Confounding Factors in Ocular Surface Microbiome Research

Clinical Trial Description

The investigator will take a conjunctival sample of both eyes of a group of volunteers together with an extensive questionnaire. Furthermore, 50 volunteers will be sampled repeatedly during one year or two years. ;

Study Design

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	Status	Clinical Trial	Phase
	Recruiting	`NCT04750655` - Antibiotic Resistance In Eye Surgeries	Phase 4

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Status

Clinical Trial

Phase

Recruiting

NCT04750655 - Antibiotic Resistance In Eye Surgeries

Phase 4

Interventional studies are often prospective and are specifically tailored to evaluate direct impacts of treatment or preventive measures on disease.

Observational studies are often retrospective and are used to assess potential causation in exposure-outcome relationships and therefore influence preventive methods.

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Phase 1: Researchers test a new drug or treatment in a small group of people for the first time to evaluate its safety, determine a safe dosage range, and identify side effects.
Phase 2: The drug or treatment is given to a larger group of people to see if it is effective and to further evaluate its safety.
Phase 3: The drug or treatment is given to large groups of people to confirm its effectiveness, monitor side effects, compare it to commonly used treatments, and collect information that will allow the drug or treatment to be used safely.
Phase 4: Studies are done after the drug or treatment has been marketed to gather information on the drug's effect in various populations and any side effects associated with long-term use.

NCT number	NCT04193917
Study type	Interventional
Source	Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven
Contact
Status	Active, not recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	November 24, 2019
Completion date	January 1, 2024

Confounding Factors in Ocular Surface Microbiome Research — CoFa

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