Lid Margin And Conjunctival Microbial Flora Following Punctum Occlusion
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To determine if the types and amount of bacteria or other germs change over time after the routine procedure of blockage of tear drainage duct in the treatment of dry eye condition or other condition benefiting from a tear drainage blockage
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00735865
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 55 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Punctal plugs, punctal cautery Procedure
- Punctal Plug, Punctal thermocauterization Procedure
- Silicone plug or thermodynamic hydrophobic acrylic plug Procedure
- Previous subjects with Punctal occlusion Other
Procedure · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
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Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2003
- Primary completion
- Mar 31, 2009
- Completion
- Apr 30, 2009
- Last update posted
- May 24, 2009
2003 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lahey Clinic, Inc. | Burlington | Massachusetts | 01805 | — |
| Lahey Clinic North | Peabody | Massachusetts | 01960 | — |
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- Last update posted May 24, 2009 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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