Protocol Number: 04-EI-0157
Children and adults with keratitis, severe conjunctivitis, or blepharitis following exposure to vaccinia vaccination may be eligible for this study. Children must weigh at least 10 kg. Participants undergo the following tests and procedures at enrollment, with some tests repeated at scheduled study visits: 1) Medical history and physical examination 2) Infectious disease consultation 3) Complete eye evaluation including: - Fundus photography to examine the back of the eye - dilation of the pupils with eye drops to examine and photograph the back of the eye - Slit lamp biomicroscopy - evaluation of the front part of the eye with a slit lamp microscope - Eye pressure measurements - Eye swab to look for vaccinia virus or other causes of disease 4) Blood tests 5) Photographs and documentation of eye and skin lesions 6) Vaccinia diagnostic tests, such as skin or mucosa scrapings; blood, throat, or urine cultures; and tissue biopsies, if needed Patients begin treatment with standard medications for their eye disease, such as trifluridine (Viroptic® (Registered Trademark)) anti-viral eye drops. Patients whose condition becomes serious are offered additional treatment with intravenous (through a vein) infusions of either VIG or placebo (salt water solution with no active drug) and are randomly assigned to one or the other treatment group. All patients continue standard-of-care treatment as well. Follow-up visits at the NIH eye clinic are scheduled as required by the patient's condition. Patients with mild complications who are taking only standard medications may need to be seen only 1 month after the initial visit and then 6 months and 12 months later. Patients with more serious conditions who qualify for VIG or placebo treatments may be seen daily for a week, then once a week for the rest of the first month, and then at 6 months and 12 months, unless more frequent treatment or observation is required.
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