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Acupuncture Combined With Artificial Tears Compared With Artificial Tears Alone in Moderate Dry Eye: A Randomized Controlled Trial
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Artificial tears and Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupuncture for Dry Eye and Acupuncture. Completed, enrolled 90 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This randomized clinical trial was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture combined with artificial tears compared to artificial tears alone in patients with moderate dry eye disease. A total of 90 participants were enrolled at the University of Health Sciences, Ankara Training and Research Hospital. Patients were randomly assigned to receive either artificial tears only or artificial tears with acupuncture. Acupuncture was performed twice weekly for ten sessions by a certified specialist. Assessments were conducted at baseline, after treatment, and at one-month follow-up using the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Schirmer test, and tear break-up time (tBUT). The primary outcome measure was the change in OSDI score, while secondary outcomes included Schirmer test values and tBUT.
Study Details
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Interventions
Topical artificial tears were administered as standard therapy for moderate dry eye disease.
Acupuncture therapy performed by a certified specialist using sterile disposable needles at predefined local and systemic acupoints (BL2, ST1, GB1, SJ23, Ex-HN5, LI4, ST36, SP6, LIV3, GB37, GB40, Ex-HN3, Du23, BL64). Sessions were delivered twice weekly for a total of 10 sessions, each lasting 20 minutes. Deqi sensation was obtained by manual stimulation. No additional systemic or topical treatments were provided to participants in this arm.