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CompletedNCT03292809Updated Dec 22, 2022Results posted

CyclASol for the Treatment of Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease (DED)

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of CyclASol topical ocular, eye drops and Vehicle topical ocular, eye drops in Dry Eye Disease, sponsored by Novaliq GmbH. Completed at 9 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-12-22.

Sponsored by Novaliq GmbH · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
328
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-12

Among 11 studies in Dry Eye Syndromes by Novaliq GmbH — none open to participants now, none under way, none of them phase 3. Dry Eye Syndromes · Novaliq GmbH.

Started
2017
the only one that year
Phase 2/3
Only one
of the 11
Registered
6th of 11
by date

Among the 11 studies in Dry Eye Syndromes by Novaliq GmbH, this one is the only one that started in 2017, is the only one in phase 2/3, and was the 6th registered.

By phase

11 studies; the count open now beside each. This study's row is marked.

Observational4 · 0 open
Phase 22 · 0 open
Phase 32 · 0 open
No phase1 · 0 open
Phase 2/3this study1 · 0 open
Phase 41 · 0 open

By the year they started

First in 2013; this study’s year is marked. 1 started in 2017.

Size and results

Median enrollment 207 across the 7 interventional studies, 33 across the 4 observational. Of the 11 that completed or were terminated, 6 (55%) have results posted.

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Study summary

The objective of this study is to assess the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of CyclASol Ophthalmic Solution in comparison to vehicle for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of DED.

Read the detailed description

This Phase 2b/3 study will assess the efficacy, safety and and tolerability of CyclASol Ophthalmic Solution as one drop twice daily versus vehicle.

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Conditions studied

  • Dry Eye Disease

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Signed ICF ( Form) and HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
  • Patient-reported history of DED in both eyes
  • Current use of OTC (over-the-counter) and/or artificial tears for dry eye symptoms
  • Ability and willingness to follow instructions, including participation in all study assessments and visits

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women who are pregnant, nursing or planning a pregnancy
  • Unwillingness to submit a urine pregnancy test at screening and the last visit (or early termination visit) if of , or unwillingness to use acceptable means of
  • slit-lamp findings or abnormal lid anatomy at screening
  • Ocular/periocular
  • History of herpetic keratitis
  • Active ocular allergies or ocular allergies that may become active during the study period
  • Ongoing ocular or systemic infection at screening or baseline
  • Wear of contact lenses within 3 months prior to screening or anticipated use of contact lenses during the study
  • History of no response to previous topical Cyclosporine A and/or use of topical Cyclosporine A or Liftigrast within 2 months prior to screening
  • Intraocular surgery or ocular laser surgery within the previous 6 months, or have any planned ocular and/or lid surgeries over the study period
  • Presence of uncontrolled systemic diseases
  • Presence of known allergy and/or sensitivity to the study drug or its components
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Cancer (malignancy)

Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.

Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
328 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    CyclASol Ophthalmic Solution

    Cylclosporine A solution in vehicle

    Drug: CyclASol topical ocular, eye drops

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle Ophthalmic Solution

    Vehicle only

    Drug: Vehicle topical ocular, eye drops

Interventions

  • DrugCyclASol topical ocular, eye drops

    Cyclosporine A solution in vehicle

    Also known as: Ciclosporine (CsA)

  • DrugVehicle topical ocular, eye drops

    Vehicle

    Also known as: Vehicle

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining at Day 29

    CFS was assessed in each eye using the National Eye Institute (NEI) scale. A standardized grading system of 0-3 is used for each of the five areas on each cornea. Grade 0 will be specified when no staining is present. The maximum total score for each eye is 15. Higher values describe greater staining and corneal damage.

    Time frame: baseline and 1 month [day 29]

  2. Change From Baseline in Ocular Surface Disease Index at Day 29

    The OSDI score is a composite measure built on 12 questions,with totals ranging from 0 to 100, and higher scores representing a worse disease index.

