Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

June 14, 2011 updated by: Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
To compare the use of polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for conjunctival autograft suturing in pterygium surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

32

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • China
      • Hong Kong, China
        • Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria included patients with primary nasal pterygium, aged 18 years or older, and able to cooperate surgery under local anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with recurrent pterygium, scarred superior conjunctiva, previous surgery involving the superior bulbar conjunctiva, history of glaucoma, and cicatricial ocular surface disease were excluded

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
The difference in VAS score between the two groups

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Surgical complications
Graft hyperemia, oedema and tarsal conjunctival papillary hypertrophy
Pterygium recurrence

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Victoria Wong, Dr, Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2005

Study Completion

June 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

October 23, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 23, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

October 24, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

June 16, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 14, 2011

Last Verified

June 1, 2011

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • KC/KE-05-0008
  • HARECCTR0500063

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