New eye drop for dry eyes enters safety testing
NCT ID NCT07593404
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new lubricating eye drop called ABR2 in 40 adults with dry eye syndrome. The goal is to check if the drop is safe and tolerable when used for up to 28 days. Participants first receive a single drop in one eye, then use the drop at least twice daily for a month. This is an early-stage trial with no comparison group, so it focuses on side effects rather than effectiveness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ABR2 (ocular lubricating eye drop)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new over-the-counter option for temporary dry eye relief.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very early, small safety study with no placebo group, so it cannot prove the drop works better than existing products. Side effects like eye redness or allergy are possible.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 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 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: 1. Are at least 18 years of age and have capacity to volunteer 2. Are able to read (Part 2 only); 3. Have signed an information and consent letter; 4. Are willing to follow instructions and maintain the appointment schedule; 5. Are willing to refrain from contact lens wear throughout the study period; 6. Have a best corrected visual acuity of +0.20 LogMAR or better in each eye; 7. Have an OSDI score ≥13 AND at least one of the following signs in at least one eye: Non-invasive tear film break-up time (NITBUT) \< 10 sec, AND/OR ocular surface staining (\> 5 corneal spots, and/ or \> 9 conjunctival spots) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Participation in another ocular clinical research study or pharmaceutical clinical study within the past 14 days; 2. Have a known active ocular disease and/ or infection with the exception of dry eye disease; 3. Have any slit lamp findings that would contraindicate use of the study product; 4. Have a systemic condition that would contraindicate use of the study product; 5. Are using any systemic or topical medications that in the opinion of the investigator may affect a study outcome variable; 6. Have undergone refractive error surgery or intraocular surgery within the last 12 months; 7. Have any known sensitivity or allergy to the diagnostic sodium fluorescein or to any ingredients in the study product; 8. Are using ocular lubricating eye drops more than twice per day on a typical day over the past month (Part 2 only); 9. Are an employee of the Centre for Ocular Research \& Education directly involved in this study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Ocular Research & Education, School of Optometry & Vision Science, University of Waterloo
RECRUITINGWaterloo, Ontario, N2L 3G1, Canada
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