No-Stitch eye glue could spare patients pain and scarring
NCT ID NCT07608367
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a special hydrogel that acts like a glue to hold eye tissues together during surgery, avoiding the need for stitches. Stitches can cause pain, swelling, and scarring, but this gel uses light to bond quickly and gently. The trial will include 20 people with cornea problems like ulcers or burns to see if the glue is safe and works well.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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May 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 85 years
- 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. Patients with ocular surface diseases (e.g., pterygium, corneal ulcer, ocular surface burn, pseudopterygium, etc.) who need to undergo conjunctival flap adhesion, amniotic membrane transplantation, or keratoplasty. 2. Aged 18 to 85 years old at the time of informed consent (regardless of gender). 3. Able to provide written informed consent and voluntarily participate in the study. 4. No severe systemic organic diseases, such as severe heart, liver, kidney diseases, and malignant tumors. Exclusion Criteria: 1. A history of allergy to the components of the suture-free ophthalmic hydrogel (e.g., decellularized porcine corneal matrix, GelMA, etc.) or the drugs prescribed during the perioperative and postoperative observation periods (anesthetics, antibiotics, steroid preparations, etc.). 2. Patients with systemic infectious diseases (bacterial, fungal, positive for HBV, HCV and other viruses, etc.). 3. Diabetic patients with poor blood glucose control (HbA1C ≥ 8.0%). 4. Pregnant women, women who may be pregnant, or women planning to become pregnant during the clinical study. 5. Patients who have participated in other clinical trials or studies within 1 month before obtaining informed consent. 6. Other patients deemed unsuitable for the clinical study due to comorbidities.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Shandong Eye Hospital
Jinan, Shandong, China
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