Will a Hands on Technique Applied to the Face Increase the Tear Production in Participants

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Conditions studied: Increased Production of Tears

In brief

The goal of this interventional study is to learn if a hands on technique will increase tear production in patients aged 45 and younger, without a history of eye issues. The main question it aims to answer is: Will there be an increase in tear production using a specific hand on technique applied inside the mouth? Participants will have a small, sterile, piece of paper that will be placed briefly in their eye. This is done to take measurements of tear production. A doctor will then perform a hands on technique in which a gloved finger is placed in the participants' mouth to release the tension that is found. After the technique is completed, the participants' eye will be retested with the tear strip. The tear test strip will be applied twice more on the following visits at 2 days after the first session and one week after the first session

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07632183

Run by

Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine

People needed

30

Starts

2024-10-08

Expected to finish

2027-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-08

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 18-45
• 1st- 4th year medical students, faculty and staff volunteers at specific College of Osteopathic medicine campus

You may not qualify if…

• volunteers who have had ophthalmologic surgery
• diagnosis of dry eye syndrome
• diagnosis of temporomandibular joint disease
• individuals who are greater than 45 years of age.

Where it is running

• VCOM- Carolinas Campus — Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States

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