Dry eye disease and oral Zinc supplement

The efficacy of oral Zinc supplement in young adult patients of dry eye disease associated with acne vulgaris- A Randomized controlled study - nil

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2025/07/090848

Enrollment

Registered

2025-07-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-07-21

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Oral zinc supplement with lubricating drop: Oral zinc [50mg] twice daily for three months along with lubricating drop for dry eye disease Control Intervention1: Only Lubricating drop: P

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All young adult patients [18 years to 30 years], presented with dry eye disease and also having concurrent Acne vulgaris and providing written consent for voluntary participation would be recruited for this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: subjects with any known systemic illnesses like diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders and auto-immune disorders. Subjects with history of smoking, alcohol consumption, or any other drugs like isotretonion, anti-histaminic, anti-cancer and beta-blockers would be excluded. Subjects with Computer work or mobile use of more than four hours in a day would also be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
To compare the clinical efficacy of oral Zinc supplement with the conventional treatment in young adult patients of dry eye disease associated with acne vulgaris.Timepoint: Two years	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary Objectives To compare the treatment response in terms of duration of treatment To compare the treatment response in terms of fastest clinical response.Timepoint: two years	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactSujit Das

AIIMS Deoghar

imdrsujitdas@gmail.com8527583337

Outcome results