Can a new eye drop tame uveitis inflammation without steroids?
NCT ID NCT07136805
First seen Aug 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests an experimental eye drop called VVN461 in people with non-infectious anterior uveitis, a condition causing inflammation inside the front of the eye. Participants receive either VVN461 or a standard steroid eye drop for four weeks. The study measures whether VVN461 can reduce inflammatory cells in the eye as effectively as the steroid, potentially offering a safer alternative.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- VVN461 ophthalmic solution (an experimental eye drop)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, VVN461 could offer a new steroid-sparing option to control eye inflammation in anterior uveitis, potentially reducing steroid-related side effects.
- What could go wrong
- This is a phase III trial, but success is not guaranteed. The drug may not match the steroid's effectiveness, and eye drops can cause irritation or other local side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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154 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * At the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF), the subject must be aged 18 to 70 years (inclusive); * At screening, the affected eye is diagnosed with non-infectious anterior uveitis (acute or recurrent acute, only unilateral eye affected patients are included); * At screening, the ACC grade of the affected eye is 2+ or 3+ \[SUN criteria\]; * At screening, the ACF grade of the affected eye is ≥1 \[SUN criteria\]; Exclusion Criteria: * At screening, the affected eye has an ACC grade of 4+ or hypopyon * Diagnosis of intermediate uveitis, posterior uveitis, or panuveitis in either eye at the time of screening
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University First Hospital
Beijing, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
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