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Microbiological Keratitis in a Countryside City of Brazil

Sponsor
Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School (Other)
Overall Status
Completed
CT.gov ID
NCT00949468
Collaborator
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Other)
74
Enrollment
1
Location
13
Duration (Months)
5.7
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify the predisposing factors, epidemiological features and clinical and microbiological diagnosis of infectious keratitis in two public referral centers of ophthalmology in a countryside city of Brazil.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase

    Study Design

    Study Type:
    Observational
    Actual Enrollment :
    74 participants
    Observational Model:
    Case-Control
    Time Perspective:
    Cross-Sectional
    Official Title:
    Epidemiologic Characteristics, Predisposing Factors and Microbiological Profile of Infectious Corneal Ulcers in Two Referral Centers in a Countryside City of Brazil
    Study Start Date :
    Jun 1, 2008
    Actual Primary Completion Date :
    Jun 1, 2009
    Actual Study Completion Date :
    Jul 1, 2009

    Arms and Interventions

    Arm Intervention/Treatment
    Keratitis group

    37 patients with keratitis
    Control Study Group

    37 control volunteers

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

      Eligibility Criteria

      Criteria

      Ages Eligible for Study:
      N/A and Older
      Sexes Eligible for Study:
      All
      Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
      Yes
      Inclusion Criteria:

      • All patients admitted with clinical suspicious of keratitis from June 2008 to June 2009 (Keratitis group)

      • 37 volunteers without any ophthalmologic claim, recruited in the two ophthalmology centers listed (Control study group)

      Exclusion Criteria:
      • In the Control Study Group, no infectious ocular disease was accepted

      Contacts and Locations

      Locations

      Site City State Country Postal Code
      1 Sao Jose do Rio Preto University Sao Jose do Rio Preto Sao Paulo Brazil 15090000

      Sponsors and Collaborators

      • Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School
      • Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

      Investigators

      • Principal Investigator: Thiago Lo Genaro, Academic, Sao Jose do Rio Preto Medical School

      Study Documents (Full-Text)

      None provided.

      More Information

      Publications

      None provided.
      Responsible Party:
      , ,
      ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
      NCT00949468
      Other Study ID Numbers:
      • Opht2009
      First Posted:
      Jul 30, 2009
      Last Update Posted:
      Jul 30, 2009
      Last Verified:
      Jul 1, 2009
      Keywords provided by , ,
      Keratitis
      Additional relevant MeSH terms:
      Keratitis

      Study Results

      No Results Posted as of Jul 30, 2009