Status:
COMPLETED
Canadian Eye Injury Registry
Lead Sponsor:
London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Collaborating Sponsors:
Canadian National Institute for the Blind
Conditions:
Eye Injuries
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to establish an eye injury registry to assess the mechanisms and outcomes of significant eye injuries occurring in Canada. The epidemiologic data will determine where publ...
Detailed Description
Currently there is no established database or recording system of eye injuries occurring in Canada. Estimates place the figure at approximately 100000 significant eye injuries occurring in our country...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Any patient who experiences an acute eye injury that has or has the potential to compromise the integrity of the eye. These are serious eye injuries resulting in permanent and significant (i.e. measurable or observable on routine eye examination) structural or functional change to the eye. Separate reports are to be filed for each eye involved in bilateral injuries.
Exclusion
- Based on the standard of the United States Eye Injury Registry
- Mild ocular contusions
- Subconjunctival hemorrhage
- Superficial abrasions by themselves usually would not meet the criterion of serious and/or reportable injuries.
- The exclusion of these injuries will depend on the clinical judgement of the reporting physician.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 2 2011
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
104 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01490593
Start Date
March 2 2011
End Date
January 31 2015
Last Update
November 6 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Ivey Eye Institute
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 4V2