Status:

RECRUITING

Proteomics Analysis of Human Tears in the Diagnosis and Management of Dry Eye Disease

Lead Sponsor:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Conditions:

Dry Eye Disease (DED)

Dry Eye

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

In this study, the initial tear proteome profiles in Dry Eye Disease (DED) patients, the safety and effectiveness of using an EC certificate DED treatment device in DED management, together with the a...

Detailed Description

Diagnosis of Dry Eye Disease (DED) is current based on questionnaires, quantitative and qualitive tear and ocular surface assessment such as tear breakup time, corneal staining, and tear osmolarity. H...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • OSDI score ≥ 13, and
  • Fail one of the three diagnostic tests:
  • Non-invasive tear break-up time (NITBUT) less than 10s;
  • Tears osmolarity higher than or equals to 308 mOsm/L or inter-ocular difference \> 8 mOsm/L;
  • When assessing with slit lamp, shows more than 9 spots of conjunctival stain with lissamine green, more than 5 spots of corneal stain with fluorescein or lid wiper epitheliopathy (LWE) with lissamine green ≥ 2 mm in length and/or ≥ 25% sagittal width.

Exclusion

  • Any active ocular infections, inflammations or anomalies in eyelid;
  • Pregnant or lactating;
  • Uncontrolled, newly diagnosed systemic diseases or with modified long-term medications within 6 months;
  • Carrying active implantable devices (e.g., pacemakers and hearing aids)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

75 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07175909

Start Date

January 1 2021

End Date

December 31 2025

Last Update

September 16 2025

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong,

Hong Kong, Hong Kong