    Time frame: baseline and 1 month [day 29]

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Results

Posted May 21, 2021

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneCyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic Solution
Started162166
Completed155163
Not completed73

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining at Day 29

CFS was assessed in each eye using the National Eye Institute (NEI) scale. A standardized grading system of 0-3 is used for each of the five areas on each cornea. Grade 0 will be specified when no staining is present. The maximum total score for each eye is 15. Higher values describe greater staining and corneal damage.

Time frame:
baseline and 1 month [day 29]
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Change From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining at Day 29
score on a scaleCyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic Solution
Change From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining at Day 29-2.9 ± 2.59-2.2 ± 2.73
PrimaryChange From Baseline in Ocular Surface Disease Index at Day 29

The OSDI score is a composite measure built on 12 questions,with totals ranging from 0 to 100, and higher scores representing a worse disease index.

Time frame:
baseline and 1 month [day 29]
Reported as:
Mean · score on a scale
Change From Baseline in Ocular Surface Disease Index at Day 29
score on a scaleCyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic Solution
Change From Baseline in Ocular Surface Disease Index at Day 29-7.08 ± 18.650-5.37 ± 15.291

Adverse events

Collected over 85 Days ± 2 (Randomization until Study Exit). Non-serious events are listed at a 2% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
CyclASol Ophthalmic Solution0/162 (0%)0/162 (0%)26/162 (16%)
Vehicle Ophthalmic Solution0/166 (0%)3/166 (1.8%)23/166 (13.9%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventCyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic Solution
Small intestinal obstructionGastrointestinal disorders0/1621/166
PneumoniaInfections and infestations0/1621/166
Intervertebral disc degenerationMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders0/1621/166
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventCyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic Solution
Upper respiratory tract infectionInfections and infestations8/1627/166
NasopharyngitisInfections and infestations7/1627/166
Visual acuity reducedEye disorders5/1623/166
Instillation site painEye disorders4/1622/166
Vision blurredEye disorders2/1624/166

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)CyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic SolutionTotal
Mean61.5 ± 13.661.3 ± 12.6661.4 ± 13.11
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)CyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic SolutionTotal
Female116119235
Male464793
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)CyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic SolutionTotal
Hispanic or Latino151126
Not Hispanic or Latino147155302
Unknown or Not Reported000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)CyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic SolutionTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native112
Asian141933
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander112
Black or African American161430
White130127257
More than one race033
Unknown or Not Reported011
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)CyclASol Ophthalmic SolutionVehicle Ophthalmic SolutionTotal
United States162166328
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Study locations

9 sites
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Newport Beach, California 92663, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Torrance, California 90505, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46290, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Louisville, Kentucky 40206, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Andover, Massachusetts 01810, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Raynham, Massachusetts 02767, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Memphis, Tennessee 38119, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Nashville, Tennessee 37205, United States
  • CYS-003 Investigational Site
    Norfolk, Virginia 23502, United States
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References and documents

Publications

  • Sheppard JD, Wirta DL, McLaurin E, Boehmer BE, Ciolino JB, Meides AS, Schluter T, Ousler GW, Usner D, Krosser S. A Water-free 0.1% Cyclosporine A Solution for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease: Results of the Randomized Phase 2B/3 ESSENCE Study. Cornea. 2021 Oct 1;40(10):1290-1297. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0000000000002633. PubMed 34481407 ↗

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Oct 2017 to primary completion in May 2018, 7 months.

Results were first posted in May 2021, 2 years 11 months after primary completion. A results delay was requested in Jun 2019.

Of 15 phase 2/3 interventional studies under Dry Eye Syndromes, half reached primary completion within 11 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 18. This study's 7 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 21, 2017
First posted
Sep 26, 2017
StartActual
Oct 19, 2017
Primary completionActual
May 22, 2018
CompletionActual
Jun 20, 2018
Results delay requested
Jun 7, 2019
Results first posted
May 21, 2021
Last update
Dec 22, 2022
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 22, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03292809
Lead sponsor
Novaliq GmbH
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 26, 2017
Start date
Oct 19, 2017
Primary completion
May 22, 2018
Completion
Jun 20, 2018
Results posted
May 21, 2021
Last update
Dec 22, 2022

Study contacts

Sonja Kroesser, PhD
study director · Novaliq GmbH

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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