Effect of Mitomycin-C on the Outcomes of Patients Receiving Ahmed Glaucoma Valve Implantation Surgery

NCT ID: NCT06680245

Last Updated: 2024-11-08

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

144 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-12-01

Study Completion Date

2026-12-01

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if the intraoperative application of Mitomycin-C can enhance the outcomes of Ahmed Glaucoma Valve (AGV) implantation in treating refractory glaucoma. This study is conducted among adult patients diagnosed with refractory glaucoma, a condition characterized by uncontrolled intraocular pressure despite the use of maximum tolerated medical therapy and previous surgical interventions. The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does intraoperative Mitomycin-C reduce postoperative intraocular pressure more effectively than surgery without it? Does Mitomycin-C reduce the occurrence of postoperative complications such as hypertensive phases?

Researchers will compare the experimental group receiving Mitomycin-C during AGV implantation to the control group undergoing AGV implantation without Mitomycin-C to see if the treatment leads to lower intraocular pressure and fewer surgical complications.

Participants will:

* Undergo baseline assessment including eye examination and measurement of intraocular pressure.
* Be randomly assigned to receive either the Mitomycin-C treatment or no intervention during their scheduled AGV implantation surgery.
* Attend follow-up visits at 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months post-surgery to assess intraocular pressure, visual acuity, and any postoperative complications.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Glaucoma

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The study design is a parallel-armed clinical superiority randomized trial. The study participants will be blinded to the use of the mitomycin-c with the Ahmed valve implant. Participants will be randomly allocated to either the experimental group using mitomycin-c injections or the control group receiving no intervention. The trial will be conducted at the Hamilton Regional Eye Clinic at St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton to maintain standardization of care and follow-up.
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors
There will be no blinding of the ophthalmologist to participant's study group as they will need the information to execute the correct intervention. The type of treatment received (mitomycin-C or no intervention) will be blinded for the patient, and all patients will be asked at the last follow-up visit which treatment location they felt they received. This data will be used to assess the level of treatment masking. The success of blinding will be calculated using Bang's Blinding Index. The person performing statistical analysis will be blinded to the intervention groups. The groups will be coded and the analyst will be unaware of which group receives mitomycin-C or no intervention with the Ahmed valve implant.

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Mitomycin-C Treatment

The intervention aims to assess the efficacy of Mitomycin-C in preventing postoperative hypertensive phases by inhibiting fibroblast proliferation around the surgical site. Patients in this arm will receive a 0.2 mg/mL Mitomycin-C injection into the sclera during Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implantation surgery. The total volume of the injection will be 1 mL, administered once intraoperatively.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mitomycin c

Intervention Type DRUG

Patients needing Ahmed valve implants to control intraocular pressures will be eligible. Eligible patients who consent will be randomized to receive either mitomycin-C or no intervention during implant surgery. Screening visits occur one week before surgery to assess eligibility and take baseline measurements (visual acuity, IOP, anterior chamber reaction). On surgery day, patients register at SJHH King Campus and undergo randomization. IOP is measured using a tonopen in the OR. An experienced glaucoma specialist performs the surgery, injecting 0.2 mg/ml mitomycin-C into the sclera for the experimental group, while the control group receives no intervention. The area is irrigated with 40mL balanced salt solution before implant insertion. Post-operative care includes topical antibiotics and steroids for six weeks, with follow-ups at 1 and 2 weeks, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months to monitor visual acuity, IOP, anterior chamber reaction, complications, and additional glaucoma medications.

Control

Patients in this arm will undergo the Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implantation surgery without the addition of Mitomycin-C. This group serves as a control to evaluate the effects of the Ahmed Valve alone in managing intraocular pressure in patients with refractory glaucoma. Postoperative care remains consistent with the experimental group, involving the same regimen of topical antibiotics and steroids.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Mitomycin c

Patients needing Ahmed valve implants to control intraocular pressures will be eligible. Eligible patients who consent will be randomized to receive either mitomycin-C or no intervention during implant surgery. Screening visits occur one week before surgery to assess eligibility and take baseline measurements (visual acuity, IOP, anterior chamber reaction). On surgery day, patients register at SJHH King Campus and undergo randomization. IOP is measured using a tonopen in the OR. An experienced glaucoma specialist performs the surgery, injecting 0.2 mg/ml mitomycin-C into the sclera for the experimental group, while the control group receives no intervention. The area is irrigated with 40mL balanced salt solution before implant insertion. Post-operative care includes topical antibiotics and steroids for six weeks, with follow-ups at 1 and 2 weeks, and 1, 3, 6, and 12 months to monitor visual acuity, IOP, anterior chamber reaction, complications, and additional glaucoma medications.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of primary open angle glaucoma (OAG); including ocular hypertension, pigmentary dispersion syndrome and pseudoexfoliation syndrome
* Participant must be over 18 years of age
* IOP \> 16mmHg on at least two consecutive occasions separated by one month
* Two sighted eyes with visual acuity of 20/200 or better
* Informed consent from patient

Exclusion Criteria

* Diagnosis of secondary OAG (aside from pigmentary and pseudoexfoliation glaucoma) or narrow angle glaucoma
* Previous incisional glaucoma surgery
* Incisional glaucoma surgery scheduled within 1 year of intervention
* Corneal disease affecting visualization of anterior chamber of the eye
* Treatment or plan to treat with topical or systemic steroids
* Previous laser treatments (selective laser trabeculoplasty or Argon laser trabeculoplasty)
* Other eye disorders or surgical procedures (ie retinal detachment) that may influence the results of glaucoma surgery.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Enitan Sogbesan

Doctor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Reach out to these primary contacts for questions about participation or study logistics.

