Epidemiological Profile of Ophthalmological Care in the Public Service in Brazil

Eye Abnormalities Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Epidemiological Profile of Ophthalmological Care in the Public Service in Brazil

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01740466
• Other study ID #: Epidemiological public profile
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 30, 2012
• Last updated: December 6, 2012
• Start date: March 2012
• Est. completion date: August 2012

Study information

• Verified date: December 2012
• Source: Instituto de Olhos de Goiania
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
• Study type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Clinical Trial Summary

Epidemiological study about eye discomfort complaints, comorbidities and diagnosis at a Brazil`s ophthalmological public care service

Description:

1. 1670 individuals underwent an ophthalmologic evaluation

2. The data were obtained through the analysis of the medical records with the ICD-10 registration

3. The studied variables were age and sex of patient, origin, eye discomfort complaints, comorbidities and diagnosis (ICD-10).

4. The purpose was to evaluate epidemiological aspects of eye diseases in a public service

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 1670
• Est. completion date: August 2012
• Est. primary completion date: July 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients assisted in public service

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Design

Observational Model: Ecologic or Community, Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Eye Abnormalities

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Brazil	Instituto de Olhos de Goiania	Goiania	Goias

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Brazil, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Incidence and prevalence of visual conditions in the Public Service in Brazil	The ages ranged from 0 to 99 years; The mean age was 56.9 years; There was a predominance of females (58.1%); The main reason for the consultation was low visual acuity (70%), followed by burning (26%) and itchiness (24.4%); Among the abnormal tests there was a high prevalence of refractive errors (73.4%) and presbyopia (59.6%); The cause of refractive errors was astigmatism (70.5%), hypertrophy (58.6%) and myopia (15.1%)	6 months	Yes