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NCT Number: NCT03356197

Epidemiology of Conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department

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

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Conjunctivitis

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Goiânia, Goiás, 74110120, Brazil

About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of the main etiologies of acute infectious conjunctivitis in the Emergency Department of a Reference Hospital in Goiânia.

    Time frame: 126 days

    Through clinical diagnosis in the Emergency Department

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Instituto de Olhos de Goiania

Other

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Nov 29, 2017
Registry last updated
Nov 29, 2017

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