Could these new drops soothe dry eyes?
NCT ID NCT06444516
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new eye drop formula in 188 adults with mild to moderate dry eye disease. Participants used the drops for 30 days and reported how much their symptoms bothered them. The goal was to see if the drops safely improve comfort.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ocular lubricant (eye drops)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a new over-the-counter option to ease dry eye symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-arm study with no placebo group, so results may not prove the drops are better than existing products. The trial is already completed, but the findings are not yet published.
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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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188 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2025
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to understand and sign an approved informed consent form. * Exhibit symptoms of dry eye at the Screening visit. * Best Corrected Visual Acuity equal to or better than 20/80 Snellen in each eye at the Screening visit. * Willing to discontinue use of all artificial tear supplements and use only the study product as directed starting at Visit 2/Day 1. * Other protocol-defined inclusion criteria may apply. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant during the study. * Ocular abnormalities that could adversely affect the safety or efficacy outcome. * Uncontrolled active systemic diseases. * Use of systemic medications known to cause dry eye. * Other protocol-defined exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Clarke Eyecare Center
Wichita Falls, Texas, 76308, United States
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Franklin Park Eye Center, PC
Franklin Park, Illinois, 60131, United States
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Kannarr Eye Care, LLC
Pittsburg, Kansas, 66762, United States
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Kindred Optics at Maitland Vision Center
Maitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Optometry Group, PLLC
Memphis, Tennessee, 38111, United States
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ProCare Vision Center
Granville, Ohio, 43023, United States
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SUNY College of Optometry Clinical Vision Research Center
New York, New York, 10036, United States
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Vision Health Institute
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Wyomissing Optometric Center
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, 19610, United States
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