NCT07721779Recruiting
Is the Use of a Steam Mask an Effective Treatment for Paediatric Chalazion in Comparison to Traditional Warm Compresses?
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Is the use of a steam mask an effective treatment for paediatric chalazion in comparison to traditional warm compresses? This study will aim to assess the difference between these two methods.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 28 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 13 Jul 2026
- Start date
- 10 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 15 Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Sheffield
- NCT number
- NCT07721779
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 28
- From 10 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 15 Jul 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Current or previous treatment including: triamcinolone acetonide injection and, incision and curettage.
- Current treatment including: oral or topical antibiotics and/or topical steroids.
Other illness
- Other ocular co-morbidities (excluding blepharitis, meibomian gland dysfunction, and dry eye disease).
Other
- Dermatological diagnoses that contraindicate the use of heat on the face.
- Suspicious lesion with abnormal surrounding tissue that requires further investigation.
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosed chalazion (isolated or multiple).
- Aged between 5 - \<16 years (reading age for participant information leaflets).
- A minimum head circumference of 50cm.
- Access to a microwave with a rotating plate.
Age in the registry: 5 years to 16 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University hospitals of Sheffield Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sheffield | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
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