Dry eye
Conditions
Interventions
Electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture
Sham Electroacupuncture group:Sham Electroacupuncture
Sponsors
Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) meet the diagnostic criteria of dry eye; (2) perimenopausal women; (3) understand and agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) complicated with other eye diseases (such as severe blepharitis blepharospasm conjunctivochalasis strabismus amblyopia glaucoma cataract ocular fundus disease ocular trauma etc.); (2) patients with active eye disease or ophthalmologic surgery within 3 months; (3) receiving acupuncture treatment or other dry eye treatment measures that may affect the efficacy evaluation within 1 month; (4) patients with previous electroacupuncture treatment; (5) patients during pregnancy or lactation; (6) patients with severe systemic diseases such as cardiovascular cerebrovascular liver kidney hematopoietic system and mental diseases; (7) patients with autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome rheumatoid arthritis lupus erythematosus ankylosing spondylitis; (8) acupoint skin damage ulcer infection scar; (9) allergic to metal and double-sided glue; (10) patients who used sex hormones within 3 months; (11) patients who received treatment for perimenopausal syndrome within 1 month.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Schirmer I Test;Ocular Surface Disease Index; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Tear Meniscus Height;Numerical Rating Scale;Patient Health Questionnaire-9;Non-invasive tear film break-up time;Tear Fluid mRNA Expression;Chinese Dry Eye-Related Quality of Life Scale;Cornea Fluorescein Staining;Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7;Serum Sex Hormone Levels;Cornea Sensation;Corneal topography;Modified Kupperman Index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXiao-Peng Ma
Shanghai Research Institute of Acupuncture and Meridian
Outcome results
None listed