New eye drops could ease pain and swelling after cataract surgery
NCT ID NCT04130802
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This Phase 2 trial tested OCS-01 eye drops in 153 adults who had cataract surgery. The drops aim to reduce eye inflammation and pain. Participants received either a once-daily or twice-daily dose of OCS-01 or a placebo. The study measured how many people had no signs of inflammation or pain after treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OCS-01 (dexamethasone cyclodextrin nanoparticle eye drops)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective and convenient eye drop option to manage pain and inflammation after cataract surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 2 trial with only 153 participants, so results may not hold up in larger studies. The treatment is compared to a placebo, not existing standard care.
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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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153 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2019
- Finished
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Jan 2020
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Provide written informed consent, approved by the appropriate ethics committee; 2. Be able to comply with the study requirements and visit schedule; 3. Be at least 18 years of age of either sex or any race; 4. Be planning to undergo unilateral cataract extraction via phacoemulsification and PCIOL implantation in the study eye; 5. Have an anterior chamber cell score ≥ 2 at Visit 2 (Day 1 \[18 to 30 hours post-uncomplicated cataract surgery without vitreous loss\]); 6. Have a pin-hole visual acuity (VA) without any other correction \> 20 letters (approximately 20/400) in the operative eye and \> 35 letters (approximately 20/200) in the fellow eye as measured using an Early Treatment for Diabetic Retinopathy Study (ETDRS) chart at Visit 1 (Day -1 to Day -28 \[prior to surgery\]); 7. Have a negative urine pregnancy test at Visit 1 (Day -1 to Day -28 \[prior to surgery\]), Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have a known sensitivity or allergy to dexamethasone, corticosteroids, or any of the study medication's components; 2. Be monocular; 3. Have any intraocular inflammation (e.g. white blood cells or flare) present in either eye at the Visit 1 (Day -1 to Day -28 \[prior to surgery\]) slit lamp examination; 4. Have a score \> 0 on the Ocular Pain Assessment at Visit 1 (Day -1 to Day -28 \[prior to surgery\]) in the study eye; 5. Use anti-inflammatory agents, analgesics/pain relievers (including opioids, narcotics, and other pain medications), or immunomodulating agents, systemically or in either eye, and/or use medications for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), from the washout period through the duration of the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical cennre
Petaluma, California, 94954, United States
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Medical center
Roseburg, Oregon, 97471, United States
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Medical center
Houston, Texas, 77008, United States
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Medical center
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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