Randomized Single Center Study to Evaluate Tolerability, Symptoms, and Visual Functional Outcomes With the Use of OTC Lubricating Eye Drops in Subjects With Dry Eye Disease

June 24, 2026 updated by: Andover Research Eye Institute

A Randomized, Investigator-Masked, Single-Center Study Evaluating Tolerability, Symptomatic Improvement, and Visual Functional Outcomes With the Use of Over-the-Counter Lubricating Eye Drops in Subjects With Dry Eye Disease

A study to evaluate the effect of over- the- counter (OTC) lubricating eye drops on tolerability, symptoms and visual outcomes in patients with dry eye disease (DED)

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

60

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Massachusetts
      • Andover, Massachusetts, United States, 01810

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Be at least 18 years of age, male or female
  2. Able to provide written voluntary informed consent
  3. Able and willing to adhere to the protocol instructions, including participation in all study visits
  4. Subject-reported symptoms or history consistent with dry eye for at least 6 months prior to Screening/Baseline (Visit 1)
  5. Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) score >13

Exclusion Criteria:

Note: All ocular exclusion criteria apply to either eye.

  1. DED secondary to destruction of conjunctival goblet cells due to ocular trauma (eg, alkali burns) or ocular or systemic condition (eg, Stevens-Johnson syndrome, ocular cicatricial pemphigoid, Vitamin A deficiency)
  2. Any abnormal lid or corneal anatomy that would interfere with eyelid closure or create an irregular ocular tear film
  3. Any active ocular infection, inflammation, or ocular allergy
  4. Have undergone ocular surgery or laser refractive surgery within 9 months prior to Screening/Baseline (Visit 1)
  5. Use of LipiFlow® procedure, intense pulse light procedure, or any kind of other procedure affecting meibomian glands within 6 months prior to Screening/Baseline (Visit 1)
  6. Occlusion of the ocular puncta within 30 days prior to Screening/Baseline (Visit 1)
  7. Have worn contact lenses within 3 days prior to Screening/Baseline (Visit 1) or planned wear during the study
  8. Use of topical prescription products for dry eye, including topical ocular anti inflammatories (eg, cyclosporine, lifitegrast), corticosteroids, MIEBO® (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution), or TRYPTYR® (alcotremon ophthalmic solution) within 30 days prior to Screening/ Baseline (Visit 1)
  9. Use of any eye drops (prescription or OTC, such as artificial tears or Lumify®) and/or TrueTear™ device (intranasal tear neurostimulator) within 24 hours prior to Screening/ Baseline (Visit 1)
  10. Changes in any systemic medications known to impact tear production (eg, antihistamines, antidepressants, hormone replacement therapy, etc.) within 3 months prior to Screening/Baseline (Visit 1)
  11. Have a serious or uncontrolled systemic disease (eg, diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, hypertension, malignancy) that, in the opinion of the Investigator, will interfere with the study or interpretation of study results

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Blink® Triple Care Preservative-Free Lubricating Eye Drops (4 times daily [QID])
Drug: Preservative Free Polyethylene glycol 400 0.25%
4 times daily [QID]
Active Comparator: Blink® Triple Care Preservative-Free Lubricating Eye Drops (2 times daily [BID])
Drug: Preservative Free Polyethylene glycol 400 0.25%
4 times daily [QID]
Active Comparator: Propylene Glycol (0.6%)Systane® PRO Preservative-Free Lubricating Eye Drops (QID)
Drug: Propylene Glycol (0.6%)
Preservative Free Propylene Glycol (0.6%)
Active Comparator: Refresh Optive Mega-3® Preservative-Free Lubricating Eye Drops (QID)
Drug: Carboxymethylcellulose sodium 0.5%, Glycerin 1.0%, Polysorbate 80 0.5%
QID Carboxymethylcellulose sodium 0.5%, Glycerin 1.0%, Polysorbate 80 0.5%
Active Comparator: Systane® Original Preservative-Free Lubricating Eye Drops (QID)
Drug: Propylene Glycol (0.6%)
Preservative Free Propylene Glycol (0.6%)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI)
Time Frame: 14 days
14 days

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Andover Research Eye Institute

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

June 3, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

October 1, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 1, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 24, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 30, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 30, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 24, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • BL-MA-CO01-ANDEYE-1401

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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