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A Comparison of Hydrogel Dressings and Ocular Lubricants in the Prevention on Corneal Damage in the Critically Ill

NCT00513734 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2007-08-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Corneal damage in critically ill patients is common. There are currently two popular methods of treatment in the UK; hydrogel dressings and lubricating ointment. We propose to randomise patients to have a different treatment for each eye and see which one is more effective.

Conditions

  • Keratitis

Interventions

OTHER

Hydrogel dressing

3x3cm hydrogel dressing over closed eye

OTHER

Lacrilube ointment

lubricant put into eye (inferior formix)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Barts & The London NHS Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marie Healy, FRCA · Lead Clinicain, Dept. of Intensive Care Medicine, Royal London Hospital, London E1 1BB

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-09-30
Completion
2005-02-28

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