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An Open-Label, Multi-Center, Clinical Study Evaluating the Effect of the NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug on the Tear Lake

An interventional study of NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug in Dry Eye Syndromes, sponsored by Mati Therapeutics Inc.. Completed at 2 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-12-08.

Sponsored by Mati Therapeutics Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Aug 2019, registered Jan 2020).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
15
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

To evaluate the effect of the NDE L68 StableFit® punctal plug on the tear lake.

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This is a Non-Significant Risk (NSR) medical device, multi-center, open-label clinical study. Each study subject that qualifies at the baseline visit will receive an NDE L68 StableFit® punctal plug in the lower punctum in one of their eyes. All study plugs will remain in the study subject's lower punctum for a period of 28 + 4 days after insertion.

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Conditions studied

  • Dry Eye Syndromes

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In context

Dry Eye Syndromes

1,292 studies on the registry are indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes; 192 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 15 is below the median of 60 across 1,077 interventional studies indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Mati Therapeutics Inc. is the lead sponsor of 13 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  1. A male or female subject, 18 years of age or older, in good general health at the time of the baseline examination, who may or may not have a mild to moderate dry eye condition
  2. A subject must be able to read, comprehend and be willing to give HIPAA authorization and informed consent
  3. A subject must be willing to have a punctal plug inserted in the lower punctum of one of their eyes
  4. A subject must be willing to comply with all study instructions, agree to make all office appointments, and complete the entire course of the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. A subject with a history of complications, adverse events, trauma or disease in the nasolacrimal area, whether or not it was due to punctal plug wear, including but not limited to dacryocystitis, inflammation or canaliculitis in the planned study eye
  2. A subject with a history of intolerance to punctal plugs
  3. A subject with structural lid abnormalities (e.g., ectropion, entropion) in the planned study eye
  4. A subject with any clinically significant lid, conjunctival or corneal findings in the planned study eye at the baseline visit
  5. A subject with a severe dry eye condition
  6. A subject experiencing epiphora in the planned study eye
  7. A subject experiencing any clinically significant ocular pain or discomfort in or around either eye at the baseline visit
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    NDE L68 StableFit® punctal plug

    Each study subject that qualifies at the baseline visit will receive an NDE L68 StableFit® punctal plug in the lower punctum in one of their eyes. All study plugs will remain in the study subject's lower punctum for a period of 28 + 4 days after insertion

    Device: NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug

Interventions

  • DeviceNDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug

    Tear lake evaluation of the planned study eye, prior to insertion of the Punctal Plug and then tear lake evaluation at days 7 and 28 after punctal plug insertion.

    Also known as: L-shaped Punctal Plug

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Investigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 7 Days

    The primary study endpoint will be the comparison of the tear lake volume at baseline with the tear lake volume at each follow-up visit. The tear lake will be evaluated using a slit lamp micrometer, the micrometer will be oriented vertically and centered on the lower lid margin at the middle of the lower lid. The tear lake will be measured using the slit lamp micrometer from the lid margin to the superior border of the lower tear lake and measured to 0.1 mm. The average mean percent change from baseline tear lake volume was compared to that at 7 days.

    Time frame: 7 days

  2. Investigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days

    The primary study endpoint will be the comparison of the tear lake volume at baseline with the tear lake volume at each follow-up visit. The tear lake will be evaluated using a slit lamp micrometer, the micrometer will be oriented vertically and centered on the lower lid margin at the middle of the lower lid. The tear lake will be measured using the slit lamp micrometer from the lid margin to the superior border of the lower tear lake and measured to 0.1 mm. The average mean percent change from baseline tear lake volume was compared to that at 28 days.

    Time frame: 28 days

Secondary outcomes

  1. Investigator's Evaluation \ of the Subject's Acceptance of the NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug, Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days

    Questionnaire

    Time frame: 28 days

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Results

Posted Dec 8, 2020

Participant flow

Normal healthy volunteers were interviewed to determine if they were interested in participating in the study. Recruitment was in the ophthalmologist office by the study staff.

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneNDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
Started15
Completed15
Not completed0

Outcome measures

PrimaryInvestigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 7 Days

The primary study endpoint will be the comparison of the tear lake volume at baseline with the tear lake volume at each follow-up visit. The tear lake will be evaluated using a slit lamp micrometer, the micrometer will be oriented vertically and centered on the lower lid margin at the middle of the lower lid. The tear lake will be measured using the slit lamp micrometer from the lid margin to the superior border of the lower tear lake and measured to 0.1 mm. The average mean percent change from baseline tear lake volume was compared to that at 7 days.

Time frame:
7 days
Reported as:
Mean · mean percent change from baseline
Investigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 7 Days
mean percent change from baselineNDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
Investigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 7 Days129 (125 to 166)
PrimaryInvestigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days

The primary study endpoint will be the comparison of the tear lake volume at baseline with the tear lake volume at each follow-up visit. The tear lake will be evaluated using a slit lamp micrometer, the micrometer will be oriented vertically and centered on the lower lid margin at the middle of the lower lid. The tear lake will be measured using the slit lamp micrometer from the lid margin to the superior border of the lower tear lake and measured to 0.1 mm. The average mean percent change from baseline tear lake volume was compared to that at 28 days.

Time frame:
28 days
Reported as:
Mean · mean percent change from baseline
Investigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days
mean percent change from baselineNDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
Investigators' Evaluation of the Tear Lake; Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days143 (113 to 166)
SecondaryInvestigator's Evaluation \ of the Subject's Acceptance of the NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug, Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days

Questionnaire

Time frame:
28 days
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Investigator's Evaluation \ of the Subject's Acceptance of the NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug, Comparison of Baseline Result to 28 Days
ParticipantsNDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
Very Acceptable7
Acceptable7
Somewhat Acceptable1
Somewhat Unacceptable0
Unacceptable0
Extremely Unacceptable0

Adverse events

Collected over Adverse event data were collected over the period of the study, 28 days.. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug0/15 (0%)0/15 (0%)1/15 (6.7%)
Most frequent other events
Most frequent other events
EventNDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
Clinically significant slit-lamp findingsEye disorders1/15

Baseline characteristics

Age, Customized
Age, Customized(Participants)NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
20-<25 years1
25- <30 years4
30-<35 years4
45- <50 years2
55- <60 years2
60- <65 years2
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
Female12
Male3
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
American Indian or Alaska Native0
Asian1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0
Black or African American0
White14
More than one race0
Unknown or Not Reported0
Region of Enrollment
Region of Enrollment(participants)NDE L68 StableFit® Punctal Plug
United States15
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Study locations

2 sites
  • Cincinnati Eye Institute-Edgewood
    Edgewood, Kentucky 41017, United States
  • Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island
    Garden City, New York 11530, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jul 31, 2019

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 8, 2020, 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
NCT04280653
Lead sponsor
Mati Therapeutics Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 21, 2020
Start date
Aug 28, 2019
Primary completion
Dec 11, 2019
Completion
Dec 11, 2019
Results posted
Dec 8, 2020
Last update
Dec 8, 2020

Oversight

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