# Effect of Topical Azithromycin on Tear Film Thickness in Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

> **NCT03162497** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Medical University of Vienna** · enrollment: 23 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dry Eye Syndromes
- Meibomian Gland Dysfunction

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Azithromycin
- **DRUG:** Doxycycline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03162497
- **Lead sponsor:** Medical University of Vienna
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-01-08
- **Primary completion:** 2022-09-09
- **Final completion:** 2022-09-23
- **Target enrollment:** 23 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-23


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03162497

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03162497, "Effect of Topical Azithromycin on Tear Film Thickness in Patients With Meibomian Gland Dysfunction". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03162497. Licensed CC0.

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