Immediate Office Probing vs Deferred Facility Probing for Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction in Children 6 to <10 Months Old

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

220

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2008

Primary Completion Date

November 30, 2011

Study Completion Date

January 31, 2012

Conditions
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Immediate Office Probing

Nasolacrimal duct probing in an office setting with topical anesthesia and restraint of the infant.

PROCEDURE

Deferred Facility Probing

Nasolacrimal duct probing performed under general anesthesia in a hospital outpatient surgery center or an ambulatory surgery center.

Trial Locations (1)

83702

Intermountain Eye Centers, Boise

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH

lead

Jaeb Center for Health Research

OTHER