NCT00969280

Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome

Acupuncture for Dry Eye Syndrome : A Randomized, Patient-Assessor Blinded, Non-acupuncture Point Shallow Penetration-Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 42 (actual)
• Sponsor: Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study is about the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment on dry eye syndrome. Study hypothesis is that a standardized acupuncture would be more effective than a sham acupuncture in dry eye syndrome patients. This is a randomized, patients-assessor blinded, sham acupuncture controlled study. Additionally, the investigators will assess the safety of acupuncture treatment.

Conditions

• Dry Eye Syndromes

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Standardized Acupuncture	Acupuncture treatment will be applied 3 times per week, total 9 times for 3 weeks. According to the guideline of WHO standard acupuncture point locations in the western pacific region, acupuncture treatment will be offered in all 17 acupoints: both BL2, GB14, TE23, Extra-1(Taiyang), ST1 and GB 20, and GV23, and Left SP3, LU9, LU10 and HT8, which are located in periorbit, forehead or temple of the head and Lt. forearm and back of the Lt. foot by a disposable 20\*30mm (Dongbang Co., korea) acupuncture needle. All the acupuncture needles will be inserted, induced strong 'deqi' sensation and retained for 20 minutes.
DEVICE	Non-acupuncture point shallow penetration acupuncture	Acupuncture treatment will be applied 3 times per week, all 9 times for 3 weeks. Acupuncture treatment will be offered in 17 non-acupuncture points by a disposable 20\*30mm acupuncture needle. A strong 'deqi' sensation will not be induced, but inserted acupunctures will be leaved for 20 minutes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2009-12-01
• Completion: 2009-12-01
• First posted: 2009-09-01
• Last updated: 2010-12-21
• Results posted: 2010-09-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea