Electroacupuncture for Mild-to-moderate Dry Eye (NCT05552820) | Clinical Trial Compass
CompletedNot Applicable
Electroacupuncture for Mild-to-moderate Dry Eye
China168 participantsStarted 2023-12-12
Plain-language summary
To determine if electroacupuncture acts as an dry eye treatment rather than a placebo, and identify if benefits are linked to corneal subbasal nerve changes and neuroimmunomodulatory indicators.
Who can participate
Age range18 Years – 65 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for dry eye according to the TFOS DEWS â…¡
* Ages 18-65 years, no gender limit
Exclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosed with severe dry eye
* Combined with other eye diseases (e.g. severe blepharitis, blepharospasm, conjunctival laxity, strabismus, amblyopia, glaucoma, cataract, fundus disease, ocular trauma)
* With active eye diseases or a history of eye surgery within 3 months
* Received acupuncture treatment or other dry eye treatment measures within 1 month that may influence the assessment of efficacy
* Previously experienced electroacupuncture intervention
* Pregnant or breastfeeding females
* Serious systemic diseases such as cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, renal, and hematopoietic system and psychiatric disorders
* With autoimmune diseases such as Sjögren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, or ankylosing spondylitis
* With damaged, ulcerated, infected, or scarred skin at the selected acupoints
* Allergic to metal or tape
What they're measuring
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Change from Baseline in Noninvasive Tear Breakup Time (NIBUT)