Modified Trabeculectomy for Glaucoma Surgery

July 11, 2019 updated by: Hassan Lotfy Fahmy, Assiut University

Modified Trabeculectomy a New Procedure for Glaucoma Surgery

A combination of hypotony, flat anterior chamber and choroidal detachment is the most common complications after filtering surgery. The purpose of this study is to present a new modification in standard trabeculectomy technique to reduce such complications.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Recta-angular scleral flap (one half the scleral thickness) is dissected,reaching 2 mm into the cornea. The dissection through the cornea is carried out with great care, leaving only thin corneal stroma over Descement's membrane.

Application of direct heat cautery using a prob Imm in size (the prob was heated for 45 seconds) the cautery was applied at 4 points two of them just in front of blue corneal line and the other two at 2 mm anterior to the blue line, the diameter of each point is 1 - 1.5 mm. The horizontal distance between each point is 3.5 mm Figure(1). The application of the cautery continue till the color of the tissue becomes brown.

Then with aid of a 23-gauge needle we penetrate these cauterized points to create 4 holes, each of them is nearly 0.3-0.5 mm in length (the opening of each hole takes the shape of a slit). Through one of these holes iridectomy is done.

These holes drain the aqueous under the scleral flap with anatomical preservation of tissue in between.

Close the scleral flap by two 10-0 nylon suture.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

17

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 Contact

Study Locations

      • Assiut, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Assiut U
        • Contact:

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

30 years to 62 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 1ery glacouma

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Previous surgery

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: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: MODIFIED TRABECULECTOMY

Recta-angular scleral flap (one half the scleral thickness) is dissected,reaching 2 mm into the cornea. The dissection through the cornea is carried out with great care, leaving only thin corneal stroma over Descement's membrane.

Application of direct heat cautery using a prob Imm in size (the prob was heated for 45 seconds) the cautery was applied at 4 points two of them just in front of blue corneal line and the other two at 2 mm anterior to the blue line, the diameter of each point is 1 - 1.5 mm.

Rectangular scleral flap

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
IOP
Time Frame: 6 month
Decreased IOP with normal depth anterior chamber measured by Tonopen
6 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

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 (Actual)

October 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

November 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 7, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

July 15, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 11, 2019

Last Verified

July 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2323298

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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