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Epidemiology of Conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT03356197

Last Updated: 2017-11-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

783 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-05-01

Study Completion Date

2017-11-01

Brief Summary

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Epidemiology of Conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department of a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia.

Detailed Description

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The purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiology of ocular emergencies in a Reference Ophthalmological Hospital in Goiânia, with emphasis on acute infectious conjunctivitis, morbidity with a higher incidence in this Service. It aims to delineate the main etiologies found among infectious conjunctivitis and to compare them with those found in several other reference services in Ophthalmology.

Conditions

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Acute Conjunctivitis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All those patients who were submitted to a initial care performed by the First Year Resident (R1) of the Hospital and who were admitted during the period described.

Exclusion Criteria

* The patients who were admitted in the Emergency Department outside this period
* The patients who were not attended by a First Year Resident (R1)
* The patients who did not have all the data filled in the medical record
* The patients who needed to return, being attended in the hospital more than once.
Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

Other Identifiers

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Conjuntivite ARVO 2018

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id