New eye drops aim to boost blood flow in diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
NCT ID NCT07354477
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Sep 15, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This early study tests whether QLS-111 eye drops can improve blood flow to the back of the eye in people with non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy or certain types of glaucoma. Fourteen participants will use the drops twice daily for two weeks. The main goal is to measure changes in blood flow and vessel size using eye imaging.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- QLS-111 ophthalmic solution
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a new eye drop that improves blood flow in the back of the eye, potentially helping to manage diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pilot study with only 14 participants. It is designed to test blood flow changes, not to prove the drops treat or cure the disease. The results may not lead to a treatment.
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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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About 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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: * Diagnosis of mild to moderate OAG, mild to moderate NTG, or stable NPDR in at least one eye. * Corrected visual acuity in each eye +1.0 logMAR or better by early treatment diabetic retinopathy study (ETDRS) in each eye (equivalent to 20/200). * Able and willing to give signed informed consent and follow study instructions. Exclusion Criteria: * History of active ocular disease other than mild to moderate OAG, mild to moderate NTG, or stable NPDR. * Patient is using more than 1 ocular hypotensive topical medication for intraocular pressure (IOP) control (prior MIGS and/or laser trabeculoplasty to control IOP is allowed if done at least 3 months from Screening (Visit 1). * Use of TO β-blockers (i.e. timolol) within 3 months prior to Screening. * Is noncompliant with current ocular anti-hypotensive medications and/or unwilling to be compliant throughout the study. * Clinically significant severe retinal disease in either eye that will require treatment during the study (e.g., proliferative diabetic retinopathy, exudative, or severe non-exudative macular degeneration). NOTE: background diabetic retinopathy (BDR) as required for the NPDR subjects is allowed if in the Investigator's opinion the BDR is stable and is expected to remain stable during the duration of the study. * Anti-VEGF or TO steroid treatment within 3 months prior to Screening or expected treatment while participating in this study. Prior diabetic macular edema (DME) history is allowed if adequately controlled with treatment (anti-VEGFs and steroids not within last 3 months prior to Screening), regimen is stable, and not expected to change during the study. - Corneal pathologic changes preventing reliable measurement (e.g., scarring, opacity, edema, and bullae) in either eye that would inhibit accurate IOP measurements. * Previously diagnosed, clinically significant systemic or psychiatric disease (e.g., myasthenia gravis, hepatic, renal, endocrine, pulmonary, or cardiovascular disorders) which might compromise the study results or subject safety. For the purpose of this study previously diagnosed, clinically significant renal disease that should be excluded from enrollment will be defined as Stages 3-5 kidney disease and/or an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) of ≤59. * Use of calcium channel blockers. * Labile hypertension and/or hypotension that is inadequately controlled,
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Stanford University, Dept. of Ophthalmology
Palo Alto, California, 94303, United States
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