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- Clinical Trial NCT01250353
The Use of Natural Latex Biomembrane in Ocular Surface Reconstruction
November 29, 2010 updated by: University of Sao Paulo
The Use of Natural Latex Biomembrane in Ocular Surface Reconstruction and Pterygium
The main problem of ocular surface reconstruction is the lack of viable conjunctival tissue.
The use of a biocompatible latex biomembrane in ocular surface healing, like post pterygium surgery, could be an alternative therapeutic resource to this process.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The latex biomembrane is considered biocompatible and believed to promote neoformation of biological tissues.
It also induces vascular neoformation and promotes extra cellular provisional matrix formation, fundamental steps for any kind of wound healing.
In humans, it was successfully used in chronic cutaneous ulcer and otologic surgeries.
In rabbits' eyes, the latex biomembrane was efficient in ocular surface reconstruction with adequate conjunctiva functional recovery, compared to bare sclera.
To study the latex biomembrane action in human ocular surface, it was compared to conjunctival autograft in humans eyes.
Considering the deficiency of adequate sized groups and the pterygium recurrences criteria differences, this study proposes the fibrovascular tissue growing measure like an auxiliary method of pos-operative evaluation.
The biomembrane of natural latex seems to be efficient in ocular surface reconstruction and must be employed in future studies of other ocular pathologies.
This material revealed to be a new source of therapeutic resort to external eye diseases and conjunctival replace in surgeries living bare sclera.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
127
Phase
- Phase 2
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
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SP
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Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil
- Erika Christina Canarim Martha de Pinho
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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 to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
All
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- symptomatic pterygium
Exclusion Criteria:
- any other ocular surface pathology, glaucoma, retinal disease, pregnancy, auto immune disease, severe systemic disease
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: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: conjunctival autograft
The conjunctival autograft was performed after the pterygium surgery like usual technique.
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pterygium was removed surgically
Other Names:
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Experimental: latex biomembrane application
The latex biomembrane was applied after pterygium surgery to recover the bare sclera area.
This device was closed to conjunctiva with running suture anchored at some places to episclera.
The sutures was removed at fourteenth day after surgery.
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pterygium was removed surgically
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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change in fibrovascular tissue growing measure
Time Frame: twelve months
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The fibrovascular tissue growing measure was designed to be an auxiliary method of pos-operative evaluation.
At the slit lamp, the pterygium or the fibrovascular growing tissue was measured related to anatomic limbus.
To the scleral side was given negative value and to the cornea side was given positive value.
The anatomic limbus was the zero in this scale.
The results were compared at inicial stage and three, six and twelve months, to evaluate the progression and recurrence probability.
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twelve months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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pterygium recurrence
Time Frame: twelve months
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Pterygium recurrence was defined like fibrovascular tissue growing up to 1,5mm across the anatomic limbus.
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twelve months
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Chair: Sidney JF Sousa, phD, Ribeirão Preto Faculty of Medicine
Publications and helpful links
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General Publications
- Geggel HS, Friend J, Thoft RA. Conjunctival epithelial wound healing. Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. 1984 Jul;25(7):860-3.
- PINHO, E.C.C.M. Uso de uma membrana derivada de látex natural na superfície ocular. Estudo experimental em coelhos. Dissertação. (Mestrado em Oftalmolgia). Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, 2003. p 96.
- PINHO, E.C.C.M.; FARIA E SOUSA, S.J.; CHAHUD, F.; LACHAT, J-J.; COUTINHO - NETTO, J. Uso experimental da biomembrana de látex na reconstrução conjuntival. Arquivos Brasileiros de Oftalmologia, v. 67, p. 27- 32, 2004.
- PINHO, E.C.C.M.; SEIXAS, G.C.O.; SOUZA-JUNIOR, E.N.; FARIA E SOUSA, S.J.; LACHAT, J-J.; COUTINHO - NETTO, J. The use of natural latex in human eye: technique description. In: Congresso Mundial de Oftalmologia, 2006a, São Paulo. Anais eletrônicos, código 2717.
- PINHO, E.C.C.M; FARIA E SOUSA, S.J.; SOUZA-JUNIOR, E.N.; SEIXAS, G.C.O.; LACHAT, J-J.; COUTINHO - NETTO, J. The use of natural latex in ocular surface, like tissue repair promoter, in pterygium excision. In: Congresso Mundial de Oftalmologia, 2006b, São Paulo. Anais eletrônicos, código 2150.
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
June 1, 2006
Primary Completion (Actual)
June 1, 2007
Study Completion (Actual)
July 1, 2009
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 24, 2010
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 29, 2010
First Posted (Estimate)
November 30, 2010
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
November 30, 2010
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 29, 2010
Last Verified
December 1, 2009
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Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- 12416/05
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