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
Taipei, Taiwan, 112