Mitomycin-c Application for PRK

January 4, 2012 updated by: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Mitomycin-c Application for Photorefractive Keratectomy

To evaluate the safety and efficacy of 5 seconds mitomycin-C (MMC) application during photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) for patients with low myopia.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

90

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

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

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The inclusion criteria was ablation depth less than 65 µm,
  • a stable refractive error for at least 1 year
  • corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) of 0.1 LogMAR or better.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with keratoconus suspect,
  • excessive dry eyes,
  • impaired wound healing processes,
  • lenticular changes,
  • corneal dystrophy,
  • history of ocular surgery,
  • anterior or posterior uveitis,
  • glaucoma and retinal diseases 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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: MMC group
One eye of each patient was randomly assigned to receive intraoperative topical 0.02% MMC for 5 seconds.
Drug: mitomycin-C
Placebo Comparator: BSS group
One eye of each patient was randomly assigned to receive balanced salt solution (BSS) with the same manner.
Drug: Placebo
balanced salt solution (BSS)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Central corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) 6 months after the PRK
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

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 Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 4, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 4, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

January 5, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 5, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 4, 2012

Last Verified

June 1, 2010

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Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 8901

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