Pilot Study of Human Tear Proteins

University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Eye Disease

Treatments: Other: Eye Examination

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00453258

06-0862

Details and patient eligibility

About

The significance of our study is in the importance of understanding the quality and quantity of proteins in the human tear film from diseased and non-diseased patients. This pilot study will provide data to plan prospective research to better delineate the utility of tear proteins in diagnosing and following disease status in a non-invasive fashion.

Enrollment: 63 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years of age and older
• able to cooperate with tear sample collection
• provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

• special populations (children, pregnant or lactating females, prisoners, etc)
• refusal to sign sudy consent

Trial design

63 participants in 1 patient group

Study Subject

Description:

Subjects receiving eye examination

Treatment:

Other: Eye Examination