A Placebo Controlled Double Masked Clinical Assessment Study of Essential Fatty Acid Supplement and Its Effect on Patients With Apparent Aqueous Deficient Dry Eye Syndrome

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Dry Eye Syndrome

In brief

To determine the effect of Essential Fatty Acids (EFA's) on Meibomian Gland lipids and aqueous tear production in patients with "dry eyes".

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00344721
Run by
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
People needed
42
Starts
2004-09-01
Expected to finish
2008-10-01
Last updated by the study team
2018-05-14

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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