New eye drop aims to beat artificial tears for dry eye relief
NCT ID NCT07078955
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new eye drop called BRM421 against standard artificial tears in 99 adults with dry eye disease. The goal is to see if BRM421 is safe and better at reducing eye damage and discomfort. Participants will use the drops for 6 weeks, and doctors will measure changes in the eye surface and symptoms.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 99 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Are ≥18 years of age; * Are willing and able to comply with all study procedures and restrictions and the visit schedule; * Have a self-reported history of dry eye prior to enrollment; * If a woman of childbearing potential (WOCBP): are non-lactating, have a negative urine pregnancy test (UPT), and agree to use an acceptable form of contraception for the duration of the study; Exclusion Criteria: * Within 3 months prior to Visit 1, have participated in any other investigational study or used an investigational product or device; * Have any history of organ or bone marrow transplant, immunodeficiency disorder, human immunodeficiency virus, or hepatitis C, or any evidence of acute active hepatitis A (anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M); * Have any significant illness or condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, could affect the study outcome measures. Such illnesses include (but are not limited to) Sjögren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, severe cardiopulmonary disease, poorly controlled hypertension or diabetes, or drug/alcohol addiction; * Within 12 months prior to Visit 1, have undergone any ocular surgical procedure, including laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) or a similar corneal refractive surgery;
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital
New Taipei City, Taiwan
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