Corneal Epithelial Autograft for Pterygium

NCT ID: NCT03217500

Last Updated: 2018-02-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-07-20

Study Completion Date

2019-12-30

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to explore whether femtosecond laser-assisted cornea epithelial autograft is more effective than limbal conjunctival autograft for ocular surface reconstruction after excision of pterygium.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Pterygium

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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Corneal epithelial autograft

pterygium resection combined with femtosecond laser assisted corneal epithelial autograft

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Corneal epithelial autograft

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After removal of the recipient's pterygium tissue, a donor epithelial tissue equal in length to the bared limbus, will be obtained from the peripheral epithelial of the same eye (corneal epithelial autograft) using femtosecond laser technology. The epithelial graft will be sutured to the recipient limbal bed, with the goal of reconstruction of palisades of Vogt. The graft will act as a barrier to regrowth of pterygium. The area of the graft will be left with the Tenon capsule exposed.

Femtosecond laser

Intervention Type DEVICE

A commercial femtosecond laser to create a particular shaped graft for transplantation

Limbal conjunctival autograft

pterygium resection combined with diamond knife assisted limbal conjunctival autograft

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Limbal conjunctival autograft

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

After removal of the recipient's pterygium tissue, an adjustable diamond knife will be used to create a superficial circumferential incision at the corneal end of the limbal vascular arcade, equal in length to the bared limbus. This will be followed by harvesting the limbal-conjunctival flap. The limbal-conjunctival autograft will be sutured to the recipient bed, with the Tenon capsule exposed. The graft will serve as a barrier to regrowth of pterygium.

Diamond knife

Intervention Type DEVICE

A diamond knife to create a particular shaped limbal graft for transplantation

Simple removal

Simple removal of pterygium

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Simple removal

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Simple removal of the recipient's pterygium tissue, with the Tenon capsule exposed.

Interventions

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Corneal epithelial autograft

After removal of the recipient's pterygium tissue, a donor epithelial tissue equal in length to the bared limbus, will be obtained from the peripheral epithelial of the same eye (corneal epithelial autograft) using femtosecond laser technology. The epithelial graft will be sutured to the recipient limbal bed, with the goal of reconstruction of palisades of Vogt. The graft will act as a barrier to regrowth of pterygium. The area of the graft will be left with the Tenon capsule exposed.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Limbal conjunctival autograft

After removal of the recipient's pterygium tissue, an adjustable diamond knife will be used to create a superficial circumferential incision at the corneal end of the limbal vascular arcade, equal in length to the bared limbus. This will be followed by harvesting the limbal-conjunctival flap. The limbal-conjunctival autograft will be sutured to the recipient bed, with the Tenon capsule exposed. The graft will serve as a barrier to regrowth of pterygium.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Simple removal

Simple removal of the recipient's pterygium tissue, with the Tenon capsule exposed.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Diamond knife

A diamond knife to create a particular shaped limbal graft for transplantation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Femtosecond laser

A commercial femtosecond laser to create a particular shaped graft for transplantation

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age between 18 to 80 years old;
2. Primary pterygium, scheduled for elective surgical excision;
3. Pterygium encroaching from the nasal side onto the cornea, with less than 180° limbal involvement and without approaching the central visual axis (pupil area);
4. Morphologically intact palisades of Vogt in a given limbal region;
5. Absence of any one of the following structures in the limbal region underneath the pterygium: (1) epithelial basal cells with dark cytoplasm and reflective cell borders; (2) at least two prominent palisade ridge structures; (3) at least one circular and/or oval-shaped focal stromal projection;
6. Informed consent signed by patient or legal guardian; Having the ability to comply with study assessments for the full duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Limbal stem cell deficiency by ocular surface disorders other than pterygium;
2. Inability to determine whether the palisades of Vogt underneath the pterygium is absent or not using in vivo confocal microscopy;
3. High myopia with a spherical equivalent of -15.0 D or less;
4. Corneal or ocular surface infection within 30 days prior to study entry;
5. Ocular surface malignancy;
6. Uncontrolled diabetes with most recent Hemoglobin A1c greater than 8.5%;
7. Renal failure with creatinine clearance\< 25ml/min;
8. Alanine aminotransferase \> 40IU/L, or aspartate aminotransferase \> 40IU/L;
9. Platelet levels \< 150,000 or \> 450,000 per microliter;
10. Hemoglobin \< 12.0 g/dL (male) or \< 11.0 g/dL (female);
11. Prothrombin time \> 16s and activated partial thrombin time \> 35s in patients not accepting anticoagulant therapy; An international normalized ratio greater than 3 in patients accepting anticoagulant therapy;
12. Pregnancy (positive test) or lactation;
13. Participation in another simultaneous medical investigation or clinical trial;
14. Severe cicatricial eye disease;
15. Ocular comorbidities that affect the prognosis of transplantation, such as advanced glaucoma or retinal diseases;
16. Severe dry eye disease as determined by Schirmer's test \< 2mm at least in one eye;
17. Any medical or social condition that in the judgement of the investigator would interfere with or serve as a contraindication to adherence to the study protocol or ability to give informed consent;
18. Signs of current infection, including fever and treatment with antibiotics;
19. Active immunological diseases;
20. History of allo-limbal transplantation, penetrating keratoplasty or anti-glaucoma filtering surgeries.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Chunxiao Wang

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chunxiao Wang

Clinical investigator

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yizhi Liu, M.D.Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Ting Huang, M.D.Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University

Locations

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Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen Univerisity

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Yingfeng Zheng, M.D.Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

+8613922286455

Facility Contacts

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Yingfeng Zheng, M.D. Ph.D.

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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2017KYPJ050

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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