Prospective Randomized Pilot Study Comparing the Surgical Times Between Inferior Versus Superior Conjunctival Autografts for Primary Pterygia

University Health Network, Toronto1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentOctober 2010

ConditionsPterygium

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Pterygium
Sponsor: University Health Network, Toronto
Enrollment: 40
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Time taken to complete the surgical procedure (minutes)
Last Updated: 15 years ago

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Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any difference in the surgical time when the surgery is performed with a graft taken from under the upper lid versus lower lid. The investigators will also be recording the level of pain felt by patients after surgery, any difficulties during or after surgery, and if the pterygium grows back.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 2010

End Date

October 2012

Last Updated

15 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University Health Network, Toronto

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Primary pterygium (no previous surgeries or radiotherapy) requiring excision due to ocular discomfort or disruption in vision
•Ability to understand the nature of the procedure and to complete all measurement requirements
•Patients must be eligible for either the superior or inferior conjunctival autografts (they must not meet any of the following exclusion criteria)
•Adults (age \>18)

Exclusion Criteria

•Ocular surface disease apart from pterygium (such as severe dry eye, corneal disease, scarring from previous infection, radiotherapy, inflammatory diseases or trauma)
•Patients who have had previous ocular surface surgery
•Patients with glaucoma or those who may need glaucoma surgery in the future
•Contraindications to local anesthetics (such as known allergy)
•Pregnancy (as the risk to the fetus with the use of topical antibiotic drops and local anesthetics are not known)