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Chalazion Conservative Treatment Trial

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT01230593

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Official title

A 5-year Multicenter Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing Three Conservative Chalazion Treatments

Brief summary

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An eyelid stye, or chalazion, is the most common eyelid ailment, and is caused by the blockage of one of the oil secreting glands of the eyelid (meibomian glands). This leads to a typically painful, swollen, and red eyelid bump that lasts from days to weeks and months. The chalazion may cause tearing, pressure on the cornea, and irritation, all of which contribute to its morbidity. There are many anecdotal first line treatments for this condition, including warm compresses to the eyelid, topical antibiotics, topical steroids, topical combination antibiotic/steroid, and oral antibiotics. There have been no clinical trials to compare the efficacy of any of these conservative treatments. We wish to determine the most effective conservative medical treatment for chalazia.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT01230593
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Lead sponsor
McMaster University
Other
Enrollment
150 participants

Conditions and interventions

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
Oct 31, 2010
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2015
Completion
Feb 29, 2016
Last update posted
Jun 11, 2018

2010 – 2016

United States locations

U.S. sites
2
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
2
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Elmhurst Hospital Center Elmhurst New York 11373
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai New York New York 10029

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