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CompletedNCT07132437Updated Aug 20, 2025

Phase I Clinical Study of ZKY001 Eye Drops in the Treatment of Corneal Epithelial Defect

A Phase 1 interventional study of ZKY001 EYE DROPS in Corneal Diseases, sponsored by Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Ltd.. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-08-20.

Sponsored by Zhaoke (Guangzhou) Ophthalmology Pharmaceutical Ltd. (formerly part of Lee's Pharmaceutical Limited) · Phase 1, Interventional, and Other

Phase
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
3
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

One dose group of 0.004% was used.

Read the detailed description

One dose group of 0.004% was used. The whole study includes two stages: pre-test and formal test.

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Conditions studied

  • Corneal Diseases

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In context

Corneal Diseases

219 studies on the registry are indexed under Corneal Diseases; 43 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 3 is below the median of 40 across 132 interventional studies indexed under Corneal Diseases.

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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.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Men and women aged 18-70 (including threshold);
  2. between 19-26kg/m2 (including critical value), male weight ≥50kg, female weight ≥45kg;
  3. Patients who have undergone Descemet's stripping endothelial keratoplasty(DSEK), Descemet's stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty(DSAEK) or Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty(DMEK) and need to remove corneal epithelium during surgery (the diameter of the removed epithelium area ≥8mm);
  4. Lacrimal secretion test (Schirmer test I) ≥10mm/5min during screening;
  5. Limbus structure was normal under slit-lamp during screening period;
  6. Voluntarily sign .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Smoking more than 5 cigarettes per day on average;
  2. suspected or indeed alcohol dependence with an average intake of more than 2 units of alcohol per day for 3 months or positive alcohol test;
  3. those who have a history of drug abuse or have a positive urine test;
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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
3 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    0.004% ZKY001 eye drops

    Start taking the medicine from Day 1 and continue for 6 consecutive days.

    Drug: ZKY001 EYE DROPS

Interventions

  • On the 1st postoperative day (Day1), ZKY001 eye drops were dropped into the experimental eyes (the operative eyes were taken as the experimental eyes). ZKY001 eye drops were given at 8:00 am ±1h from Day1 to Day5. 4 times a day, 1 drop each time, recommended interval of 4 to 6 hours. Day6 was administered at 8:00 am ±1h, and ZKY001 eye drops were dropped into the test eye (the surgical eye was taken as the test eye). Day6 was given only once, 1 drop each time.

    Also known as: Germinal peptide eye drops

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Area Under Curve from 0 to time t(AUC 0-t)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  2. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Area Under Curve from 0 to infinity(AUC 0-∞)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  3. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Area Under Curve at steady state(AUC ss)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  4. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Maximum Plasma Concentration(C max)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  5. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Minmum Plasma Concentration(C min)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  6. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Average Plasma Concentration(C av)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  7. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Degree of fluctuation(FD)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  8. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Maximum Time(T max)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  9. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(half time(T 1/2)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  10. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(apparent volume of distribution(Vd)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  11. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(elimination rate constant(Kel)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  12. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Mean Residence Time(MRT)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  13. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Clearance(CL)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

  14. Estimate pharmacokinetic parameters

    Pharmacokinetic parameters(Clearance/Bioavailability(CL/F)) were estimated based on plasma concentration of ZKY001 after multiple dosing

    Time frame: Day 6

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Study locations

1 site
  • Zhiqiang Pan
    Beijing, BJ10, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 20, 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
NCT07132437
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 20, 2025
Start date
Dec 29, 2021
Primary completion
May 17, 2022
Completion
May 17, 2022
Last update
Aug 20, 2025

Study contacts

Zhiqiang Pan
study director · Beijing Tongren Hospital

Oversight

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