# Vectored Thermal Pulsation, Intense Pulsed Light, and Eyelid Warm Compress Therapies for MGD

> **NCT05577910** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Chinese University of Hong Kong** · enrollment: 374 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Vectored thermal pulsation (VTP) therapy
- **DEVICE:** Intense pulsed light with meibomian gland expression (IPL+MGX) therapy
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Eyelid Warm Compress Therapy (EW)
- **DRUG:** Topical eye drops (Hypromellose, 3mg/ml)

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05577910
- **Lead sponsor:** Chinese University of Hong Kong
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2022-10-08
- **Primary completion:** 2024-12-01
- **Final completion:** 2025-01-26
- **Target enrollment:** 374 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-03-19


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05577910

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05577910, "Vectored Thermal Pulsation, Intense Pulsed Light, and Eyelid Warm Compress Therapies for MGD". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-04 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05577910. Licensed CC0.

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