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Microbiological Keratitis in a Countryside City of Brazil

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Information provided by:
Sao Jose do Rio Preto University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00949468
First received: July 29, 2009
Last updated: NA
Last verified: July 2009
History: No changes posted
  Purpose

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
Keratitis

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: 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

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U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Sao Jose do Rio Preto University:

Biospecimen Retention:   Samples With DNA

Corneal scrapes


Enrollment: 74
Study Start Date: June 2008
Study Completion Date: July 2009
Primary Completion Date: June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
Keratitis group
37 patients with keratitis
Control Study Group
37 control volunteers

  Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Sampling Method:   Non-Probability Sample
Study Population

37 patients admitted in two referral ophthalmology centers in a countryside city of Brazil. 37 volunteers were used as a control group.

Criteria

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
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00949468

Locations
Brazil
Sao Jose do Rio Preto University
Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil, 15090000
Sponsors and Collaborators
Sao Jose do Rio Preto University
Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Thiago Lo Genaro, Academic Sao Jose do Rio Preto University
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Thiago Lopes Genaro, Sao Jose do Rio Preto University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00949468     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: Opht2009
Study First Received: July 29, 2009
Last Updated: July 29, 2009
Health Authority: Brazil: National Committee of Ethics in Research

Keywords provided by Sao Jose do Rio Preto University:
Keratitis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Keratitis
Corneal Diseases
Eye Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013