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CompletedNCT06388070Updated Mar 5, 2026

To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of HUC3-053 in Patients With Dry Eye Syndrome

A Phase 3 interventional study of HA 0.3% and Hyalein Mini Eye Drops in Dry Eye Syndromes, sponsored by Huons Co., Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in South Korea. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-03-05.

Sponsored by Huons Co., Ltd. (part of Huons Global) · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
297
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, non-inferiority study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of HUC3-053 in patients with dry eye syndrome.

After a 2-week run-in period, patients will be randomized equally to the HUC3-053 or Hyalein Mini Eye Drops administered bilaterally five to six times a day for 12 weeks.

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This is a multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, non-inferiority study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of HUC3-053 in patients with dry eye syndrome.

During a 2-week study run-in period prior to randomization, all subjects will receive rescue drug bilaterally up to 4 times a day. Randomization will then occur as 1:1 where patients will be assigned to receive HUC3-053 or Hyalein Mini Eye Drops given bilaterally five to six times a day. The treatment period is 12 weeks.

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Conditions studied

  • Dry Eye Syndromes

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In context

Dry Eye Syndromes

1,366 studies on the registry are indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes; 207 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 297 is above the median of 60 across 1,129 interventional studies indexed under Dry Eye Syndromes.

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Lead sponsor

Huons Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 29 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

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

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Inclusion criteria

  • Age over 19
  • Volunteer who have had more than one symptom of dry eye disease for at least 3 month before screening visit.
  • Corneal staining score(Oxford grading) ≥ 2 and Schirmer test ≤ 10mm/5min (If Schirmer test = 0mm/5min, Nasal stimulation schirmer test ≥ 3mm/5min) and TBUT test ≤10 and OSDI (Ocular Surface Disease Index) ≥ 23 in at least one of both eyes
  • Best corrected visual acuity ≥ 0.2 in both eyes at Screening and Randomization Visit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The patients with ocular disorders affected the test result Current or recent patients used dry eye syndrome medications (topical or systemic) that may affect the status
  • SBP ≥140mmHg or DBP ≥ 90mmHg or >9%
  • Wearing contact lenses within 72 hr of screening visit
  • Pregnancy or Breastfeeding
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Clinically significant

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HbA1c

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    HUC3-053

    Participants received "HUC3-053" in each eye five to six times a day for 12 weeks.

    Drug: HA 0.3%

  • Active comparator
    Hyalein Mini Eye Drops

    Participants received "Hyalein Mini Eye Drops" in each eye five to six times a day for 12 weeks.

    Drug: Hyalein Mini Eye Drops

Interventions

  • DrugHA 0.3%

    Instillation in each eye five to six times a day for 12 weeks

  • DrugHyalein Mini Eye Drops

    Instillation in each eye five to six times a day for 12 weeks.

    Also known as: Hyalein Mini 0.3%

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Corneal staining score

    Change from Baseline in Corneal staining score at week 12

    Time frame: Week 12

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in Corneal staining score

    Change from Baseline in Corneal staining score at week 4, 8

    Time frame: Week 4, 8

  2. Change from Baseline in Conjunctival staining score

    Change from Baseline in Conjunctival staining score at week 4, 8, 12

    Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12

  3. Change from Baseline in Schirmer test

    Change from Baseline in Schirmer test at week 4, 8, 12

    Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12

  4. Change from Baseline in Tear film break-up time

    Change from Baseline in Tear film break-up time at week 4, 8, 12

    Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12

  5. Change from Baseline in Ocular surface disease index

    Change from Baseline in Ocular surface disease index at week 4, 8, 12

    Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12

  6. Change from Baseline in Eye Soreness after eye drop assessed by NRS

    Change from Baseline in Eye Soreness after eye drop assessed by NRS at week 4, 8, 12

    Time frame: Week 4, 8, 12

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Study locations

1 site
  • Gangbuk Samsung Hospital
    Seoul, Jongno-gu 03181, South Korea
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References and documents

Publications

  • Kim SJ, Kim JY, Kim DH, Lee JS, Kim EC, Shin YJ, Kim HK, Koh JW, Kim TI, Jung D, Choi CY. A Randomized Multicenter Study Comparing Low-Viscosity with Comparator 0.3% Hyaluronic Acid for the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease. Ophthalmol Ther. 2026 Jun;15(6):1927-1939. doi: 10.1007/s40123-026-01372-7. Epub 2026 Apr 17. PubMed 41995979 ↗
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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 May 2024 to primary completion in Mar 2025, 9 months.

Of 81 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Dry Eye Syndromes, half reached primary completion within 9 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 6 and three quarters within 15. This study's 9 months is close to that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 96 studies reached it within 10 months; a quarter within 7 and three quarters within 15.

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

Registered
Apr 10, 2024
First posted
Apr 29, 2024
StartActual
May 20, 2024
Primary completionActual
Mar 14, 2025
CompletionActual
Mar 21, 2025
Last update
Mar 5, 2026
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 Mar 5, 2026, 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
NCT06388070
Lead sponsor
Huons Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 29, 2024
Start date
May 20, 2024
Primary completion
Mar 14, 2025
Completion
Mar 21, 2025
Last update
Mar 5, 2026

Study contacts

Chul Young Choi
principal investigator · Gangbuk Samsung Hospital

Oversight

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