Contact lens coating replenisher tested for rare eye conditions
NCT ID NCT04313725
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a monthly solution called Tangible Boost that is meant to restore a special coating on contact lenses. The goal was to see if it could improve comfort and vision in people with severe dry eye from Stevens-Johnson syndrome, Sjogren's syndrome, or graft-versus-host disease. The trial was terminated early and included only 28 participants.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Tangible Boost (a monthly conditioning solution for contact lenses)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple monthly treatment to improve comfort and vision for people with severe dry eye from these conditions.
- What could go wrong
- The trial was terminated early with only 28 participants, so results are limited. It is a small, early-stage study, and the device may not provide lasting benefit.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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28 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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: * Written Informed Consent has been obtained prior to any study-related procedures taking place * Written documentation has been obtained in accordance with the relevant county and local privacy requirements, where applicable * Male or female * 18 years of age and older prior to the initial visit * Is a new or established wearer of PROSE lenses with optimized lens fit prior to enrollment in the study * Has been diagnosed with Dry Eye Syndrome, SJS, SS, or GVHD * In the opinion of the investigator, the subject has the ability to follow study instructions * In the opinion of the investigator, the subject has the ability to complete all study procedures and visits Exclusion Criteria: * aphakic (i.e., missing their natural lens inside the eye) * Is currently participating in any other type of eye-related clinical or research study * Is pregnant or nursing as reported by the subject * Has a condition or is in a situation which, in the investigator's opinion, may put the subject at significant risk, may confound study outcomes, or may significantly interfere with the subject's participation in the study. * Has a known and self-reported allergy to the following substances: polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol, triethanolamine, polyquaternium-1, or edetate disodium, which are components of the Tangible Boost and Hydra-PEG systems or care regimen. * Has had previous ocular surgery within the past 12 weeks * Adults unable to consent (including adults unable to read and understand English) * Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers) * Pregnant women * Prisoners * Employees of BostonSight
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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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Boston Sight
Needham, Massachusetts, 02494, United States
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