Characterization of Subjective Discomfort in Patients With Tear Dysfunction

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorIRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna

About this trial

Characterization of subjective discomfort/pain in patients with ocular surface dysfunction in association with clinical and laboratory parameters, for a better understanding of the underlying pathogenic mechanisms.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

adult patients with suspected or diagnosed DED

Disqualifiers

nothing

Trial population

Participants in the study are patients suffering from ocular disconfort who are referred by their doctors for second/third level diagnostic tests at the University Ophthalmology Department. Patients are adults of both sexes, with eventual concomitant systemic and other ocular pathologies, without any limitation that defines exclusion criteria.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Other

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

No trial groups listed

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Discomfort in subjects affected by Dry Eye Disease (DED)

Assessment of discomfort with Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) and Dry Eye Questionaire-5 (DEQ-5)

Time frame
Baseline (enrollment visit)
2

Pain in subjects affected by Dry Eye Disease (DED)

Assessment of pain with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Time frame
Baseline (enrollment visit)

Secondary outcomes

Other outcomes

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