acrimal sac massage for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: a multi-center randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000032840
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Ophthalmology, Yokohama City University
- Brief Summary
The results of this study are described in the research paper being submitted.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 102
Not provided
1. Patients with congenital malformation, mental retardation, and facial anomalies. 2. Patients who have had a history of perinatal abnormality. 3. Patients with diseases such as keratitis and epiblepharon that may lead epiphora and eye discharge. 4. Patients who have had a history of surgery on lacrimal apparatus. 5. Patients who have had a history of facial injury that may affect lacrimal duct. 6.Patients who have had a history of infectious disease such as epidemic keratoconjunctivitis and herpes palpebrae that may lead lacrimal duct abnormality. 7. Patients with atresia puncti lacrimalis or lacrimal fistula. 8.Patients with congenital dacryocystocele or acute dacryocystitis. 9. Patients with severe blepharitis. 10. Patients who are considered inadequate to participate in this study by the medical doctor.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cure rate at 1 month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Duration of treatment until cure (up to 3 month), Number of lacrimal sac massage until cure, drop-out rate, rate of surgical intervention, and safety