Status:

UNKNOWN

Facial Demodicosis and Ocular Demodicosis

Lead Sponsor:

National Taiwan University Hospital

Conditions:

Demodex Infestation

Rosacea

Eligibility:

All Genders

20+ years

Brief Summary

To understand the association between facial demodicosis and ocular demodicosis, we plan to enroll patients with facial demodicosis, ocular demodicosis, or both, in order to analyze their clinical pre...

Detailed Description

Although facial demodicosis and ocular demodicosis are described in a variety of clinical presentations, the association between the two diagnoses is not clearly identified. Clinically, we plan to en...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient with a diagnosis of facial demodicosis or ocular demodicosis.
  • A. Facial demodicosis defined as both 1 and 2:
  • Clinical presentation of facial skin matches any of the followings:
  • Pityriasis folliculorum.
  • Papulopustular lesion.
  • Rosacea.
  • Demodex infestation detected by direct microscopic examination ≥ 5 mites/cm2.
  • B. Ocular demodicosis defined as both 3 and 4:
  • Clinical presentation of ocular region matches any of the followings:
  • Chronic blepharitis.
  • Eyelash abnormalities: trichiasis, distichiasis, madarosis.
  • Meibomian gland dysfunction.
  • Recurrent chalazion.
  • Ocular rosacea.
  • Demodex infestation detected by cilia epilation test ≥ 1 mite/eyelid.

Exclusion

  • Usage of oral Ivermectin, topical Ivermectin or topical tea tree oil in the past 1 month.
  • Patient who cannot tolerate direct microscopic examination or cilia epilation test.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 13 2020

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 14 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04377841

Start Date

April 13 2020

End Date

December 14 2020

Last Update

May 6 2020

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National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, Taiwan, 100229