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Management approaches for dry eye disease (DED) typically start with low-risk, easily accessible, patient-applied therapies like artificial tears for early-stage disease. As the condition worsens, treatment progresses to more advanced therapies for severe forms of DED. This study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of pilocarpine as a secretagogue versus artificial tears in the treatment of dry eye disease. Our goal is to provide reliable, high-quality evidence regarding the efficacy of secretagogues, thereby contributing to the development of recommendations that aid clinicians in their decision-making process
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| pilocarpine group | Active Comparator |
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| artificial tears group | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilocarpine | Drug | Pilocarpine is a muscarinic agonist |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Ocular Surface Disease Index | At the baseline and after 6 weeks | |
| tear film break-up time | At the baseline and after 6 weeks |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Azhar university | Damietta | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015352 | Dry Eye Syndromes |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007766 | Lacrimal Apparatus Diseases |
| D005128 | Eye Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010862 | Pilocarpine |
| D065346 | Lubricant Eye Drops |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D000470 | Alkaloids |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
| D009883 | Ophthalmic Solutions |
| D019999 | Pharmaceutical Solutions |
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| artificial tears |
| Drug |
artificial tears used for the treatment of Dry eye |
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| D012996 |
| Solutions |
| D004364 | Pharmaceutical Preparations |
| D045506 | Therapeutic Uses |
| D020228 | Pharmacologic Actions |
| D020164 | Chemical Actions and Uses |
| D054327 | Lubricants |
| D020313 | Specialty Uses of Chemicals |