Status:

UNKNOWN

To Evaluate the Short-term and Long Term Efficacy of Acupuncture in Ocular and Oral Dryness Symptoms of Dry Eye Syndrome

Lead Sponsor:

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Conditions:

Dry Eye Syndrome

Xerophthalmia

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study wants to use a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of receiving acupuncture GB20 or GB20 plus BL2 on alleviating the ocular dryness symptom from dry eye synd...

Detailed Description

Method: This study wants to use a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of receiving acupuncture GB20 or GB20 plus BL2 on alleviating the ocular dryness symptom from dry ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Dry eye syndrome
  • aged between 20 and 75 years
  • Schirmer's test less than 10 mm/5 min

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • With eye inflammation or infectious eye disease
  • Accepted operation of eye
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • primary or secondary SS
  • aged between 20 and 75 years
  • fulfilled the 2002 American-European Consensus Criteria for SS (AECG)
  • had no abnormal findings of immune, liver, kidney, or blood function evaluations.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 6 2022

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04877483

Start Date

December 6 2022

End Date

December 31 2024

Last Update

December 13 2022

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Ching-Mao Chang

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