The Safety and Efficacy of Electronic Moxibustion for Dry Eye
- Conditions
- Diseases of the eye and adnexa
- Registration Number
- KCT0006686
- Lead Sponsor
- aju Dongshin University Korean Medicine Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Participants should satisfy all following criteria;
1. Male and female patients aged 19-65 at the screening visit.
2. Patients who have typical dry eye symptoms including pruritus, foreign body sensation, pain, dryness, blurry eye, dazzle, eye congestion, and illacrimation.
3. Patients who are diagnosed dry eye syndrome by more than 13 score in the Ocular Surface Disease Index.
4. Patients who submitted written consent voluntarily.
Patients who satisfy any criterion of the followings cannot participate in this study;
1. Dry eye syndrome caused by eyelid or eyelashes problems.
2. Irritated eye caused by acute inflammation arose from eyelid, eyeball, or ocular adnexa.
3. Diagnosed as skin diseases including Stevens-Johnson syndrome, pemphigoid, or etc.
4. Diagnosed as vitamin A deficiency.
5. Patients who have damages caused by injury of eyeball or ocular adnexa.
6. Patients who had operation to anterior segment of the eye or operation via anterior eye including cataract or LASIK within recent 3 months.
7. Have a difficulty in blink because of facial palsy.
8. Received punctal plug or punctal occlusion.
9. Used anti-inflammatory drops including cyclosporine, corticosteroids, or autoserotherapy directly to the eye within recent 2 weeks.
10. Administering systemic corticosteroids or immunosuppressants.
11. Pregnant, lactating women, or women planning pregnancy.
12. Other cases which investigators determined inadequate.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Ocular Surface Disease Index(OSDI)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual analogue scale for subjective symtoms;Quality of life;Schirmer ? test;General assessment