Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr M Healy
ORCID ID
Contact details
ITU
Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel
London
E1 1BB
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7377 7731
mariehealy100@hotmail.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0205151291
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
This project has a simple objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of Geliperm and Lacrilube at preventing corneal damage.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Eye Diseases: Corneal damage
Intervention
Ocular lubricant (Lacrilube) vs polyacrylamide hydrogel dressings (Geliperm)
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
31/08/2004
Overall trial end date
01/03/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
All patients admitted to ITU will be considered for recruitment.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Added 28/06/10: 80 eyes from 40 patients
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
31/08/2004
Recruitment end date
01/03/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
ITU
London
E1 1BB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Barts and The London NHS Trust (UK) NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary
2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18810388
Publication citations
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Results
Ezra DG, Chan MP, Solebo L, Malik AP, Crane E, Coombes A, Healy M, Randomised trial comparing ocular lubricants and polyacrylamide hydrogel dressings in the prevention of exposure keratopathy in the critically ill., Intensive Care Med, 2009, 35, 3, 455-461, doi: 10.1007/s00134-008-1284-4.