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CompletedNCT07120308Updated Aug 13, 2025

To Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of ZKY001 Eye Drops in the Treatment of Corneal Epithelial Defects Caused by Neurotrophic Keratitis

A Phase 2 interventional study of ZKY001 eye drops and Vehicle (placebo) in Corneal Epithelial Defect, sponsored by Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-13.

Sponsored by Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Ltd. (formerly part of Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited) · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

An investigator-initiated single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study .The main purpose is to evaluate the effectiveness of ZKY001 eye drops in treating corneal epithelial defects caused by neurotrophic keratitis in patients.

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Conditions studied

  • Corneal Epithelial Defect
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In context

Lead sponsor

Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 17 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

First submitted after Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Ltd. left Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • 18 years ≤ aged ≤ 80 years; Consistent with the diagnosis of neurotrophic keratitis caused by diabetes or the herpes simplex virus; Patients with Stage 2 or Stage 3 neurotrophic keratitis,involving only one eye; PED or corneal ulceration of at least 2 weeks' duration to one or more conventional non-surgical treatments for neurotrophic keratitis (e.g., preservative-free artificial tears, gels or ointments; discontinuation of preserved topical drops; medications that can decrease corneal sensitivity; therapeutic contact lenses and Cenegermin eye drops); Signed forms。

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with Stage 2 or 3 NK affecting both eyes; Any active ocular infection (bacterial, viral, fungal or protozoal) or active ocular inflammation not related to NK in the affected eye; Any other ocular disease requiring topical ocular treatment in the affected eye during the study treatment period; Patients with severe vision loss in the affected eye with no potential for visual improvement in the opinion of the Investigator because of the study treatment; Schirmer's test without anesthesia ≤ 3 mm/ 5 minutes in the affected eye; Patients with severe blepharitis and/or severe meibomian gland disease in the affected eye; History of laser surgical procedures in the affected eye within the 3 months before study enrollment,history of any ocular surgery (except retinal laser photocoagulation) in the affected eye within the 1 month before study enrollment. No ocular surgery (except retinal laser photocoagulation) will be performed on the affected eye during the study period; Prior surgical procedure(s) for the treatment of NK (e.g., complete tarsorrhaphy, conjunctival flap, etc.) in the affected eye except for amniotic membrane transplantation could only be enrolled 2 weeks after the membrane had disappeared within the area of the PED or corneal ulcer or at least 6 weeks after the date of the amniotic membrane transplantation procedure; Use of therapeutic contact lenses or contact lens wear for refractive correction during the study treatment periods in the eye with NK; Anticipated need for obliteration lacrimal punctum during the study treatment period. Patients with obliteration lacrimal punctum or lacrimal plugs inserted prior to the study were eligible for enrollment if the obliteration lacrimal punctum was maintained during the study; Evidence of corneal ulceration involving the posterior third of the corneal stroma, corneal melting or perforation in the affected eye; Presence or history of any ocular or systemic disorder or condition that may hinder the efficacy of the study treatment or its evaluation, could possibly have interfered with the interpretation of study results, or could have been judged by the Investigator to be incompatible with the study visit schedule or conduct (e.g., progressive or degenerative corneal or retinal conditions, uveitis, optic neuritis, poorly controlled diabetes, disease, systemic infection, neoplastic diseases); Any need for or anticipated change in the dose of systemic medications known to impair the function of the trigeminal nerve (e.g., neuroleptics, antipsychotic and antihistamine drugs). These treatments were allowed during the study if initiated prior to 30 days before study enrollment on condition that treatment remains stable throughout the course of the study treatment period; Known to one of the components of the study or procedural medications (e.g., fluorescein); History of drug, medication or alcohol abuse or addiction; Participation in another clinical study at the same time as the present study;
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(4)

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Relapsed and refractory

Relapsed: the illness came back after treatment had worked. Refractory: it did not respond to treatment, or stopped responding while still on it.

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Autoimmune disease

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Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
28 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    0.002% ZKY001 eye drops(Herpes simplex keratitis group)

    NK caused by Herpes simplex keratitis 0.002% ZKY001 eye drops,1 drop each time, 4 times a day. Start on D1, continuously for 56±3 days. It is recommended that the eye drops be taken at intervals of 4 to 6 hours.

    Drug: ZKY001 eye drops

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle(Herpes simplex keratitis group)

    NK caused by Herpes simplex keratitis Vehicle,1 drop each time, 4 times a day. Start on D1, continuously for 56±3 days. It is recommended that the eye drops be taken at intervals of 4 to 6 hours.

    Drug: Vehicle (placebo)

  • Experimental
    0.002% ZKY001 eye drops(Diabetes group)

    NK caused by diabetes 0.002% ZKY001 eye drops,1 drop each time, 4 times a day. Start on D1, continuously for 56±3 days. It is recommended that the eye drops be taken at intervals of 4 to 6 hours.

    Drug: ZKY001 eye drops

  • Placebo comparator
    Vehicle(Diabetes group)

    NK caused by diabetes Vehicle,1 drop each time, 4 times a day. Start on D1, continuously for 56±3 days. It is recommended that the eye drops be taken at intervals of 4 to 6 hours.

    Drug: Vehicle (placebo)

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Percentage of subjects with corneal epithelial healing(<0.5 mm lesion size) at D57.

    corneal epithelial healing(\<0.5 mm lesion size)

    Time frame: Day 57

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of corneal healing (<0.5 mm lesion size).

    corneal healing (\<0.5 mm lesion size).

    Time frame: D57

  2. Percentage of improvement in corneal epithelial defect from baseline at D29、D57

    improvement in corneal epithelial defect

    Time frame: D29、D57

  3. Improvement in corneal fluorescein staining scores from baseline at D29、D57

    Improvement in corneal fluorescein staining scores

    Time frame: D29、D57

  4. Improvement in corneal sensitivity from baseline at D29、D57

    Improvement in corneal sensitivity

    Time frame: D29、D57

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Study locations

1 site
  • Xiamen Eye Center of Xiamen University
    Xiamen, Fujian, China
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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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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Sep 2021 to primary completion in Jan 2023, 16 months.

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

Registered
Sep 16, 2021
First posted
Aug 13, 2025
StartActual
Sep 15, 2021
Primary completionActual
Jan 30, 2023
CompletionActual
Jan 30, 2023
Last update
Aug 13, 2025
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 Aug 13, 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
NCT07120308
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 13, 2025
Start date
Sep 15, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 30, 2023
Completion
Jan 30, 2023
Last update
Aug 13, 2025

Oversight

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