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The Ocular Microbiome in Patients With Dry Eye Disease

NCT04656197 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2020-12-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The primary objective of this study is the characterization of the ocular microbiome in a healthy cohort and in patients with dry eye disease using whole-metagenome shotgun sequencing. Secondary objectives are the identification of differences between the ocular microbiome of healthy controls and patients with dry eye disease as well as between the ocular and the gut microbiome.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Ocular microbiome

Taxonomical and functional characterization of the ocular microbiome

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Martin Zinkernagel, Prof. Dr. Dr. · Department of Ophthalmology, Inselspital, Bern

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-30
Primary Completion
2020-03-04
Completion
2020-03-04

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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Diseases

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