Status:
UNKNOWN
Impact of Breathing Exercises and Meditation on Quality of Life in Dry Eye Disease Patients: A Pilot Study
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Conditions:
Depression
Quality of Life
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
People staring at computer screens for long hours, blinking less frequently, or having long-term contact lens wear are prone to dry eye disease (DED). DED is a multifactorial disease accompanied by in...
Detailed Description
Background: Prevalence of dry eye disease (DED) ranges from 3.5% to 33.7% and increase with age. Further, DED is associated with decreased productivity, absenteeism from work, depression, and has an a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- dry eye disease suspects or have mild to severe dry eye disease
- at least between 18 to 80 years of age
- deemed competent such as no language issues or communication barriers, no self-reported or physician diagnosed mental health disorder besides having depressive and anxiety symptoms
- have sufficient hearing to be able to follow verbal instructions and able to sit without physical discomfort for 30 minutes
- willing and able to attend 3 initial SKY and 4 initial ASTM training sessions
- willing to dedicate 20 minutes per day for SKY and 20 minutes twice per day to ASTM practice at their own home.
Exclusion
- actively suicidal as per self-report (or score on CES-D) or on assessment by the physician
- they are currently participating in other similar studies
- currently practicing any type of formal meditation techniques regularly
- unable or unwilling to answer survey questions.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03345381
Start Date
July 1 2019
End Date
December 1 2020
Last Update
June 18 2019
Active Locations (1)
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St. Joseph's Hospital, Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario, Canada, N6G0H8