The Comparison of Three Methods of Eye Care Using Polyethylene Covers, Artificial Tear Gel and Common Method on Prevention of Dry Eye and Corneal Ulcer in Older People Admitted to Intensive Care Units

Phase 3

Conditions: Condition 1: Dry Eye Syndrome. Condition 2: Corneal Ulcer.
Dry eye syndrome
Corneal ulcer
H04.12
H16.0

Registration Number: IRCT20200711048079N1

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 99

Inclusion Criteria

They are 60 years old or older.
Be hospitalized in the intensive care unit.
Have a endotracheal tube and be mechanically ventilated.
Have a Glasgow coma scale score of seven or below seven.
Their body temperature should be between 36.4 to 37.2 in the morning and 37.2 to 37.8 in the evening using an oral thermometer.
Do not have dry eyes at the time of admission using the Schirmer test.
Do not have corneal ulcers at the time of admission using the Fluorescein test.
Blink less than five times per minute.
No head and face trauma.
Have no signs of increased intracranial pressure.
Have no history of using eye lubricants (before hospitalization).
Have no history of eye disease or eye surgery.
Have no history of hospitalization in the intensive care unit during the past month.
Incomplete closing of the eyelids due to the use of sedatives
There are no wounds, eye injuries or eye infections

Exclusion Criteria

Patients whose hospitalization time is more than 24 hours.
Patients admitted to the ward with a diagnosis of brain death.
Patients whose level of consciousness is increased and they are separated from mechanical ventilation
Patients' deaths occur.
Patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit for less than five days.
Patients who are transferred to other wards during the study.
Patients whose blinking reflex returns.
Patients who are allergic to artificial tears gel.

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dry eye. Timepoint: The first day of intervention and then daily for five days. Method of measurement: Schirmer Test.;Corneal Ulcer. Timepoint: The first day of intervention and then daily for five days. Method of measurement: Fluorescein Test.

Secondary Outcome Measures