Effect of contact lens replacement and manipulation on comfort
- Conditions
- Contact lens comfortEye Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN10419752
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Manchester
- Brief Summary
2015 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26267853 results
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1. At least 18 years old and capacity to volunteer
2. Understand rights as a research subject
3. Willing and able to ?sign a statement of informed consent
4. Willing and able to follow the protocol
5. Agree not to participate in other clinical research for the duration of this study
6. Wear daily disposable soft contact lenses and have worn them for at least 6 months
7. Symptomatic according to method by Young et al (Characterizing contact lens-related dryness symptoms in a cross-section of UK soft lens wearers. Contact Lens and Anterior Eye 2011; 34: 64–70)
8. Willing to wear contact lenses for at least 12 hours a day
9. Having a mobile phone
1. Systemic or ocular disorder that might affect ocular health
2. Grade 2 or greater of any anterior ocular clinical signs
3. Use of any topical medication, such as eye drops or ointment
4. Previous cataract or corneal refractive surgery
5. Corneal distortion resulting from previous hard or rigid lens wear or keratoconus
6. Pregnant or lactating
7. Diabetes
8. Infectious disease (e.g., hepatitis)
9. Immunosuppressive disease (e.g., HIV)
10. History of severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis (a serious form of hypersensitivity that can, in rare cases, result in death)
11. Unacceptable lens fit (grade –2 or +2 on a –2 to +2 grading scale)
12. Participation in other clinical trial or research within 2 weeks before starting this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method