The German Keratoplasty Registry of the German Ophthalmological Society (DOG)

NCT ID: NCT03381794

Last Updated: 2024-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-01-01

Study Completion Date

2032-01-01

Brief Summary

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Aim of this study is to reflect on the changing trends in absolute numbers, surgical techniques and indications of corneal transplantations being performed in Germany.

The Section Cornea of the German Ophthalmological Society provides interim-assessments on a regular basis about the most up-to-date results of this long-term study.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Corneal Transplantation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

OTHER

Study Groups

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Patients with corneal transplantation

Aim is to include all patients in Germany treated with the different types of corneal transplantation.

Corneal transplantation

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

PKP: Penetrating Keratoplasty DALK: Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty DMEK: Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty DSAEK: Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

Interventions

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Corneal transplantation

PKP: Penetrating Keratoplasty DALK: Deep Anterior Lamellar Keratoplasty DMEK: Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty DSAEK: Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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PKP, DALK, DMEK, DSAEK

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

All patients in Germany treated with the different types of corneal transplantation since 2001.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients without corneal transplantation.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Eye Hospital, Freiburg

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Erlangen-Nürnberg

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Cologne

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Heinrich-Heine University, Duesseldorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Charite University, Berlin, Germany

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universität des Saarlandes

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elias Flockerzi

Principal Investigator, Resident of Ophthalmology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Berthold Seitz, Prof.Dr.med.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universität des Saarlandes

Locations

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Department of Ophthalmology

Homburg, Saarland, Germany

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Germany

Central Contacts

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Elias Flockerzi, PD Dr.med.

Role: CONTACT

0049-6841-16-22302

Berthold Seitz, Prof.Dr.med.

Role: CONTACT

0049-6841-16-22387

Facility Contacts

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Elias Flockerzi, PD Dr.med.

Role: primary

0049-6841-16-22302

Berthold Seitz, Prof.Dr.med.

Role: backup

0049-6841-16-22387

References

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Flockerzi E, Turner C, Seitz B, Collaborators GSG; GeKeR Study Group. Descemet's membrane endothelial keratoplasty is the predominant keratoplasty procedure in Germany since 2016: a report of the DOG-section cornea and its keratoplasty registry. Br J Ophthalmol. 2024 May 21;108(5):646-653. doi: 10.1136/bjo-2022-323162.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 37586835 (View on PubMed)

Flockerzi E, Maier P, Bohringer D, Reinshagen H, Kruse F, Cursiefen C, Reinhard T, Geerling G, Torun N, Seitz B; all German Keratoplasty Registry Contributors. Trends in Corneal Transplantation from 2001 to 2016 in Germany: A Report of the DOG-Section Cornea and its Keratoplasty Registry. Am J Ophthalmol. 2018 Apr;188:91-98. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2018.01.018. Epub 2018 Feb 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29410297 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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GeKeR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id