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The purpose of this study is to detect the presence of dry eye in patients with connective tissue diseases

DRY EYE IN CONNECTIVE TISSUE DISEASES - DE-CTD

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2014/09/005053
Enrollment
100
Registered
2014-09-25
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- connective tissue diseases

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Father muller medical college
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Established cases of Connective Tissue Diseases, which include Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Sclerosis, Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Mixed Connective Tissue Diseases. • Patients willing to give consent to undergo the tests

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: • Patient not willing to give consent. • Patients suffering from Diabetes Mellitus. • Patients with Ocular Surface Diseases other than dry eye. • Patients with active ocular infection and with lid and adnexal abnormalities. • Contact lens users • Patients who have undergone intraocular surgery in the past six months. • Patients on antipsychotic medication, anti cholinergic medication and anti glaucoma medication.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
ocular surface disease in connective tissue diseasesTimepoint: ocular surface disease in connective tissue diseases—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
dry eyeTimepoint: over the period of 18 months—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShachi

Father Muller medical college

drnellyophthal@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026