Partial Lacrimal Punctual Occlusion

Dry Eye Clinical Trial

— PLPO  

Official title:

Partial Lacrimal Punctual Occlusion in the Management of Dry Eye

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00802399
• Other study ID #: 0300/08
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 3, 2008
• Last updated: January 21, 2009
• Start date: September 2008
• Est. completion date: November 2008

Study information

• Verified date: August 2008
• Source: University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe a case series of patients with chronic dry eye submitted to partial punctual occlusion.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 37
• Est. completion date: November 2008
• Est. primary completion date: November 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 40 Years to 70 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Sin and symptom of dry eye

• Use more than 4 times a day topic lubricant for the eye

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ocular diseases other than dry eye

• Use of systemic drugs

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Dry Eye
• Dry Eye Syndromes
• Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca

Intervention

Procedure:
• Partial Lacrimal Punctual Occlusion
Cauterization of the edge of all lacrimal punctum was carried out in all patients

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo	São Paulo

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Sao Paulo General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil,