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The effect of auricular acupressure combined with dry eye treatment and nursing on the improvement of anxiety in patients with dry eye: a randomized controlled trial

The effect of auricular acupressure combined with dry eye treatment and nursing on the improvement of anxiety in patients with dry eye: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2200006128
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-06-14
Start date
2022-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

dry eye

Interventions

Treatment Group:Routine dry eye treatment and nursing combined with auricular sticking pressure
Control Group:Routine dry eye treatment and nursing combined with false ear sticking pressure

Sponsors

Joint Shantou International Eye Center of Shantou University and the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-70. 2. Conforming to the diagnostic criteria for dry eye: ? The patient complained of one of the subjective symptoms including ocular dryness, foreign body sensation, burning sensation, fatigue, discomfort, redness, and visual fluctuation, with OSDI (Ocular surface disease Index) =13 points. ?Fluorescein breakup time(FBUT)=5s or noninvasive breakup time(NIBUT) <10s, Or Schirmer ? test(SIT)=5mm/5min. ? 5s<FBUT=10s, or NIBUT was 10-12s, 5mm/5min <SIT=10mm/5min, but FL was positive (=5 points). Dry eye can be diagnosed if conditions ?+? or ?+? are met. 3. Pre-intervention self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score =50. 4. People are conscious and can communicate with others normally. 5. People cooperate with the researche voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with serious diseases of major organs, such as heart failure, lung failure, liver and kidney dysfunction, etc. 2. Patients with severe mental illness. 3. Patients with systemic diseases related to the occurrence of dry eye, such as rheumatic immune diseases, sjogren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, thyroid diseases and diabetes. 4. Congenital ear malformation, ear infection, allergy to tape or seeds.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Self-rating Anxiety Scale scores;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-rating Depression Scale score;Ocular surface disease index score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLi gonghui
lgh@jsiec.org13592870805

Outcome results

None listed

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