Acupuncture Treatment of Dry Eye
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Keratoconjunctivitis SiccaXeropthalmia
- Interventions
- Procedure: AcupunctureProcedure: Sham acupuncture
- Registration Number
- NCT00554879
- Lead Sponsor
- Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of moderate to severe dry eye by replicating the study design of the previous protocol and to see the study through to its completion.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
Inclusion Criteria
- Military healthcare beneficiary
- Male and female patients, at least 18 years of age
- Diagnosis of keratoconjunctivitis sicca or xerophthalmia (dry eyes) in one or both eyes
- Persistent signs and symptoms despite conventional therapy for at least three months
Exclusion Criteria
- Contact lens wear
- Intraocular surgery or laser in the study eye within 90 days prior to enrolling in the study
- History of any medical condition or circumstance that would preclude scheduled visits or completion of the study
- Known history of adverse reaction to acupuncture
- Pregnancy or breast feeding
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description 1 Acupuncture Acupuncture 2 Sham acupuncture Sham Acupuncture
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To answer the question of whether there are objective beneficial effects of an acupuncture treatment versus sham acupuncture on dry eye, as measured by some of the most widely-used clinical indicators in the literature. 6 months after acupuncture or sham acupuncture treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
🇺🇸Washington DC, District of Columbia, United States