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Comparison of Argon Laser and Radiofrequency in Trichiasis Treatment

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00776269
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified September 2008 by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences.
Recruitment status was:  Recruiting
First Posted : October 21, 2008
Last Update Posted : October 21, 2008
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ophtalmic Research Centre
Information provided by:
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
In this clinical trial study,the investigators intend to compare two methods of trichiasis treatment.One by argon laser and the other by radiofrequency then compare the result of these procedures, especially, the investigators would like to compare which of these have less complications such as bleeding,pain,notch in the site of surgery and etc.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Trichiasis Procedure: argon laser and radiofrequency Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Comparison the Result of Argon Laser and Radiofrequency in Trichiasis Treatment of Patients Referred to Labbafinejad Oculoplastic Clinic
Study Start Date : October 2008
Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: argon laser Procedure: argon laser and radiofrequency


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Ages Eligible for Study:   Child, Adult, Older Adult
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patients who came to labbafinejad oculoplastic clinic due to trichiasis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Having a history of entropion
  • Any history of previous laser ,radiofrequency therapy or surgery
  • More than 50% of the area is involved with trichiasis
  • More than 10 eye lashes need to be treated
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Locations
Iran, Islamic Republic of
Ophthalmic Research Center Recruiting
Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of, 1666663111
Contact: Hossein Salour, MD    +98 21 22587317    labbafi@hotmail.com   
Sponsors and Collaborators
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Ophtalmic Research Centre
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00776269     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 8724
First Posted: October 21, 2008    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: October 21, 2008
Last Verified: September 2008

Keywords provided by Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences:
Argon laser
Trichiasis
Radiofrequency
Patients with trichiasis

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Trichiasis
Eyelid Diseases
Eye Diseases