A Novel Technique for the Removal of Pterygiums

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pterygium
• Interventions: Procedure: Cautery; Procedure: Sutures

• Registration Number: NCT02321150
• Lead Sponsor: The University of The West Indies

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to introduce a new surgical technique for the removal of pterygiums that entails the use of bipolar electrocautery to secure the graft, rather than sutures.

With this, the objective is to evaluate the benefits of a new technique for pterygium surgery with respect to postoperative patient comfort, surgery time, cost and recurrence rate.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-12
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Primary Completion: 2014-12
• Study Completion: 2014-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-12-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-12-16
• Study First Posted: 2014-12-22
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-26
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Patients with one or more pterygiums over age 18

Exclusion Criteria

• Patients with glaucoma

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cautery	Cautery	After pterygium removal the conjunctival graft to cover bare sclera will be secured with bipolar electrocautery, power set at 25 until whitening of tissue observed.
Sutures	Sutures	After pterygium removal the conjunctival graft to cover bare sclera will be secured with interrupted 8.0 polyglactin sutures.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Patient Discomfort	3 months	Grading of patients' symptoms (pain, foreign body sensation, irritation, and epiphora) will be done using a 5-point scale. The scale ranges from 0 to 4: 0 = no symptom at all; 1. = presence of the symptom but easily tolerated; 2. = presence of the symptom causing some discomfort; 3. = presence of the symptom causing discomfort that interferes with usual activity or sleep; 4. = presence of the symptom that completely interferes with usual activity or sleep.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Operating time	day 1	Analysis. start time of operation, start time of conjunctival graft attachment and end time of operation will be recorded.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Queen Elizabeth Hospital; 🇧🇧 Bridgetown, Barbados