Status:

COMPLETED

Validation of TearLab Osmometer - Human Factor Usability Report

Lead Sponsor:

TearLab Corporation

Conditions:

Dry Eye Syndromes

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to validate the performance of the OcuSense TearLab™ osmolarity test when performed in physician office laboratories (POL) by health care professionals using human tear ...

Detailed Description

To validate the performance and usability of the TearLab osmometer, specifically human factor usability, when used in the hands of intended users, i.e. ophthalmology and optometry clinics. This testin...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy volunteers representing the general population (a minimum of 120 subjects representing 50% of the total study population,
  • Otherwise healthy volunteers previously-diagnosed with moderate or severe chronic dry eye and/or Sjogrens syndrome and/or designated as dry eye disease subjects by the OSDI questionnaire (a minimum of 40 subjects representing 50% of the total study population),
  • Men or women,
  • Adult 18 years or older,
  • Contact lens wearers may participate,
  • Patients having undergone refractive surgery may participate,
  • Patients having undergone cataract surgery may participate

Exclusion

  • Eye pathology other than previously-diagnosed moderate or severe chronic dry eye and/or Sjogrens syndrome, Use of topical medication within the last 24 hours,
  • Eye drop usage within the last 2 hours,
  • Ocular surface staining within the last 2 hours,
  • Other invasive ocular diagnostic testing within the last 2 hours,
  • Crying within the last 30 minutes,
  • Eye makeup present on the eye lid within 10 minutes of tear collection,
  • Examination by slit lamp within 10 minutes of tear collection.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2008

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

233 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00731484

Start Date

July 1 2008

End Date

March 1 2009

Last Update

April 12 2016

Active Locations (3)

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1

Gordon Binder Weiss Vision Institute

San Diego, California, United States, 92130

2

Kentucky Lion Eye Center, University of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky, United States, 40202

3

The Ohio State University College of Optometry

Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43210