Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study

NCT ID: NCT00666237

Last Updated: 2022-10-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

242 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-04-01

Study Completion Date

2021-04-01

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy (PTVT) Study is to compare the long-term safety and efficacy of nonvalved tube shunt surgery to trabeculectomy with mitomycin C in eyes that have not had previous ocular surgery.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Glaucoma

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tube shunt surgery group

Participants in this group will receive a tube shunt surgery (Baerveldt Glaucoma implant).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Tube shunt surgery

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The procedure involves implantation of a Baerveldt consisting of a tube that is connected to an end plate. The tube is inserted into the anterior chamber and shunts aqueous humor to the end plate located in the equatorial region of the eye. The aqueous humor is then absorbed by the tissues around the eye.

Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C

Participants in this group will receive a Trabeculectomy surgery with Mitomycin C

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Trabeculectomy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The procedure involves removal of a small portion of trabecular meshwork and adjacent tissue under a partial thickness scleral flap. Aqueous humor drains into the subconjunctival space producing a filtering bleb. The aqueous humor then diffuse out of the bleb.

Mitomycin C

Intervention Type DRUG

A fluid retaining sponge soaked in 0.4 mg/ml Mitomycin C will be applied in the region of Trabeculectomy site for about 2 minutes

Interventions

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Tube shunt surgery

The procedure involves implantation of a Baerveldt consisting of a tube that is connected to an end plate. The tube is inserted into the anterior chamber and shunts aqueous humor to the end plate located in the equatorial region of the eye. The aqueous humor is then absorbed by the tissues around the eye.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Trabeculectomy

The procedure involves removal of a small portion of trabecular meshwork and adjacent tissue under a partial thickness scleral flap. Aqueous humor drains into the subconjunctival space producing a filtering bleb. The aqueous humor then diffuse out of the bleb.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Mitomycin C

A fluid retaining sponge soaked in 0.4 mg/ml Mitomycin C will be applied in the region of Trabeculectomy site for about 2 minutes

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Baerveldt glaucoma implant

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18-85 years
* Glaucoma that is inadequately controlled on tolerated medical therapy with Intraocular Pressure (IOP) greater than or equal to 18 mm Hg and less than or equal to 40 mm Hg
* No previous incisional ocular surgery

Exclusion Criteria

* Unwilling or unable to give consent, unwilling to accept randomization, or unable to return for scheduled protocol visits
* Pregnant or nursing women
* No light perception vision
* Active iris neovascularization or active proliferative retinopathy
* Iridocorneal endothelial syndrome
* Epithelial or fibrous ingrowth
* Chronic or recurrent uveitis
* Steroid-induced glaucoma
* Severe posterior blepharitis
* Unwilling to discontinue contact lens use after surgery
* Previous cyclodestructive procedure
* Conjunctival scarring from prior ocular trauma or cicatrizing disease precluding a superior trabeculectomy
* Functionally significant cataract
* Need for glaucoma surgery combined with other ocular procedures or anticipated need for additional ocular surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Abbott Medical Optics

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Research to Prevent Blindness

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Eye Institute (NEI)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Miami

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Steven J. Gedde

Dr

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Steven J Gedde, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Dale K Heuer, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Medical College of Wisconsin

Richard K Parrish, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Locations

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University of California Davis Medical Center

Sacramento, California, United States

Site Status

University of Florida

Gainesville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Bascom Palmer Eye Institute

Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

Johns Hopkins

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

St. Louis University

St Louis, Missouri, United States

Site Status

New York Eye and Ear Infirmary

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Cincinnati Eye Institute

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

University of Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Site Status

Glaucoma Associates of Texas

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Texas, Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Site Status

University of Toronto

Toronto, , Canada

Site Status

Moorfields Eye Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

St. Thomas' Hospital

London, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Queen Mary's Sidcup Hospital

Sidcup, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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United States Canada United Kingdom

References

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Gedde SJ, Chen PP, Heuer DK, Singh K, Wright MM, Feuer WJ, Schiffman JC, Shi W; Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study Group. The Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study: Methodology of a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Tube Shunt Surgery and Trabeculectomy with Mitomycin C. Ophthalmology. 2018 May;125(5):774-781. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2017.10.037. Epub 2017 Dec 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29248173 (View on PubMed)

Gedde SJ, Feuer WJ, Lim KS, Barton K, Goyal S, Ahmed IIK, Brandt JD; Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study Group. Treatment Outcomes in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study after 3 Years of Follow-up. Ophthalmology. 2020 Mar;127(3):333-345. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.002. Epub 2019 Oct 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31727428 (View on PubMed)

Gedde SJ, Feuer WJ, Shi W, Lim KS, Barton K, Goyal S, Ahmed IIK, Brandt J; Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study Group. Treatment Outcomes in the Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study after 1 Year of Follow-up. Ophthalmology. 2018 May;125(5):650-663. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2018.02.003. Epub 2018 Feb 21.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 29477688 (View on PubMed)

Gedde SJ, Feuer WJ, Chen PP, Heuer DK, Singh K, Wright MM; Tube Versus Trabeculectomy and Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Study Groups. Comparing Treatment Outcomes from the Tube Versus Trabeculectomy and Primary Tube Versus Trabeculectomy Studies. Ophthalmology. 2021 Feb;128(2):324-326. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.06.059. Epub 2020 Jul 2.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32622848 (View on PubMed)

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol, Statistical Analysis Plan, and Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

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EY014801

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

20071037

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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