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AR 15512 Ophthalmic Solution for Dry Eye Syndrome (COMET-2 Trial)

Phase 3
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Aerie Pharmaceuticals
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up day 7, 14, 28 & 90
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COMET-2 Trial Summary

This trial is for a new dry eye disease treatment. It will compare the new treatment to a fake (vehicle) treatment. The trial will have ~20 sites in the US and will last ~3 months.

Eligible Conditions
  • Dry Eye Syndrome

COMET-2 Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~day 7, 14, 28 & 90
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and day 7, 14, 28 & 90 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Unanesthetized Schirmer test
Secondary outcome measures
Conjunctival Redness
Eye Dryness Score (EDS) - VAS
Ocular Discomfort Score (ODS) - VAS
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COMET-2 Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Placebo Group
Group I: AR 15512 Ophthalmic Solution (0.003%)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention
0.003% AR 15512 to be administered BID for 90 days. Both eyes will be treated.
Group II: VehiclePlacebo Group1 Intervention
AR-15512 vehicle to be administered BID for 90 days. Both eyes will be treated.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
AR 15512 Ophthalmic Solution
2022
Completed Phase 3
~470

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Aerie PharmaceuticalsLead Sponsor
38 Previous Clinical Trials
7,861 Total Patients Enrolled
Susan RowanStudy DirectorAerie Pharmaceuticals
1 Previous Clinical Trials
49 Total Patients Enrolled
Michelle Senchyna, PhDStudy DirectorAerie Pharmaceuticals
3 Previous Clinical Trials
1,111 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any Canadian institutions participating in this research?

"To lessen the burden of travel, patients are encouraged to choose a clinical trial site from the 19 locations closest to them. There are presently recruiting patients out of these locations, which include McAllen, Fargo and Louisville."

Answered by AI

How does AR 15512 Ophthalmic Solution impact those who use it?

"AR 15512 Ophthalmic Solution is in Phase 3 of clinical trials, thus there is some evidence of its efficacy and it has undergone multiple rounds of safety testing-- scoring it a 3 on our team's safety scale."

Answered by AI

Are researchers looking for new participants for this trial?

"That is correct, the clinical trial detailed on clinicaltrials.gov is still recruiting patients. First posted on May 9th, 2022, and edited most recently on September 16th, this study is looking for 460 participants at 19 different enrolment sites."

Answered by AI
~159 spots leftby Apr 2025