Eye drops could replace needles for wet AMD?
NCT ID NCT05637255
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested three different doses of SYL1801 eye drops in 99 people with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The goal was to see if the drops are safe and can improve or maintain vision. Participants used the drops for a set period, and their vision was measured after 42 days.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SYL1801 eye drops
- What this could lead to
- If successful, SYL1801 could offer a non-invasive eye drop treatment for wet AMD, potentially reducing the need for frequent injections.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial (Phase 2) with only 99 participants. The eye drops may not improve vision as hoped, and long-term safety is not yet established.
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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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99 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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50 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: * Signed informed consent * Active subfoveal or juxtafoveal choroidal neovascularization secondary to AMD * Best Corrected Visual Acuity (BCVA) between 70-25 letters (ETDRS) at Screening * Intraretinal or subretinal fluid * Central Subfield Thickness \> 300 µm Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding females or those with a positive pregnancy test. * Females of childbearing potential who will not use a medically acceptable contraceptive method * Current, previous chronic or recurrent condition according to the investigator's judgement. * Concomitant treatment or prior ocular procedure or surgery, or alteration of the dose of systemic medications * Concurrent disease in the study eye * Previous treatment with systemic anti-Vascular Endothelial Growing Factor (Anti-VEGF) drugs or pro-VEGF treatments * Concurrent disease in the study eye, other than AMD
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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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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Brno, 62500, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Chomutov, 43001, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Frýdek-Místek, 738 01, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Kyjov, 69701, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Liberec, 46063, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Ostrava, 70200, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Prague, 14000, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Prague, 17000, Czechia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Gdansk, 80-809, Poland
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Krakow, 31-070, Poland
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Rzeszów, 35-017, Poland
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Warsaw, 01-258, Poland
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Bratislava, 85107, Slovakia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Košice, 04011, Slovakia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Poprad, 05801, Slovakia
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SYL1801 Investigative Site
Žilina, Slovakia
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