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

NCT07110467 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ID/Zu.Nur.REC #: 272
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 100
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Daily Activities; Eye Health

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• change in quality of life

  Impact Dry Eye Everyday Life Questionnaire it include 3 domains (daily activity limitations, emotional wellbeing, and work limitations), a scale score is calculated between 0 (representing total impairment) and 100 (representing no impairment). The daily activities sub-domain is the quality of life instrument. It is comprised of 27 items, each item had five answers "strongly agree" is scored as 1, "agree" is scored as 2, "neutral" is scored as 3, "disagree" is scored as 4, and "strongly disagree" is scored as 5. The greater score indicate high quality of life.

  4 weeks following the end of treatment

Study Arms (2)

blinking excelsis group

EXPERIMENTAL

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.

Procedure: blinking exercises

control group

SHAM COMPARATOR

this group receive moisturizing eye drop only

Procedure: blinking exercises

Interventions

blinking exercises PROCEDURE

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

blinking excelsis group; control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 60 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

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

You may not qualify if:

• Patients underwent refractive surgery procedures.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Norther Private Collage of Nursing: lead

Study Sites (1)

Norther Private Colleague of Nursing

Arar, Norther Border, 1447, Saudi Arabia

Location

Related Links

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

Study Officials

• Mostafa Assistance professor, phd

  Cairo University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Model Details: the participants divided into two group experimental and placebo group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 18, 2025
• First Posted: August 7, 2025
• Study Start: November 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 2, 2025
• Study Completion: June 12, 2025
• Last Updated: August 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)