Clinical Trial: Chalazia Treatment Study

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Recruiting
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Local 5-Fluorouracil Injection for the Treatment of Chalazia: A Prospective, Comparative Study

Brief Summary: Local injection of 5-fluorouracil into a chalazion (stye) is as effective as local injection of triamcinolone (steroid) and incision and curettage for treatment of chalazia.

Detailed Summary: This is a prospective randomized interventional study comparing four current standard-of-care treatments for chalazia: incision and curettage, local injection of triamcinolone, local injection of 5-FU, and local injection of combination triamcinolone/5-FU.
Sponsor: University of Washington

Current Primary Outcome: Size of chalazion [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

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Information By: University of Washington

Dates:
Date Received: December 29, 2013
Date Started: December 2013
Date Completion: July 2021
Last Updated: May 16, 2017
Last Verified: May 2017