Saliva Conductivity as A Novel Screening Test for Dry Eye Disease and Sjögren's Syndrome

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Drug
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Dry eye disease, or keratoconjunctivitis sicca, is one of the most common diseases encountered at ophthalmologic clinics. Patient with dry eye disease commonly presented foreign body sensation, red eye, blurred vision, etc. Numerous treatments for dry eye disease are proposed due to its multifactorial etiology. Sjögren syndrome, which is one of the main etiologies of dry eye disease, is an autoimmune disease characterized by dysfunction of lacrimal and salivary glands. Although dry eye status can be easily examined by ocular surface staining, the methods quantifying salivary flow rate are hard to performed clinically, such as salivary gland scintigraphy and sialometry. Furthermore, disease activity could only rely on serum markers or salivary gland ultrasound. Recently, a portable device measuring salivary conductivity is believed to assess fluid status and renal function. Interestingly, the composition of salivary electrolytes in patients with Sjögren syndrome is different from those with other causes of hyposalivation. Thus, this study aims to evaluate whether salivary conductivity in combination with ocular surface staining can be a non-invasive diagnostic test for primary Sjögren syndrome among people with dry eye disease.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 20
Maximum Age: 80
Healthy Volunteers: t
View:

• Adults aged 20 and older

• Patients with normal and dry eye syndrome

Locations
Other Locations
Taiwan
Department of Ophthalmology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
RECRUITING
Pizi
Contact Information
Primary
YungKang Chen
allenally@gmail.com
886-5-3621000
Time Frame
Start Date: 2023-07-01
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-03-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 200
Treatments
new-pSS
Newly diagnosed primary Sjögren's syndrome patients
Sjögren's syndrome
Patients diagnosed with Sjögren's syndrome and who have undergone treatment: Need to undergo major illness card registration.
dry eye
Those with symptoms of dry eyes (such as a sensation of foreign bodies in the eyes, sensitivity to light, tearing, etc.) but without symptoms of dry mouth (such as frequent drinking of water).
normal
Those without symptoms of dry eyes or dry mouth.
Sponsors
Leads: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

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