The Influence of Hospital Environment on Eyes Infections in Medical Staff

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01817478

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-25

Start date

2013-01-31

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2013-03-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Eye Infections

Keywords

conjunctival flora

Brief summary

The investigators want to find out if there is any difference between the microbiotic flora lining the conjunctiva of medical staff that work in the hospital and others who do not work in the hospital.

Interventions

OTHERmicrobiologic sample

Study design

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* healthy medical workers.

Exclusion criteria

* any ocular disease. * previous ocular surgery.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
significant difference in the bacterial flora of conjunctiva	12 months

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactJoseph Pikkel, M.D

pikel.y@ziv.health.gov.il

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026