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

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2026-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

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.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Washington
• Treatments: Fluorouracil; Triamcinolone; Triamcinolone Acetonide; Triamcinolone diacetate; Triamcinolone hexacetonide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Single or multiple chalazia in a single eyelid

Exclusion Criteria:

• Chalazia present for less than one month and no previous injection or incision and curettage