Nasal spray could make contact lenses more comfortable
NCT ID NCT07705893
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether a nasal spray called Tyrvaya (varenicline solution 0.03 mg) can improve comfort for people who wear daily disposable contact lenses and experience dryness. Participants use the spray twice a day while keeping their lenses in. The study measures changes in dryness and discomfort using questionnaires and visual scales.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a nasal spray called Tyrvaya (varenicline solution 0.03 mg)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer contact lens wearers a simple way to reduce dryness and discomfort without removing their lenses.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The spray may not improve comfort for all users.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult male and female subjects of any race or ethnicity who are ≥18 years of age. * Best corrected CL visual acuity of 0.3 Logarithm of the Minimum Angle of Resolution (logMAR) or better in both eyes (Snellen equivalent 20/40). * Soft 1-day silicone hydrogel CL wearer (daily disposable only) * Contact Lens Dry Eye Questionnaire (CLDEQ)-8 scores (CLDEQ-8 scores ≥ 12).16 * A VAS score of ≥40 for Eye Dryness and End of Day Contact Lens Discomfort;18, 19 * A corneal fluorescein staining on the original NEI scale of ≥3. * Habitually wears soft CLs for a minimum of 5 days per week for 6 hours per day during the month prior to enrollment.20 * Willing to maintain habitual CL wear routine for the 3 months duration of the study.20 * Willing to only use Tyrvaya nasal spray prescription dry eye treatment for the 3 months duration of the study. * Willing to not use any lipid containing artificial tear (AT) for the 3 months duration of the study. * Willing to only use non-lipid containing preservative free artificial tear for the 3 months duration of the study if needed, but no more than 4 times per day; also must agree to record frequency of daily AT use if applicable. * Willing to record daily time for CL application, removal, and Tyrvaya applications. * Habitual CLs have an acceptable fit (good centration, movement, and coverage Exclusion Criteria: * Any history of Tyrvaya use within six months of enrollment * Are currently an overnight CL wearer. * Are currently wearing rigid gas permeable CLs, scleral CL, hybrid CLs, or reusable soft CLs. * Have known systemic health conditions that are known to alter tear film physiology (e.g., primary and secondary Sjögren's syndrome). * Have a history of ocular surgery within the past 12 months. * Have a history of viral eye disease. * Have a history of severe ocular trauma, active ocular infection or inflammation. * Have ever used using isotretinoin-derivates (e.g., Accutane). * Are currently taking ocular medications or plan to during the study (e.g., DED, glaucoma, etc). * Subjects with meibomian gland blockage or significant atrophy (e.g., severe MGD). Currently having \>50% blockage of Meibomian glands in more than two eyelids * Having blepharitis and/or demodex blepharitis \> grade 1 * Have had a physical meibomian gland dysfunction treatment withing three months of enrollment (iLux, Lipiflow, Radio Frequency and IPL with manual expressions, microblepharoexfoliation etc.). * Have used a prescription DED or ocular surface disease medication in the last 1 month. * Have a condition or in a situation, which in the examiner's opinion, may put the subject at significant risk, may confound the study results, or may significantly interfere with their participation. * Are pregnant or breast feeding or plan to get pregnant. * Are a student, employee, or relative of the study team.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ocular Clinical Trials
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77027, United States
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