Investigation on Medical Management of Dry Eye Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01942226

Enrollment

466

Registered

2013-09-13

Start date

2013-08-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2013-12-09

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

Conditions

Dry Eye Syndrome

Keywords

Dry eye syndrome

Brief summary

Dry eye is a common complaint in patients encountered by ophthalmologists, which may result from the inflammatory response and can occur in the absence of systemic disease. However, the management of dry eye syndrome in real setting warrants assessment but remains lacking in Taiwan. We conducted an perspective observational study to evaluate the medical management of dry eye patients.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Have given a written informed consent * Clinical diagnosis of dry eye syndrome * Have at least one Schirmer's test positive result (less than 10mm/5min) in at least one eye within one year

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy * Cognitive or psychiatric deficit that precludes informed consent * Cognitive or psychiatric deficit that precludes ability to perform requirements of the investigation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Artificial tears utilization patterns	within 1 month before recruitment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Changes of dry eye symptoms, evaluated by clinicians	Baseline	Measured by clinical global impression (CGI)
Changes of dry eye symptoms, evaluated by patients	Baseline	Measured by subject global assessment (SGA)

Countries

Taiwan

Outcome results