Status:

RECRUITING

Artificial Tears to Prevent Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Patients Treated With Radioactive Iodine for Thyroid Cancer

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Conditions:

Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction

Thyroid Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The association of radioiodine therapy for the treatment of thyroid cancer with nasolacrimal duct obstruction has been well documented in the medical literature. Prior case reports have documented rad...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Radio-iodine therapy for thyroid cancer
  • Radioiodine therapy ≥150 mCi
  • Age 18 or older

Exclusion

  • Use of eye drops, other than artificial tears
  • History of periocular trauma with tear duct involvement/lacrimal gland trauma
  • History of lacrimal drainage disease: canaliculitis, dacryocystitis
  • Prior radiotherapy
  • Current or prior use of chemotherapy drugs (i.e. 5-fluorouracil, docetaxel)
  • Medical conditions that predispose to NLD stenosis (i.e. sarcoidosis, granulomatosis with polyangiitis, chronic lymphocytic leukemia)
  • Nasolacrimal duct obstruction at baseline

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 21 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05999630

Start Date

August 21 2023

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

October 28 2025

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Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232