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Active, not recruitingNCT06329791Updated Sep 27, 2024

A Phase 3 Study to Evaluate AZR-MD-001 in Patients with Abnormal Meibomian Gland Function and Dry Eye Disease (DED)

A Phase 3 interventional study of AZR-MD-001 and Vehicle in Dry Eye Disease, sponsored by Azura Ophthalmics. Active, not recruiting at 16 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-09-27.

Sponsored by Azura Ophthalmics · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Dec 2024, 1 year 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as active, not recruiting.
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
500
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study is a multicenter, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, randomized, parallel group study designed to evaluate the treatment of abnormal meibomian gland function and associated symptoms of DED using either AZR-MD-001 0.5% ophthalmic ointment or its vehicle. Study drug (either AZR-MD-001 or vehicle) will be dosed twice-weekly at bedtime for up to 12 months.

Read the detailed description

This study is designed to evaluate the treatment of abnormal meibomian gland function and associated symptoms of DED using either AZR-MD-001 0.5% ophthalmic ointment or its vehicle. Study drug (either AZR-MD-001 or vehicle) will be dosed twice-weekly at bedtime for up to 12 months.

Following a Screening qualification period, all patients diagnosed with abnormal meibomian gland function and associated symptoms of DED, and meeting the inclusion/exclusion criteria, will be randomized centrally, to treatment in a 1:1 ratio.

Study follow-up visits will be conducted on Day 14, Month 1.5, Month 3, Month 4.5, Month 6, Month 9, and Month 12. Patients will exit the study approximately 13 months after the Baseline visit. Any ongoing treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs) will be followed for an additional 30 days following the Month 12 visit.

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Conditions studied

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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 planned enrollment of 500 is above the median of 60 across 1,077 interventional studies indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Azura Ophthalmics is the lead sponsor of 6 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
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female, 18 years of age or older at Screening.
  • Evidence of active Evaporative DED at Screening and Baseline.
  • Evidence of meibomian gland obstruction in both eyes at Screening and Baseline.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Ocular disease (except for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction (MGD) and DED/keratoconjunctivitis sicca) or systemic disease determined to be uncontrolled by the investigator.
  • Patient has glaucoma, ocular hypertension, or an intraocular pressure (IOP) of ≥24 mm Hg in either eye at Screening.
  • Recent (within the past 3 months of Screening) ocular surgery, trauma, herpes, or recurrent inflammation.
  • Unwilling to abstain from the use of systemic or topical treatments for MGD or dry eye for the study duration.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
500 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AZR-MD-001

    AZR-MD-001 sterile ophthalmic ointment 0.5% to be administered twice weekly at bedtime.

    Drug: AZR-MD-001

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle

    AZR-MD-001 Vehicle to be administered twice weekly at bedtime.

    Other: Vehicle

Interventions

  • DrugAZR-MD-001

    AZR-MD-001 sterile ophthalmic ointment 0.5%

    Also known as: AZR-MD-001 ophthalmic ointment 0.5%

  • OtherVehicle

    AZR-MD-001 Vehicle

    Also known as: AZR-MD-001 Vehicle

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in Meibomian Glands Yielding Liquid Secretion

    Meibomian Glands Yielding Liquid Secretion (MGYLS) measures the number of meibomian glands (0 - 15) secreting liquid

    Time frame: Month 3

  2. Change from baseline in Total Ocular Surface Disease Index Score

    The Total Ocular Surface Disease Index Score (OSDI) provides a score from 0 (normal) to 100 (abnormal)

    Time frame: Month 3

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Study locations

16 sites
  • Arizona Eye Center
    Chandler, Arizona 85225, United States
  • Global Research Management, Inc
    Glendale, California 91204, United States
  • Eye Research Foundation
    Newport Beach, California 92663, United States
  • NVISION Clinical Research
    Torrance, California 90505, United States
  • Wyse Eyecare
    Northbrook, Illinois 60062, United States
  • Pankratz Eye Institute
    Columbus, Indiana 47203, United States
  • The Eye Care Institute/Butchertown Clinical Trials
    Louisville, Kentucky 40206, United States
  • Ophthalmology Associates
    St. Louis, Missouri 63131, United States
  • NC Eye Associates
    Apex, North Carolina 27502, United States
  • Oculus Research, Inc.
    Garner, North Carolina 27529, United States
  • CORE
    Shelby, North Carolina 28150, United States
  • Scott & Christie and Associates, PC
    Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania 16066, United States
  • Advancing Vision Research (AVR) - Goodlettsville
    Goodlettsville, Tennessee 37072, United States
  • Total Eye Care
    Memphis, Tennessee 38119, United States
  • Advancing Vision Research (AVR) - Smyrna
    Smyrna, Tennessee 37167, United States
  • Piedmont Eye Center
    Lynchburg, Virginia 24502, 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 Sep 27, 2024, 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
NCT06329791
Lead sponsor
Azura Ophthalmics
Collaborators
ORA, Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 26, 2024
Start date
May 28, 2024
Primary completion
Dec 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 27, 2024

Study contacts

Charles Bosworth, PhD
study director · Azura Ophthalmics

Oversight

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