NCT00832130

Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Evaporative Dry Eye

Randomized Clinical Trial for Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction and Evaporative Dry Eye

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 139 (actual)
• Sponsor: TearScience, Inc. · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to evaluate the clinical utility, safety and effectiveness of the Manual Mini System compared to standardized warm compress therapy for application of controlled, localized heat therapy in adult patients with chronic cystic conditions of the eyelids, including meibomian gland dysfunction, also known as evaporative dry eye or lipid deficiency dry eye, and chalazia.

Conditions

• Chalazion
• Dry Eye Syndromes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Manual Mini System	In-office device treatment for meibomian gland dysfunction by a physician
DEVICE	iHeat Portable Warm Compress Therapy	At-home daily warm compress therapy

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-02-01
• Primary completion: 2009-06-01
• Completion: 2009-08-01
• First posted: 2009-01-29
• Last updated: 2011-12-12
• Results posted: 2011-12-06

Locations

11 sites across 1 country: United States