Nursing Intervention of Blinking Exercises to Alleviate Dry Eye and Enhance Daily Life in Older Adults

NCT ID: NCT07110467

Last Updated: 2025-08-07

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-11-01

Study Completion Date

2025-06-12

Brief Summary

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The study aimed to evaluate the effect of blinking exercises in improving eye dryness and daily life in older adults. Participants aged 60 years and older of both genders, diagnosed with dry eyes and patients who were alert and able to communicate.

Detailed Description

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The Research hypotheses include H0: Nursing interventions of blinking exercise do not affect the level of dry eyes and daily life in older adults.

H1: Nursing interventions of blinking exercise affect the level of dry eyes and daily life in older adults.

Participants were divided into two groups (study and control). Both groups were asked to fill out all questionnaires before and after the study using the same tools. In the control group, older adult receives routine care, which was provided by the hospital as examination, application of moisturizing eye drops three- five times Aday for 4 weeks . Participants were asked to answer a post-test using the same pre-test questionnaires. And the study group were divided into small training groups with 3-5 older adult for each group. Two sessions were needed for each group each session took about 1- 2hrs.

Conditions

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Daily Activities Eye Health

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

the participants divided into two group experimental and placebo group
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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blinking excelsis group

The study group were divided into small training groups with 3-5 older adult for each group. Two sessions were needed for each group each session took about 1- 2hrs.

• The 1st session included (definition, causes, signs \& symptoms, risk factors, complications, prevention, and management of eye dryness and the 2nd session covered the recommended exercises for reducing eye dryness including (Eye gaze exercise, Right and left eye movement exercise, eye rise and fall exercise, eye-crossing exercise, eye control exercise, eye pressure exercise, eye rotation exercise, and eye relaxation exercise).

This group was instructed to instill artificial tears and perform blinking exercises three- five times a day for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

blinking exercises

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The study group was instructed to instill artificial tears and perform blinking exercises three- five times a day for 4 weeks.

control group

this group receive moisturizing eye drop only

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

blinking exercises

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The study group was instructed to instill artificial tears and perform blinking exercises three- five times a day for 4 weeks.

Interventions

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blinking exercises

The study group was instructed to instill artificial tears and perform blinking exercises three- five times a day for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged 60 years and older of both genders, diagnosed with dry eyes and patients who were alert and able to communicate.

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients underwent refractive surgery procedures.
Minimum Eligible Age

60 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Norther Private Collage of Nursing

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Amal

Associate professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mostafa Assistance professor, phd

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Cairo University

Locations

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Norther Private Colleague of Nursing

Arar, Norther Border, Saudi Arabia

Site Status

Countries

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Saudi Arabia

Related Links

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https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11558407/

Analysis of influencing factors of dry eyes after cataract surgery and construction of a prediction model

Other Identifiers

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ID/Zu.Nur.REC #: 272

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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