Role of Sub-Conjunctival Bevacizumab in Post Pterygium Excision Management
NCT ID: NCT01736449
Last Updated: 2012-11-29
Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
31 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-04-30
2012-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Pterygium Excision Alone
No interventions assigned to this group
Pterygium Excision with Bevacizumab Injection
Bevacizumab
Interventions
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Bevacizumab
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* previous ocular surgery
* steroid-response glaucoma
* previous myocardial infarct
* bleeding disorder
* pregnancy
* lack of patient cooperation
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Sonia Dhoot
Prinicipal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Keith Tokuhara, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Locations
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Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Colton, California, United States
Countries
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References
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Detorakis ET, Zaravinos A, Spandidos DA. Growth factor expression in ophthalmic pterygia and normal conjunctiva. Int J Mol Med. 2010 Apr;25(4):513-6. doi: 10.3892/ijmm_00000371.
Avisar R, Arnon A, Avisar E, Weinberger D. Primary pterygium recurrence time. Isr Med Assoc J. 2001 Nov;3(11):836-7.
Hirst LW. The treatment of pterygium. Surv Ophthalmol. 2003 Mar-Apr;48(2):145-80. doi: 10.1016/s0039-6257(02)00463-0.
Ang LP, Chua JL, Tan DT. Current concepts and techniques in pterygium treatment. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2007 Jul;18(4):308-13. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0b013e3281a7ecbb.
Enkvetchakul O, Thanathanee O, Rangsin R, Lekhanont K, Suwan-Apichon O. A randomized controlled trial of intralesional bevacizumab injection on primary pterygium: preliminary results. Cornea. 2011 Nov;30(11):1213-8. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e31821c9b44.
Fallah Tafti MR, Khosravifard K, Mohammadpour M, Hashemian MN, Kiarudi MY. Efficacy of intralesional bevacizumab injection in decreasing pterygium size. Cornea. 2011 Feb;30(2):127-9. doi: 10.1097/ICO.0b013e3181e16d67.
Banifatemi M, Razeghinejad MR, Hosseini H, Gholampour A. Bevacizumab and ocular wound healing after primary pterygium excision. J Ocul Pharmacol Ther. 2011 Feb;27(1):17-21. doi: 10.1089/jop.2010.0094. Epub 2010 Oct 26.
Razeghinejad MR, Hosseini H, Ahmadi F, Rahat F, Eghbal H. Preliminary results of subconjunctival bevacizumab in primary pterygium excision. Ophthalmic Res. 2010;43(3):134-8. doi: 10.1159/000252980. Epub 2009 Oct 29.
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Fallah MR, Khosravi K, Hashemian MN, Beheshtnezhad AH, Rajabi MT, Gohari M. Efficacy of topical bevacizumab for inhibiting growth of impending recurrent pterygium. Curr Eye Res. 2010 Jan;35(1):17-22. doi: 10.3109/02713680903395273.
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Ghazi NG, Kirk TQ, Knape RM, Tiedeman JS, Conway BP. Is monthly retreatment with intravitreal bevacizumab (Avastin) necessary in neovascular age-related macular degeneration? Clin Ophthalmol. 2010 Apr 26;4:307-14. doi: 10.2147/opth.s8598.
El-Batarny AM. Intravitreal bevacizumab treatment for retinal neovascularization and vitreous hemorrhage in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Clin Ophthalmol. 2007 Jun;1(2):149-55.
Wong D, Joussen AM. The safety of using anti-VEGF: Is there strength in numbers? Curtis LH, Hammill BG, Schulman KA, Cousins SW (2010) Risks of mortality, myocardial infarction, bleeding, and stroke associated with therapies for age-related macular degeneration. Arch Ophthalmol 128(10):1273-1279. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2011 Feb;249(2):161-2. doi: 10.1007/s00417-010-1603-7. Epub 2011 Jan 6. No abstract available.
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Other Identifiers
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IRB1108
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id