Drug delivery systems through eye drops for the treatment of Dry Eye symptoms
- Conditions
- Sjogren&aposs SyndromeC11.496.260
- Registration Number
- RBR-7p43fkc
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
The authors intend to include 60 participants, divided into three groups of 20 (Experimental Group I: insulin eye drops; Experimental Group II: cannabidiol eye drops; Placebo Group: eye drops without active ingredient). Subjects must meet all inclusion criteria to be eligible to participate in the study: subjects of any color and gender, over 18 years of age at the time of enrollment; read, understand, and sign the informed consent form; understand the study procedures and adhere to them throughout the study; have a history of dry eye, and have used tear-lubricating agents within the last 4 months; basal tear <5 mm; Corneal coloration 2 (NEI grading system, Lemp 1995) in at least one eye
Subjects who meet any of the exclusion criteria at visit 1 will be excluded from participation in the study: subjects who have any active infectious ocular conditions; individuals with inflammatory eye diseases (eg, conjunctivitis, keratitis, uveitis, or others) unrelated to dry eye; continued use of topical eye medications (including ocular cyclosporine and glaucoma medications) with the exception of artificial tears or lubricating ointments; taking medications that can cause dry eyes immediately prior to this study (Wong, Lan et al. 2011); any physical or mental disability that impedes participation and the ability to give informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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