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Phase II Study of SHJ002 Sterile Ophthalmic Solution Compared With Vehicle in Participants With Dry Eye Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of SHJ002/Vehicle in Dry Eye Disease, sponsored by Dreamhawk Vision Biotech, Inc.. Completed at 4 sites in 3 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-10-14.

Sponsored by Dreamhawk Vision Biotech, Inc. · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
85
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to measure efficacy and safety with SHJ002 sterile ophthalmic solution compared to vehicle in participants with Dry Eye Disease (DED). SHJ002 is an antisense oligonucleotide to neutralize a specific microRNA.

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Participants will be randomized to treatment with SHJ002 Ophthalmic Solution or vehicle which will be administered to each eye BID for 84 days.

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Conditions studied

  • Dry Eye Disease

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Keywords

  • Dry Eye Disease
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In context

Dry Eye Syndromes

1,292 studies on the registry are indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes; 191 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 85 is above the median of 60 across 1,077 interventional studies indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Dreamhawk Vision Biotech, Inc. as lead sponsor.

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Who can participate

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

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male or female participants 18 years of age or older inclusive, at the time of signing the informed consent.
  2. Have DED in both eyes for ≥ 6 months
  3. Female participants must be 1 year postmenopausal, surgically sterilized, or females of childbearing potential with a negative urine pregnancy test

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Ocular surface corneal disease, other than DED.
  2. Lid margin disorder other than meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD)
  3. Presence of any ocular condition
  4. Any history of eyelid surgery or intraocular/ocular surgery
  5. Cauterization of the punctum or punctal plug
  6. Use of lid scrubs containing chemicals or baby shampoo, or eye makeup
  7. Use of any of the contraindicated drugs medications
  8. Any changes in the dosing of any chronically used systemic drug
  9. Disease, condition, or disorder that in the judgement of Investigator could confound study assessments or limit compliance to study protocol
  10. Known history of alcohol and/or drug abuse within 12 months
  11. Known allergy or contraindication to any component of investigational product (IP) formulation or diagnostic agents.
  12. Participation in any drug or device clinical investigation within 30 days
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    SHJ002

    SHJ002 Ophthalmic Solution: topically administered to each eye BID for 84 days

    Drug: SHJ002/Vehicle

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle

    Vehicle: topically administered to each eye BID for 84 days

    Drug: SHJ002/Vehicle

Interventions

  • DrugSHJ002/Vehicle

    Topical ophthalmic

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining (NEI Scale)

    NEI Corneal Fluorescein Staining Score (range: 0 to 15, where higher scores indicate worse corneal staining). The score is the sum across five corneal regions (each 0-3).

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 84

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change From Baseline in SANDE Score

    The SANDE questionnaire assesses dry eye symptoms on a scale from 0 (no symptoms) to 100 (worst symptoms). The reported values represent change from baseline to Day 84 (Day 84 - Baseline).

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 84

  2. Change From Baseline in Eye Dryness Score (Visual Analogue Scale)

    100-mm horizontal line from 0 (no discomfort) to 100 (worst discomfort). Reported values represent change from baseline to Day 84.

    Time frame: Baseline and Day 84

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Results

Posted Oct 14, 2025

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneSHJ002Vehicle
Started4243
Completed4241
Not completed02

Outcome measures

PrimaryChange From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining (NEI Scale)

NEI Corneal Fluorescein Staining Score (range: 0 to 15, where higher scores indicate worse corneal staining). The score is the sum across five corneal regions (each 0-3).

Time frame:
Baseline and Day 84
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Change From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining (NEI Scale)
score on a scaleSHJ002Vehicle
Change From Baseline in Total Corneal Fluorescein Staining (NEI Scale)-2.4 (-3.08 to -1.69)-1.3 (-2.03 to -0.64)
SecondaryChange From Baseline in SANDE Score

The SANDE questionnaire assesses dry eye symptoms on a scale from 0 (no symptoms) to 100 (worst symptoms). The reported values represent change from baseline to Day 84 (Day 84 - Baseline).

Time frame:
Baseline and Day 84
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Change From Baseline in SANDE Score
score on a scaleSHJ002Vehicle
Change From Baseline in SANDE Score-43.9 (-49.48 to -38.3)-36.0 (-41.71 to -30.39)
SecondaryChange From Baseline in Eye Dryness Score (Visual Analogue Scale)

100-mm horizontal line from 0 (no discomfort) to 100 (worst discomfort). Reported values represent change from baseline to Day 84.

Time frame:
Baseline and Day 84
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Change From Baseline in Eye Dryness Score (Visual Analogue Scale)
score on a scaleSHJ002Vehicle
Change From Baseline in Eye Dryness Score (Visual Analogue Scale)-32.0 (-38.03 to -25.89)-23.3 (-29.08 to -17.42)

Adverse events

Collected over 84 days. Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
SHJ0020/42 (0%)0/42 (0%)0/42 (0%)
Vehicle0/43 (0%)0/43 (0%)0/43 (0%)

Baseline characteristics

FAS population

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)SHJ002VehicleTotal
Mean46.9 ± 15.0845.7 ± 14.2846.3 ± 14.61
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)SHJ002VehicleTotal
Female293261
Male131124
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)SHJ002VehicleTotal
Hispanic or Latino000
Not Hispanic or Latino424284
Unknown or Not Reported011
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)SHJ002VehicleTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian404282
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander000
Black or African American000
White213
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported000
Weight
Weight(kg)SHJ002VehicleTotal
Mean64.30 ± 10.82063.80 ± 12.99064.10 ± 11.900
Height
Height(cm)SHJ002VehicleTotal
Mean161.2 ± 7.77159.7 ± 8.42160.5 ± 8.10
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Study locations

4 sites
  • Australian Eye Specialists
    Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia
  • Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital
    Kaohsiung City, Kaohsiung 813414, Taiwan
  • King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
    Bangkok, 10330, Thailand
  • Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University
    Bangkok, 10400, Thailand
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kasetsuwan N, Jaross N, Reinprayoon U, Daruwalla Z, Choo J, Liang YH, Juo SH, Liang CL. Assessing the Efficacy, Safety Profile, and Tolerability of Anti-microRNA-328 Anti-sense (SHJ002) for Dry Eye Disease: A Randomized Phase 2 Trial. Clin Ther. 2026 Jun;48(6):525-529. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2026.03.023. Epub 2026 Apr 25. PubMed 42036272 ↗

Study documents

  • Protocol and statistical analysis plan · Jul 7, 2023

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 Oct 14, 2025, 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
NCT05486728
Lead sponsor
Dreamhawk Vision Biotech, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 4, 2022
Start date
Feb 8, 2023
Primary completion
Dec 7, 2023
Completion
Dec 7, 2023
Results posted
Oct 14, 2025
Last update
Oct 14, 2025

Oversight

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