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acrimal sac massage for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction: a multi-center randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
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
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

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
NameTimeMethod
Cure rate at 1 month
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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
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