Dry Eye Syndromes, Menopause, Postmenopause, Climacteric, Heart rate, Autonomic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System
Conditions
Interventions
Single group: 50 postmenopausal women with clinical diagnosis of dry eye syndrome will undergo examinations to evaluate the shape of the anterior surface of the cornea and osmolarity test, after confi
Other
G02.640
E05.318.308.980
Sponsors
Instituto de Cirurgia Ocular do Nordeste, ICONE
Instituto de Cirurgia Ocular do Nordeste, ICONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
40 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Post-menopause; dry eye
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: History of hysterectomy; cardiovascular disease, infarction, and arrhythmia; pregnancy; and current diagnosis of neoplasias
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected to find predominance of the sympathetic autonomic nervous system, through the method of analysis of heart rate variability;It is expected to evaluate the menopausal influence through the analysis of the kuppermann index and statistical correlation with the variability of the heart rate | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| It is expected through the evaluated method to identify that the lacrimal glands are influenced by the autonomic sympathetic nervous system through the analysis of the exams associated with heart rate variability;It is expected through the heart rate variability method to identify that menopause influences the process through analysis of the menopausal index of kuppermann and the women's health questionnaire | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactLuiz Abreu
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Outcome results
None listed