The COMET-3 study is a randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controlled, multi-center clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of AR-15512—which is a TRPM8 agonist—in patients diagnosed with DED, according to a company news release.
The clinical study anticipates enrolling an estimated 460 patients at 20 sites across the US. It is designed to be identical to the COMET-2 study that began enrolling earlier this year, in May 2022. COMET-3 study patients will be randomized in a 1:1 ratio to be administered either AR-15512 (0.003%) or AR-15512 vehicle as a twice-daily dosed drop in each eye for 3 months, the release stated…..
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Source: Optometry Times