Can your own blood or umbilical cord blood ease dry eyes?
NCT ID NCT07551843
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether eye drops made from a patient's own blood or from donated umbilical cord blood can improve dry eye disease. Eighty adults with dry eye from conditions like Sjogren's syndrome or after using glaucoma drops were randomly assigned to one of the two types of drops. Researchers measured tear film stability, tear production, and eye surface damage to see which worked better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- eye drops made from the patient's own blood or from umbilical cord blood
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option for people with dry eye disease using blood-derived eye drops.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-phase study with only 80 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The eye drops are made from blood, which carries a small risk of infection or irritation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1/2
Runs two stages together: safety and dose first, then whether the treatment works.
- Participants
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80 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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: * Age\>18years * Dry Eye Disease in chronic blepharitis * Dry Eye Disease in Sjogren syndrome * Toxic keratopathy/Dry Eye Disease after use of anti-glaucoma eye drops Exclusion Criteria: * Age\<18years * Active infectious disease
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Gna Georgios Gennimatas 1St Ophthalmology Clinic
Athens, Attica, 11527, Greece
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