New eye drops take on dry eye in Head-to-Head trial
NCT ID NCT06388070
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tested whether a new eye drop called HUC3-053 works as well as an existing drop (Hyalein) for dry eye. 297 adults used the drops 5-6 times daily for 12 weeks. The study measured changes in eye surface staining and other signs of dry eye.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HUC3-053 eye drops (0.3% hyaluronic acid)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new option for relieving dry eye symptoms, similar to existing hyaluronic acid drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is a non-inferiority trial, meaning it aims to show HUC3-053 is as good as, not better than, an existing treatment. Even if successful, it may not offer additional benefits.
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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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297 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Mar 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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19 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: * Age over 19 * Volunteer who have had more than one symptom of dry eye disease for at least 3 month before screening visit. * Corneal staining score(Oxford grading) ≥ 2 and Schirmer test ≤ 10mm/5min (If Schirmer test = 0mm/5min, Nasal stimulation schirmer test ≥ 3mm/5min) and TBUT test ≤10 and OSDI (Ocular Surface Disease Index) ≥ 23 in at least one of both eyes * Best corrected visual acuity ≥ 0.2 in both eyes at Screening and Randomization Visit Exclusion Criteria: * The patients with clinically significant ocular disorders affected the test result Current or recent patients used dry eye syndrome medications (topical or systemic) that may affect the status * SBP ≥140mmHg or DBP ≥ 90mmHg or HbA1c\>9% * Wearing contact lenses within 72 hr of screening visit * Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
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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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Gangbuk Samsung Hospital
Seoul, Jongno-gu, 03181, South Korea
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