Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Pterygium
- Registration Number
- NCT00391573
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
- Brief Summary
To compare the use of polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for conjunctival autograft suturing in pterygium surgery.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
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 & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The difference in VAS score between the two groups
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Graft hyperemia, oedema and tarsal conjunctival papillary hypertrophy Surgical complications Pterygium recurrence
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hong Kong Eye Hospital
🇨🇳Hong Kong, China