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The effect of 0.05% cyclosporine eye drops combined with artificial tears on dry eyes in convalescence of herpes simplex virus keratitis

The effect of 0.05% cyclosporine eye drops combined with artificial tears on dry eyes in convalescence of herpes simplex virus keratitis - The effect of 0.05% cyclosporine eye drops combined with artificial tears on dry eyes in convalescence of herpes simplex virus keratitis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200055914
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-01-23
Start date
2022-01-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-15

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

Conditions

Herpes simplex viral keratitis, dry eye

Interventions

Experimental group:0.05% cyclosporine eye drops

Sponsors

Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Northwestern University, Xi'an No.1 Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with spotty or dendrite keratitis or stromal keratitis, 14-21 days after conventional antiviral and anti-inflammatory treatment, felt foreign body sensation, dryness, itching, burning and other discomfort, and slit lamp examination showed that some patients had mild conjunctival congestion, but no obvious secretions; 2. Basic Tear secretion Test (Schirmer I Test) < 10 mm/5 minutes, tear film break up time (BUT) < 5 seconds, fluorescence staining (FL) was used to detect spot staining, which was confirmed as dry eye in the convalescence stage of viral keratitis.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with bacterial, fungal and acanthamoeba infection keratitis; 2. Patients with autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and metabolic diseases such as diabetes; 3. Patients with acute conjunctivitis, lacrimal angiitis or dacryocystitis; 4. Patients with glaucoma, pigmenitis and other eye diseases; 5. Allergic to artificial tears or cyclosporine drops.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
tear break-up time,TBUT;Schirmer test;Confocal laser microscope;impression cell test;Slit lamp examination;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
best corrected visual acuity(BCVA);(Ocular surface disease index,OSDI);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactCheng Yan

Department of Ophthalmology, the First Affiliated Hospital of Northwestern University;Xi'an No.1 Hospital

kathycheng0918@163.com+86 13363902835

Outcome results

None listed

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