# Effects of Carboxymethylcellulose Artificial Tears on the Eye Microbiome

> **NCT05292755** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Florida** · enrollment: 80 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dry Eye Syndromes

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) Artificial Tears
- **DRUG:** Preservative-free, CMC-free Artificial Tears (control)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05292755
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Florida
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-04-22
- **Primary completion:** 2022-05-30
- **Final completion:** 2022-07-01
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2023-04-20


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05292755

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05292755, "Effects of Carboxymethylcellulose Artificial Tears on the Eye Microbiome". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05292755. Licensed CC0.

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