dry eye disease
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental Group B:Thunder-Fire Moxibustion
Experimental Group A:Auricular Therapy
Sponsors
Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
45 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the diagnostic criteria for dry eye syndrome in both Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and Western medicine; (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria for the perimenopausal period; (3) Be classified as liver-kidney yin deficiency syndrome according to TCM pattern differentiation; (4) Be aged between 45 and 55 years; (5) Have not used any medications or treatments related to the condition in the past three months; (6) Voluntarily participate in the study and sign an informed consent form; Participants who meet all the above criteria will be included in this trial.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with severe eye diseases such as glaucoma keratitis or a history of ophthalmic surgery in the past 3 months; (2) Patients with severe autoimmune diseases or systemic diseases of the heart brain liver kidneys etc.; (3) Individuals with mental illness who are unable to cooperate; (4) Pregnant or lactating women; (5) Individuals with allergies to moxibustion; (6) Individuals with obvious inflammation or pathology of the auricle or allergies to auricular point pressure therapy; Participants meeting any of the above criteria are not eligible for inclusion in this trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| break-up time; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ODSI;Schirmer's Test;corneal fluorescein staining; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactHong Yanyan
Nanjing Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed