Status:

RECRUITING

Evaluating the Efficacy of Topical Insulin for the Restoration of Ocular Surface Interface in Dry Eye Disease.

Lead Sponsor:

Khyber Teaching Hospital

Conditions:

Dry Eye

Insulin Sensitivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This is a parallel randomized controlled trial for the treatment of dry eye disease. The main objective is to investigate the efficacy and safety of the use of insulin eye drops in the control of mode...

Detailed Description

Patients fulfilling the selection criteria will be enrolled from eye OPD of KTH. A written informed consent will be taken after explaining the purpose of study. Data will be collected on a pre-designe...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients having Schirmer's test values of less than 10mm after 5 minutes of the procedure recording plus a non-invasive tear breakup time (TBUT) of less than 10 seconds and the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) of more than 32 (diagnosed as dry eye disease as per the operational definition of this study).
  • any gender.
  • aged 18 years and above.

Exclusion

  • Patients with active ocular infection, severe ocular surface disease other than Dry eye disease, and those who have undergone ocular surgery within the past 6 months.
  • Under 18 years old

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 14 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 20 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

126 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06939959

Start Date

April 14 2025

End Date

April 20 2026

Last Update

April 23 2025

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Khyber Teaching Hospital

Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan, 25000