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Effect of eyes irrigation by brewed black tea on eye inflammation

Effect of eyes irrigation by brewed black tea on theonset of redness, inflammation and purulent secretion in patients hospitalized in intensive care units

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201610209664N6
Enrollment
40
Registered
2017-07-12
Start date
2016-01-26
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Symptoms include redness, inflammation and purulent secretion. Disorder of eye and adnexa

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group, in addition to usual ICU eye care routine including washing the eyes by artificial tears every six hours, 1cc of brewed black tea for each eye around ten o'c
Prevention
In the intervention group, in addition to usual ICU eye care routine including washing the eyes by artificial tears every six hours, 1cc of brewed black tea for each eye around ten o'clock in the morn
In the control group with the same conditions, in addition to the routine eye care which includes washing the eyes by artificial tears once per each 6 hours, the physiologic serum of 1 cc will be used

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for Research, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
23 Years to 83 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Lack of eye injury and trauma; lack of congenital eye disease; no symptoms of redness; swelling and discharge at the time of sampling. Exclusion criteria: need to tarsurafy; possible allergic to tea extract; need for using Immunosuppressive drugs; consent from the patient or the patient's parents participate in the study; transfer the patient or died during intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Eye inflammation. Timepoint: Days 1st, 3th and 7th from the onset of the study. Method of measurement: Physical visit.;Eye purulent secretion. Timepoint: Days 1st, 3th and 7th from the onset of the study. Method of measurement: Physical visit.;Eye redness. Timepoint: Days 1st, 3th and 7th from the onset of the study. Method of measurement: Physical visit.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactGhazale Sattari

Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences

ghazale.sattari@gmail.com+98 21 7751 0963

Outcome results

None listed

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