Pilot Study for Investigating the Effect of the Bruder Eye Hydrating Compress on Contact Lens Discomfort in Contact Lens Wearers



Status:Completed
Conditions:Ocular
Therapuetic Areas:Ophthalmology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:5/19/2018
Start Date:July 2016
End Date:December 2017

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Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria
The purpose of this prospective study is to evaluate the benefits of using the Bruder Moist
Heat Compress in contact lens wearers who report reduced comfortable wear time. This will be
done by assessing for improvement in ocular oil gland function and comfortable contact lens
wearing time after one month of daily warm compress application. The efficacy of the Bruder
Moist Heat Compress applied once will be compared to twice daily application as well as
compared to warm compress application using a wash cloth.


Inclusion Criteria:

- 18 years or older

- Provide informed consent and authorization to disclose protected health information

- Have habitual contact lens corrected visual acuity in each eye of at least 20/30

- Willing to comply with protocol

- Wear soft daily contact lenses for total wear time of at least 4 hours a day and at
least 4 days a week on average over at least a 30 day period before enrollment

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have any uncontrolled systemic disease that in the investigator's opinion could be
expected to interfere with the study, for example, conditions associated with dry eye
disease

- Pregnant by self-report

- Active ocular conditions: infection, allergic conjunctivitis, severe eyelid
inflammation including anterior blepharitis
We found this trial at
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University of Alabama at Birmingham
1720 2nd Ave S
Birmingham, Alabama 35233
(205) 934-4011 
Principal Investigator: Jason J. Nichols, OD, MPH, PhD
Phone: 205-996-6576
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