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Does the Use of a Moisture Chamber Decrease the Incidence of Corneal Abrasions in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients?

NCT00129077 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 207

Last updated 2007-07-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the incidence of scratches on the surface of the eye in children who cannot blink due to medication use and to identify how best to reduce the risk of a scratch on the surface of the eye when patients are using specific medicines.

Conditions

  • Eye Injuries
  • Critically Ill

Interventions

PROCEDURE

plastic wrap over eye & lubrication applied q6 hrs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Society of Critical Care Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • American Association of Critical Care Nursing

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martha AQ Curley, PhD · Boston Children's Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Weeks
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-03-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States

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