Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Conditions:
Dry Eye Syndromes
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
This study is about the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment on dry eye syndrome. Study hypothesis is that a standardized acupuncture would be more effective than a sham acupuncture in dry eye syndr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients who have had dry eye syndromes in single eye or in both eyes e.g. Other disorders of lacrimal gland: Dry eye syndrome (ICD-10: H04.1). He or she must have both of the conditions below:
- Patients who have had such symptoms like ocular itching, ocular foreign body sensation, ocular burning, ocular pain, ocular dryness, blurred vision, sensation of photophobia, ocular redness, sensation of tearing
- Patient whose tear film break-up time (BUT) is below 10 seconds and measured tear amount is below 10mm/5sec by Schirmer 1 test
Exclusion
- Those who have defects of eyelid or eyelashes
- Those who have acute infection of eyelid, eyeball or accessories of eye
- Those who have Stevens-Johnson syndromes or Pemphigoids
- Those who have Vitamin A deficiency
- Those who have any defects of eye or accessories of eye by external injuries
- Those who have undergone any surgical operation for eye during last 3 months
- Those who are using contact lens
- Those who have any difficulties about eye opening or eye closing due to facial palsy
- Those who have undergone punctual occlusion surgery
- Those who have used any kinds of anti-inflammatory eyedrops for recent 2 weeks (steroids, cyclosporin or autologous serum eyedrops)
- Those who have systemic immune therapy
- Those who are pregnant or have any plan for pregnancy
- Those who are not appropriate to this study by investigators decision
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
42 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00969280
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2009
Last Update
December 21 2010
Active Locations (1)
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Clinical Research Center, Korea institute of oriental medicine
Daejeon, Chongchungdo, South Korea, 302-869