Ocular Surface Parameters in Celiac Disease
- Conditions
- Celiac DiseaseInflammatory and Immune System - Autoimmune diseasesEye - Diseases / disorders of the eye
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12616001659493
- Lead Sponsor
- SB Ankara Ulucanlar Eye Education and Research Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 50
We will include the Celiac Disease patients. The diagnosis of Celiac Disease will reached according to the ESPGHAN criteria that had no vitamin deficiency and were using a gluten free diet. Patients and healthy volunteers that are matched for age and gender will include in this study
Patients and healthy volunteers who were on any kind of medication including corticosteroid and immunosuppressive therapy, who had smoking (smoke more than 1 cigarette per day) and drinking ( >1 standard drink per week) habits, or who had history of systemic and ocular disease will not included in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of tear production assessed using the Schirmer test[1 month post enrolment. ];Stable and healthy tear film assessed using the Tear film break-up time[1 month post enrolment.];Epithelial cell morphology, cytoplasmic and nuclear characteristics and quantify the goblet cell population in the conjunctiva assessed using the Conjunctival impression cytology.<br>This is a composite secondary outcome.[1 month post enrolment.]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method one[None]