Effect of an Educational Program on Health-related Outcomes of Patients With Dry Eye Syndrome

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Completed

• Conditions: Dry Eye Syndrome
• Interventions: Other: Educational Program

• Registration Number: NCT06288945
• Lead Sponsor: Alexandria University

Brief Summary

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a widespread ocular disease affecting the general population. It is a complex disorder affecting the surface of the eye, marked by an imbalance in the tear film and ocular symptoms. Therefore this study was done to determine the effect of an educational program on health-related outcomes of patients with DES including the severity of symptoms related to DES and their influence on visual-related functions

Detailed Description

Dry eye syndrome (DES) is a prevalent chronic, inflammation resulting in eye discomfort, irritation, tiredness, and visual abnormalities that can make it difficult to read, use a computer, drive, or engage in other activities (1). It represents a set of tears film disorders caused by decreased tears formation or increased tears evaporation; it causes visual symptoms, ocular surface inflammation, and discomfort. In addition, DES leads to impaired visual function and can negatively affect the outcomes of cataract surgery (2).Therefore this study was done to determine the effect of an educational program on health-related outcomes of patients with DES including the severity of symptoms related to DES and their influence on visual-related functions

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2023-09-14
• Study Completion: 2023-09-14
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted: 2024-02-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-24
• Study First Posted: 2024-03-01
• Last Update Posted: 2024-03-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

• Age: 20 to 60 years old.
• Alert, and able to communicate.

Exclusion Criteria

• patients with recent ocular surgeries in the last 3 months

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Study Group	Educational Program	The educational nursing interventions were individually administered to each participant in the study group in two sessions which were conducted after the assessment phase on the day of the eye examination at the ophthalmology outpatient clinic and after the diagnosis of dry eye syndrome.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ocular irritation symptoms associated with Dry eye syndrome and their effect on functions related to vision	8 months	Ocular surface disease index (OSDI) was developed by the Outcomes Research Group at Allergan Inc in 1997 (20). It is a 12-item questionnaire developed to assess ocular irritation symptoms associated with dry eye syndrome and their effect on functions related to vision.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Nursing, Alexandria university; 🇪🇬 Alexandria, Egypt