Effect of acupuncture on dry eye disease
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: H162- Keratoconjunctivitis
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/04/066271
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr V Madhumitha
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who are willing to give consent
Exclusion Criteria
1. Patients with defect of eyelid/eyelashes.
2. Past history of surgical eye operations in the last 3months.
3. Pregnancy, lactation or women planning pregnancy.
4. Eye ball or ocular appendage injuries.
5. Active ocular infections.
6. Diabetic retinopathy, cataract, or glaucoma.
7. Taking systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressant treatment.
8. Needle phobia.
9. Any injuries on the scalp where needle would be inserted.
10. Others considered ineligible by investigator.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of tear production by Schirmer tear testTimepoint: baseline, 4weeks, 8weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment of Ocular Surface Disease IndexTimepoint: baseline, 4weeks, 8weeks