AI Cure is a research tool showing open data. Not medical advice. Discuss with your doctor. Terms

← Trials
🧪

Effects of Two Different Eye Care Practices on Eye Complications in Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Patients

RecruitingNAAges 18 Days - anyAllIstanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
💬

In plain words

What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

This study was designed as a prospective, randomized controlled experimental study aiming to compare different approaches to eye care in intensive care patients receiving mechanical ventilation. In this study, patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit will be randomly assigned to four groups using a simple randomization method: 1. Control Group: Standard Eye Care 2. Intervention Group 1: Eye Care with Eye Care Kit 3. Intervention Group 2: Eye Care According to Eye Care Protocol 4. Intervention Group 3: Eye Care with Both Protocol and Eye Care Kit Research Hypotheses H1: Eye care provided using a care protocol is more effective in preventing the development of complications compared to standard eye care. H2: Eye care provided using an eye care kit is more effective in preventing the development of ocular complications compared to standard eye care. H3: The co

Sign in to get the eligibility rules as simple questions to take to your doctor.

📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Receiving mechanical ventilation * Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score \< 12 * At least 24 hours have passed since ICU admission * Baseline Schirmer test result indicating tear production \> 5 mm prior to study inclusion Exclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with brain death * Presence of facial or ocular trauma * Patients with head trauma * Patients who have undergone brain surgery * Patients diagnosed with an eye infection or chemosis Withdrawal Criteria: * Patient's death during the study period * Extubation of the patient before completion of the care period
💊

What it tests

  • Control Group: Standard Eye Care Group
  • Intervention Group 1: Eye Care Using an Eye Care Kit
  • Intervention Group 2: Eye Care According to an Eye Care Protocol
  • Intervention Group 3: Eye Care Using Both the Eye Care Protocol and the Eye Care Kit
📍

Where

1 site
University of Health Sciences (Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi)
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
🛡️

AI Cure shows public evidence (Open Targets, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, openFDA, DepMap, AlphaFold) with its source, and AI summaries that cite it — not medical advice and not a cure. Treatment decisions belong with your doctor. Research ideas are shared only with approved researchers and labs, who can test them. In an emergency call your local emergency number (112 in India and Europe, 911 in the US). AI Cure Terms of Use · Privacy