Comparing the Baerveldt and Paul Glaucoma Drainage Devices and Their Effects on the Corneal Endothelium

NCT ID: NCT05344651

Last Updated: 2022-12-13

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

160 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-10-19

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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Rationale: The Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device (GDD) successfully reduces intraocular pressure but also involves a risk of corneal endothelial deterioration. Supposedly, the tip of a GDD tube with a thinner diameter, such as the Paul implant, will remain at a larger distance from the cornea and, thereby, cause less damage.

Objective: To determine whether the Paul tube induces less damage to the corneal endothelium than the Baerveldt GDD.

Study design: Randomized clinical trial. Study population: Phakic patients scheduled for surgical GDD implantation. Intervention: Either a Baerveldt or a Paul GDD implant. Main study parameters/endpoints: Endothelial cell density and tube position at 24 months.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness: The Paul GDD may have a less harmful effect on corneal endothelium. Otherwise, both GDDs will probably have a similar risk/benefit profile. The risks of study-related assessments are negligible, burden is low, extra time is about 5 x 1.5 h (total 7.5 h) in two years.

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

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Baerveldt glaucoma drainage device

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Surgery/implantation

Intervention Type DEVICE

The glaucoma drainage device consists of a plate and a tube. During surgery the plate is positioned underneath the conjunctiva and two extraocular muscles in the upper temporal quadrant of the eye. The tube is positioned in the anterior chamber.

Paul glaucoma drainage device

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Surgery/implantation

Intervention Type DEVICE

The glaucoma drainage device consists of a plate and a tube. During surgery the plate is positioned underneath the conjunctiva and two extraocular muscles in the upper temporal quadrant of the eye. The tube is positioned in the anterior chamber.

Interventions

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Surgery/implantation

The glaucoma drainage device consists of a plate and a tube. During surgery the plate is positioned underneath the conjunctiva and two extraocular muscles in the upper temporal quadrant of the eye. The tube is positioned in the anterior chamber.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age \> 18 years.
* Informed consent.
* Caucasian ethnicity (to facilitate comparison of results with those of earlier work). Ethnicity will be based on self-reported origin of subject and/or parents.
* Primary open-angle glaucoma, pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, or pigmentary glaucoma.

Exclusion Criteria

* History of intraocular surgery (e.g. vitrectomy, cataract surgery, cyclodestructive procedures etc).
* History of ocular comorbidity (e.g. active uveitis, proliferative diabetic retinopathy).
* Pseudophakia.
* Functionally monocular patients.
* Need for glaucoma surgery combined with other ocular procedures (i.e. cataract surgery, keratoplasty, or retinal surgery) or an anticipated need for additional ocular surgery.
* Narrow anterior chamber angle.
* Best corrected visual acuity less than 0.1.
* Severe blepharitis.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

100 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Oogziekenhuis Rotterdam

Rotterdam, , Netherlands

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Netherlands

Central Contacts

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Rene J Wubbels

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +31104023430

Email: [email protected]

Susan Marinissen

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +31104023449

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Rene J Wubbels, PhD

Role: primary

Ionela Popescu-Giovanitsas, MD

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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NL80518.078.22

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MEC-2022-0069

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

OZR-2020-30

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id