Magnet for Corneal Foreign Bodies

NCT ID: NCT03778190

Last Updated: 2020-08-26

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2018-12-04
• Study Completion Date: 2019-11-11

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, interventional study to assess the effectiveness and safety of a commercially available "eye magnet" to remove corneal foreign bodies.

Detailed Description

The vast majority of corneal foreign bodies are metallic and thus are frequently ferromagnetic. Consequently, it may be possible to use a magnet to remove most corneal foreign bodies. There are commercially available products for removing corneal foreign bodies, but there are no published studies assessing these devices.

This will be a prospective interventional study to assess the use of an eye magnet for the removal of metallic corneal foreign bodies in the emergency department.

After the patient signs written, informed consent, the physician will attempt to remove the corneal foreign body with the North by Honeywell 326734G Eye Magnet with Loop. If the physician is unable to remove the corneal foreign body with the magnet, he or she may proceed with standard care.

The treating physician will fill out a brief data collection form for each patient to track various outcomes as discussed below.

Conditions

Corneal Foreign Body

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Magnet

The physician will attempt to remove the corneal foreign body using an eye magnet for these patients.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Corneal Foreign Body Removal

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

An eye magnet will be brought close to the foreign body on the surface of the eye in an attempt to remove the foreign body.

Interventions

Corneal Foreign Body Removal

An eye magnet will be brought close to the foreign body on the surface of the eye in an attempt to remove the foreign body.

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• present to the emergency department with a metallic corneal foreign body

Exclusion Criteria

• prisoners
• pregnant women
• have pacemakers or metallic facial implants
• possible globe rupture

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Nova Southeastern University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Kendall Healthcare Group, Ltd.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Tony Zitek, MD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Kendall Healthcare Group, Ltd.

Locations

Kendall Regional Medical Center

Miami, Florida, United States

Countries

United States

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol

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Other Identifiers

2018-419-Non-NSU Health

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id