Randomized Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of the TearCare System for the Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease
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Official title
Randomized, Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of the TearCare® System in the Treatment of the Signs and Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease
Brief summary
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In this study, the TearCare System will be compared with standard-of-care warm compress treatment and lid massage in patients with dry eye disease. The objective is to demonstrate that the TearCare System is safe and effective in relieving the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease and that it is superior to a commonly prescribed, standard treatment of warm compress and lid massage. NOTE: All sites have been selected for this study.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03502447
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 14 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 22 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Apr 19, 2018
- Primary completion
- Dec 3, 2018
- Completion
- Dec 3, 2018
- Last update posted
- Sep 28, 2025
2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 6
- U.S. states
- 5
- U.S. cities
- 6
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard Eye Associates | Laguna Hills | California | 92653 | — |
| Eye Research Foundation | Newport Beach | California | 92663 | — |
| Center for Excellence in Eye Care | Miami | Florida | 33176 | — |
| Cincinnati Eye Institute | Edgewood | Kentucky | 41017 | — |
| Ophthalmology Associates | St Louis | Missouri | 63131 | — |
| Vance Thompson Vision | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | 57108 | — |
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- Last update posted Sep 28, 2025 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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