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Clinical Trials/DRKS00014565
DRKS00014565CompletedPhase 4

The effect of acupuncture on the microcirculation of the human optic nerve head and the retina

Klinik und Poliklinik für AugenheilkundeTechnische Universität Carl Gustav Carus Dresden0 sites56 target enrollmentStarted: April 5, 2018Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Phase 4
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
56

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized controlled study
Masking
Open (masking not used)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to one (—)
Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with Primary open-angle glaucoma

Exclusion Criteria

  • Exclusion criteria in glaucoma patients were: topical therapy with dorzolamide, diabetes, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) and other ocular diseases, previous intraocular surgeries and/or retinal laser photocoagulation, ocular injuries, or lens/corneal opacities and smokers. Patients with migraine, epilepsy, uncontrolled arterial hypertension and prior (<4 weeks) steroid therapy, as well as pregnant/breastfeeding women were excluded from the study.

Investigators

Sponsor
Klinik und Poliklinik für AugenheilkundeTechnische Universität Carl Gustav Carus Dresden

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