Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

NCT ID: NCT00391573

Last Updated: 2011-06-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-03-31

Study Completion Date

2005-06-30

Brief Summary

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To compare the use of polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for conjunctival autograft suturing in pterygium surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pterygium

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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Polyglactin sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Nylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Victoria Wong, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Locations

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Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Hong Kong, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Other Identifiers

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HARECCTR0500063

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

KC/KE-05-0008

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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