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CompletedNCT05896670RELIEFUpdated Jul 2, 2025

Safety and Efficacy of Licaminlimab Ophthalmic Solution for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease

A Phase 2 interventional study of licaminlimab and vehicle of OCS-02 in Dry Eye Disease, sponsored by Oculis. Completed at 5 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-02.

Sponsored by Oculis · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Mar 2024, 2 years 6 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry; the sponsor requested a delay in submitting them in Mar 2025.
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
122
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about licaminlimab (OCS-02) in the treatment of dry eye disease. The main question it aims to answer is if licaminlimab ophthalmic solution is more effective than vehicle in treating signs of dry eye disease.

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This is a Phase 2b, multicenter, randomized, double-masked, vehicle-control study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of licaminlimab for the treatment of signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

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Conditions studied

  • Dry Eye Disease

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Keywords

  • Ophthalmology
  • Topical Ophthalmic Solution
  • Eye Drop
  • DED
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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 122 is above the median of 60 across 1,077 interventional studies indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Oculis is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 4 (57%) have results posted.

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
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Be at least 18 years of age.
  • Provide written informed consent.
  • Be willing and able to comply with all study procedures.
  • Have a history of dry eye disease for at least 6 months prior to Visit 1.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have any clinically significant slit-lamp findings at least one eye at Visit 1 that may include active blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, lid margin inflammation, or active ocular allergies that require therapeutic treatment, and/or in the opinion of the Investigator may interfere with study parameters.
  • Be diagnosed with an ongoing ocular infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal), or active ocular inflammation in at least one eye at Visit 1 or Visit 2.
  • Have worn contact lenses within 7 days of Visit 1 or anticipate using contact lenses in the study eye during the study.

    • Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria apply.
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    licaminlimab (OCS-02)

    60 mg/mL licaminlimab ophthalmic solution

    Drug: licaminlimab · Other: Artificial tears

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle

    Vehicle of licaminlimab (OCS-02) ophthalmic solution

    Other: vehicle of OCS-02 · Other: Artificial tears

Interventions

  • Druglicaminlimab

    ophthalmic solution 60 mg/mL Subjects will be randomized to receive licaminlimab eye drops three times daily (TID) for 6 weeks.

    Also known as: OCS-02

  • Othervehicle of OCS-02

    inert ophthalmic solution vehicle of OCS-02 Subjects will be randomized to receive vehicle eye drops three times daily (TID) for 6 weeks.

  • OtherArtificial tears

    Subjects who quality after an initial screening were entered into a run-in phase where they received artificial tears to use three times daily (TID) for approximately 14 days.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To evaluate the efficacy of licaminlimab in subjects with signs of dry eye disease

    Endpoints of signs of dry eye disease (staining, redness, Schirmer's test) at various time points throughout the study

    Time frame: Baseline to Day 43

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Oculis Investigative Site
    Newport Beach, California 92663, United States
  • Oculis Investigative Site
    Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907, United States
  • Oculis Investigative Site
    Shelby, North Carolina 28150, United States
  • Oculis Investigative Site
    Erie, Pennsylvania 16507, United States
  • Oculis Investigative Site
    Memphis, Tennessee 38119, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 2, 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
NCT05896670
Lead sponsor
Oculis
Collaborators
ORA, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jun 9, 2023
Start date
Nov 29, 2023
Primary completion
Mar 27, 2024
Completion
Mar 27, 2024
Last update
Jul 2, 2025

Study contacts

Sharon Klier, MD, MPH
study director · Oculis

Oversight

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