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Evaluating the Efficacy of Topical Insulin for the Restoration of Ocular Surface Interface in Dry Eye Disease.
Sponsor: Khyber Teaching Hospital
Summary
This is a parallel randomized controlled trial for the treatment of dry eye disease. The main objective is to investigate the efficacy and safety of the use of insulin eye drops in the control of moderate-severe dry eye disease. Topical insulin drops will be compared to artificial tears in improving the ocular surface interface in patients with dry eye disease over 1 year period.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
126
Start Date
2025-04-14
Completion Date
2026-04-20
Last Updated
2025-04-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Artificial tear
commercially available artificial tears will be used consisting of same ingredients.
insulin human
injection humulin will be used to make topical insulin drops
Locations (1)
Khyber Teaching Hospital
Peshawar, Khyber Pukhtunkhwa, Pakistan