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New eye drop study reveals how fluid drains in healthy eyes
NCT ID NCT05938699
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This completed study tested NCX 470 eye drops in 18 healthy adults to see how they change fluid dynamics inside the eye. Participants received either the active drop or a placebo for 8 days. The goal was to measure fluid production, drainage, and pressure. Results will help researchers understand how this treatment might work for glaucoma.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NCX 470 (nitric oxide-donating bimatoprost) eye drops
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could explain exactly how NCX 470 lowers eye pressure, supporting its development as a treatment for open-angle glaucoma.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage study in healthy volunteers, not glaucoma patients. The results may not predict real-world effectiveness or safety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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18 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. ≥18 years of age 2. Either gender 3. Subjects without glaucoma 4. Qualifying IOP at Screening Visit Exclusion Criteria: 1. Narrow anterior chamber angles or disqualifying central corneal thickness in either eye 2. Clinically significant ocular disease in either eye 3. Uncontrolled systemic disease 4. Serious hypersensitivity to topical anesthetic eye drops 5. Subjects with a known hypersensitivity or contraindications to any of the ingredients in the study medications
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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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Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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