Playtime Open Globe Injuries in Children

Completed

• Conditions: Eye Trauma

• Registration Number: NCT04497896
• Lead Sponsor: Assiut University

Brief Summary

This study investigated the epidemiology, aetiologies, and complications of playtime open-globe injuries in children at the Assiut University Hospital, Egypt, between January to July 2016.

Detailed Description

This prospective study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Assiut University Hospital, which is the largest tertiary referral hospital in Upper Egypt and provides 24-hour ophthalmic emergency services for six governorates. The study included all children (age ≤18 years) admitted with open-globe injuries that occurred during playtime over a 6-month study period. Demographic information (age and sex), the site and mechanism of injury, the site of ocular laceration (corneal, scleral or corneoscleral) and associated complications were recorded and analysed.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2016-07-31
• Study Completion: 2017-01-01
• Study First Submitted: 2020-07-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-07-30
• Study First Posted: 2020-08-04
• Status Verified: 2021-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-07-22
• Last Update Posted: 2021-07-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

• all children (age ≤18 years) admitted with open-globe injuries that occurred during playtime over a 6-month study period (January-July 2016).

Exclusion Criteria

• Open globe injuries in patients olader than 18 years.
• Closed globe injuries

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual acuity (in Decimal using Snellen chart) after repair of open globe injury	1 day	measurement of corrected distant visual acuity after wound repair.