A study to assess the effectiveness of cold compress on relieving the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis among children of age group 5 – 15 years, residing in Dadu Majra Colony,UT,Chandigarh, 2013-2015.
- Conditions
- Other acute conjunctivitis,
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/02/006586
- Lead Sponsor
- Self financed
- Brief Summary
This is a randomized control trial to asses the effectiveness of cold compress on relieving the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis being conducted in community setting. Total 217 subjects of age group 5-15 years were selected and randomly allocated to experimental and control group. The primary outcome is the reduction in the severity of the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis to below 3 on 1-10 scale
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 217
Children of age group 5-15 yrs ; presenting with any two of the following symptoms – itching, ropy discharge, frequent eye rubbing ; along with redness or watering of eyes for minimum of 1 weeks.
Children having any eye injury.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method decrease in the intensity of the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis in the experimental group decrease in the intensity of the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis to less than 3 on severity scale from 0 to 10 on 6th day (post interventional assessment) in the experimental group
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method decrease in the intensity of the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis in the experimental group daily decrease in the intensity of the symptoms of allergic conjunctivitis on scale from 0 to 10 assessed for 6 days in the experimental group
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Home visits
🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, India
Home visits🇮🇳Chandigarh, CHANDIGARH, IndiaPayal KaholPrincipal investigator07837713102palukahol@rediffmail.com