A Novel Technique for the Removal of Pterygiums
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 50
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Patient Discomfort
研究概览
简要总结
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.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Patients with one or more pterygiums over age 18
排除标准
- •Patients with glaucoma
结局指标
主要结局
Patient Discomfort
时间窗: 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.
次要结局
- Operating time(day 1)
研究者
Dr. Kim Jebodhsingh
Consultant Ophthalmologist
The University of The West Indies