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. 2019 Dec 18;2019(12):CD011016. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011016.pub2

IRCT20180806040722N1.

Trial name or title Public title: effect of complementary supplementation Camelina Oil on the improvement of dry eye disease in patients with dry eye
Scientific title: effect of complementary supplementation Camelina Oil on the improvement of dry eye disease in patients with dry eye
Methods Study design: randomized, parallel‐group, controlled trial
Study site(s): not reported
Number randomized (total and per group): 60 participants (planned)
Unit of randomization (individual or eye): not reported
Exclusions after randomization: not reported
Losses to follow‐up: not reported
Number analyzed (total and per group): not reported
Unit of analysis (individual or eye): not reported
Reported power calculation? (Y/N): N
Reported subgroup analysis? (Y/N): N
Participants Participant characteristics
Country: Iran
Age (mean ± SD, range): between 18 and 65 years (planned)
Gender: both (planned)
Inclusion criteria: patients with moderate dry eye; ability to take oral capsules; fill in the consent form; ability to visit for examination
Exclusion criteria: eye Schirmer test less than 5 mm; TBUT eyes less than 5 seconds; excessive corneal opacification; the presence of corneal ulcer at least in that eye; pregnancy or breastfeeding; corticosteroid use or systemic anti‐inflammatory treatment simultaneously; taking any oral supplement; a clear change in diet during the last month or during treatment; any eye surgery over the past 6 months in the affected eye
Equivalence of baseline characteristics? (Y/N): not reported
Interventions Intervention #1: capsule containing paraffin oil, two grams, twice a day accompanied by breakfast and lunch
Intervention #2 (control): capsule containing Comelina oil, 2 grams, twice a day accompanied by breakfast and lunch
Length of follow‐up: 3 months
Notes: none
Outcomes Primary outcome(s): Schirmer test; TBUT
Secondary outcome(s): not listed
Adverse events reported? (Y/N): not reported
Measurement time points (specify intervals at which outcomes were assessed): not reported
Other issues with outcome assessment (eg, quality control for outcomes, if any): none
Starting date November 2018
Contact information Mahdieh Reyhani
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Hospital Bina,Tehran, 1786521, Tehran, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Notes Date of last participant enrollment : recruitment pending
Date clinical trial registry last updated: May 21, 2019
Recruitment status: pending
Other notes: study sponsored by Tabriz University of Medical Sciences