| Source of record | UK Trials |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN32956955 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 28/01/2003 |
| Local reference number(s) | G84/5610 |
| Public title | Trial of management strategies for the acute infective conjunctivitis in general practice |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | N/A |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Conjunctivitis |
| Study hypothesis | To assess different management strategies for conjunctivitis. |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial. |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | 1. Present to GP with acute infective conjunctivitis
2. Age over 1 year |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Age under 1 year. |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/04/2000 |
| Anticipated end date | 30/09/2006 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 300 |
| Interventions | 1. Antibiotic eye drops (chloramphenicol) immediately
2. Delayed prescription
3. No treatment |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | 1. Symptom resolution for conjunctivitis
2. Patient satisfaction |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16847013 |
| Sources of funding | Medical Research Council (UK) |
| Sponsor name | Medical Research Council (UK) |
| Sponsor details | 20 Park Crescent
London
United Kingdom
W1B 1AL |
| Sponsor telephone | +44 (0)20 7636 5422 |
| Sponsor fax | +44 (0)20 7436 6179 |
| Sponsor email | clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk |
| Sponsor website | http://www.mrc.ac.uk |
| Contact name | Dr Hazel Everitt |
| Contact details | Division of Community Clinical Sciences
Primary Medical Care
University of Southampton
Aldermoor Health Centre
Aldermoor Close
Southampton
United Kingdom
SO16 5ST |
| Contact telephone | +44 02380 241079 |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN32956955 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
