23001
  • Ages 18-75
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

Clinical Study Evaluating Nordlys™ System with Selective Waveband Technology (SWT)® Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Applicators for Dry Eye Disease (DED) due to Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD).

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Healthy female and male subjects between 18 to 75 years of age with Fitzpatrick SkinType I - VI.

  • Able and willing to comply with the treatment/follow-up schedule and requirementscomply with all study (protocol) requirements.

  • Willingness to provide signed, informed consent to participate in the study

  • Willing to have photographs and images taken of the treated areas to be used inevaluations, publications, presentations, and marketing materials

  • Has Tear Breakup Time (TBUT) ≤ 7 seconds at screening/baseline

  • Has Meibomian gland secretion score (MGS) ≤ 12 at screening/ baseline

  • Has at least 5 non-atrophied meibomian glands and at least 50% of working meibomianglands in the lower eyelid at screening/ baseline

  • Symptoms self-assessed using the OSDI questionnaire ≥ 23 at screening/ baseline

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Contact lens wear within the month prior to screening

  • Unwilling to discontinue use of contact lenses for the duration of the study

  • Ocular surgery or eyelid surgery, within 6 months prior to screening

  • Neuro-paralysis in the planned treatment area, within 6 months prior to screening

  • Other uncontrolled eye disorders affecting the ocular surface, for example activeallergies

  • Current use of punctal plugs

  • Pre-cancerous lesions, skin cancer or pigmented lesions in the planned treatmentarea

  • Uncontrolled infections or uncontrolled immunosuppressive diseases

  • Subjects with ocular infections, within 6 months prior to screening

  • Prior history of cold sores or rashes in the perioral area or in the plannedtreatment area that could be stimulated by light at a wavelength of 560 nm to 1200nm, including: Herpes simplex 1 & 2, Systemic Lupus erythematosus, and porphyriaunless treated following a prophylactic regimen per principal investigatordiscretion.

  • Within 3 months prior to screening, use of photosensitive medication and/or herbsthat may cause sensitivity to 560-1200 nm light exposure, including: Isotretinoin,Tetracycline, Doxycycline, and St. John's Wort

  • Over exposure to sun, within 4 weeks prior to screening

  • Use of prescription eye drops for dry eye, within 7 days prior to screening,excluding artificial tears and glaucoma drops

  • Radiation therapy to the head or neck, within 12 months prior to screening

  • Planned radiation therapy, within 8 weeks after the last treatment session

  • Treatment with chemotherapeutic agent, within 8 weeks prior to screening

  • Planned chemotherapy, within 8 weeks after the last treatment session

  • New topical treatments within the area to be treated, or oral therapies, within 3months prior to screening- except over-the-counter acetaminophen-based analgesicsfor pain management, new oral omega 3 fatty acid supplements and topical artificialtears

  • Change in dosage of any systemic medication, within 3 months prior to screening

  • Anticipated relocation or extensive travel outside of the local study areapreventing compliance with follow-up over the study period

  • Legally blind in either eye

  • History of migraines, seizures or epilepsy

  • Facial IPL treatment within 12 months prior to screening

  • Any thermal treatment of the eyelids, including Lipiflow, within 6 months prior toscreening

  • Expression of the meibomian glands, within 6 months prior to screening

  • In either eye, moderate to severe inflammation of the conjunctiva, including:allergic, vernal or giant papillary conjunctivitis or severe inflammation of theeyelid, including: blepharochalasis, staphylococcal blepharitis or seborrheicblepharitis

  • Ocular surface abnormality that may compromise corneal integrity in either eye (e.g., prior chemical burn, recurrent corneal erosion, corneal epithelial defect,Grade 3 corneal fluorescein staining, or map dot fingerprint dystrophy)

  • Eyelid abnormalities that affect lid function in either eye, including: entropion,ectropion, tumor, edema, blepharospasm, lagophthalmos, severe trichiasis, and severeptosis

  • Any systemic condition that may cause dry eye disease, including: Stevens-Johnsonsyndrome, vitamin A deficiency, rheumatoid arthritis, Wegener's granulomatosis,sarcoidosis, leukemia, Riley-Day syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, andSjögren's syndrome

  • Unwilling or unable to abstain from the use of medications known to cause dryness (e.g., isotretinoin, antihistamines) throughout the study duration. Subjects mustdiscontinue these medications for at least 1 month prior to the baseline visit.

  • Any condition revealed whereby the investigator deems the subject inappropriate forthis study

Study Design

Total Participants: 100
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: Nordlys SWT IPL
Phase:
Study Start date:
September 18, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
September 30, 2025

Study Description

Subjects will be randomized 1:1 to an experimental study group and a sham comparator (control) group.

Subjects in the experimental group will receive four (4) IPL treatments and meibomian gland expression (MGX) at 2-week intervals. IPL pulses will be administered on the skin of the malar region and below the lower eyelids. Following IPL therapy, subjects will undergo MGX of both eyelids in both eyes. Subjects in the control group will receive the same treatment (IPL followed by MGX), except that the IPL administration will be performed with the device off (sham treatment). Follow-up visits will occur at 1 month and 3 months after the final treatment session. At the follow-up, the changes in the outcome measures will be evaluated and compared between the two groups.

Connect with a study center

  • Av. Del Libertador 662, Piso 17, Dept. 42

    Buenos Aires,
    Argentina

    Site Not Available

  • Center for Excellence in Eye Care

    Miami, Florida 33176
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Candela Institute of Excellence

    Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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