New eye drop aims to soothe dry eyes better than current option
NCT ID NCT07284381
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new artificial tear called ABBV-444 against an existing brand, Refresh Optive, in 250 adults with dry eye disease. Participants use the assigned eye drops for 90 days. The goal is to see if the new formula improves eye comfort and surface health better than the current standard treatment.
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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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261 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Aug 2026
- 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 years and older
- 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: * Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score of ≥ 28 and ≤ 65 (based upon a 0 to 100 scale) at Screening. (Day -7) and an OSDI score of ≥ 18 and ≤ 65 (based upon a 0 to 100 scale) at Baseline (Day 1). * Three consecutive tear breakup time (TBUT) tests of ≤ 10 seconds in at least 1 eye at both the Screening (Day -7) and Baseline (Day 1) Visits. * Grade 1 to 4 (modified National Eye Institute \[NEI\] Grid, score range = 0 to 5) staining in at least 1 area of the cornea (5 areas examined) or conjunctiva (6 areas examined) that is related to dry eye in at least 1 eye at both Screening (Day -7) and Baseline (Day 1). * Have used an artificial tear product for dry eye disease (DED) within 6 months of Screening (Day -7) Visit. Exclusion Criteria: * Participant has uncontrolled severe systemic disease that, in the assessment of the investigator, would put safety of the subject at risk through participation, or which would prevent or confound protocol-specified assessments (e.g., hypertension and diabetes, Sjögren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, immunodeficiency disease, etc.). * Participant has worn contact lenses in the last 90 days prior to the Screening (Day -7) Visit and/or participant anticipates contact lens wear during the study. * Any scheduled or planned systemic surgery or procedure during the study, which in the investigator's opinion, may impact the participant's study participation.
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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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Advancing Vision Research - Smyrna - Stonecrest Parkway /ID# 267939
Smyrna, Tennessee, 37167, United States
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Arizona Eye Center - West Ray Road /ID# 267993
Chandler, Arizona, 85224, United States
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Butchertown Clinical Trials /ID# 267887
Louisville, Kentucky, 40206, United States
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Canyon City Eyecare /ID# 267948
Azusa, California, 91702, United States
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Clayton Eye Center /ID# 268097
Morrow, Georgia, 30260, United States
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Coastal Research Associates - Roswell /ID# 279915
Roswell, Georgia, 30076, United States
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Core Inc /ID# 267946
Shelby, North Carolina, 28150, United States
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Eye Research Foundation /ID# 267931
Newport Beach, California, 92663, United States
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Global Research Management /ID# 267980
Glendale, California, 91204, United States
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Kannarr Eye Care /ID# 267979
Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762, United States
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Lakeside Vision Center /ID# 268544
Irvine, California, 92604, United States
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Lee Shettle Eye and Hearing /ID# 268118
Largo, Florida, 33773, United States
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Moyes Eye Centers /ID# 267944
Kansas City, Missouri, 64154, United States
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Northern New Jersey Eye Institute /ID# 267974
South Orange, New Jersey, 07079, United States
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Piedmont Eye Center /ID# 267929
Lynchburg, Virginia, 24502, United States
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Rochester Ophthalmological Group - Rochester /ID# 268374
Rochester, New York, 14618, United States
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Scott and Christie and Associates /ID# 268119
Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania, 16066, United States
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Southern College of Optometry /ID# 267971
Memphis, Tennessee, 38104, United States
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Total Eye Care - Memphis /ID# 268327
Memphis, Tennessee, 38119, United States
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Trinity Research Group /ID# 279914
Dothan, Alabama, 36301, United States
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