Sharan Bains

Role: CONTACT

905-522-1155 ext. 38505

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Weinreb RN, Aung T, Medeiros FA. The pathophysiology and treatment of glaucoma: a review. JAMA. 2014 May 14;311(18):1901-11. doi: 10.1001/jama.2014.3192.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24825645 (View on PubMed)

Quigley HA. Glaucoma. Lancet. 2011 Apr 16;377(9774):1367-77. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)61423-7. Epub 2011 Mar 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21453963 (View on PubMed)

Margolis KL, Rich EC. Open-angle glaucoma. Prim Care. 1989 Mar;16(1):197-209.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 2649902 (View on PubMed)

Sharts-Hopko NC, Glynn-Milley C. Primary open-angle glaucoma. Am J Nurs. 2009 Feb;109(2):40-7; quiz 48. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000345434.37734.ee.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19299999 (View on PubMed)

Alasbali T, Alghamdi AA, Khandekar R. Outcomes of Ahmed valve surgery for refractory glaucoma in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. Int J Ophthalmol. 2015 Jun 18;8(3):560-4. doi: 10.3980/j.issn.2222-3959.2015.03.22. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26086008 (View on PubMed)

Heijl A, Leske MC, Bengtsson B, Hyman L, Bengtsson B, Hussein M; Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial Group. Reduction of intraocular pressure and glaucoma progression: results from the Early Manifest Glaucoma Trial. Arch Ophthalmol. 2002 Oct;120(10):1268-79. doi: 10.1001/archopht.120.10.1268.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12365904 (View on PubMed)

Riva I, Roberti G, Oddone F, Konstas AG, Quaranta L. Ahmed glaucoma valve implant: surgical technique and complications. Clin Ophthalmol. 2017 Feb 17;11:357-367. doi: 10.2147/OPTH.S104220. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28255226 (View on PubMed)

Kurnaz E, Kubaloglu A, Yilmaz Y, Koytak A, Ozertrk Y. The effect of adjunctive mitomycin C in Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jan - Feb 2005;15(1):27-31. doi: 10.5301/EJO.2008.210.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28221428 (View on PubMed)

Luzu J, Baudouin C, Hamard P. The role of Ahmed glaucoma valve in the management of refractory glaucoma: Long-term outcomes and complications. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2021 Sep;31(5):2383-2389. doi: 10.1177/1120672120968733. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33238768 (View on PubMed)

Amoozgar B, Lin SC, Han Y, Kuo J. A role for antimetabolites in glaucoma tube surgery: current evidence and future directions. Curr Opin Ophthalmol. 2016 Mar;27(2):164-9. doi: 10.1097/ICU.0000000000000244.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26720778 (View on PubMed)

Cui QN, Hsia YC, Lin SC, Stamper RL, Rose-Nussbaumer J, Mehta N, Porco TC, Naseri A, Han Y. Effect of mitomycin c and 5-flurouracil adjuvant therapy on the outcomes of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. Clin Exp Ophthalmol. 2017 Mar;45(2):128-134. doi: 10.1111/ceo.12811. Epub 2016 Sep 1.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27490793 (View on PubMed)

Costa VP, Azuara-Blanco A, Netland PA, Lesk MR, Arcieri ES. Efficacy and safety of adjunctive mitomycin C during Ahmed Glaucoma Valve implantation: a prospective randomized clinical trial. Ophthalmology. 2004 Jun;111(6):1071-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2003.09.037.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15177955 (View on PubMed)

Kook MS, Yoon J, Kim J, Lee MS. Clinical results of Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation in refractory glaucoma with adjunctive mitomycin C. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers. 2000 Mar-Apr;31(2):100-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10743919 (View on PubMed)

Tien M., Yip L., Wong E.P.Y., Yong V., Wong H.T. & Lim B.A. (2013). The effect of adjuvant mitomycin C in ahmed glaucoma valve surgery for refractory glaucoma. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 54(15), no pagination. Retrieved from http://ovidsp.ovid.com/ovidweb.cgi?T=JS&PAGE=reference&D=emed14&NEWS=N&AN=628682336.

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Kurnaz E, Kubaloglu A, Yilmaz Y, Koytak A, Ozerturk Y. The effect of adjunctive Mitomycin C in Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. Eur J Ophthalmol. 2005 Jan-Feb;15(1):27-31.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15751236 (View on PubMed)

Bikbov MM, Khusnitdinov II. The Results of the Use of Ahmed Valve in Refractory Glaucoma Surgery. J Curr Glaucoma Pract. 2015 Sep-Dec;9(3):86-91. doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10008-1191. Epub 2016 Feb 2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26997843 (View on PubMed)

Alvarado JA, Hollander DA, Juster RP, Lee LC. Ahmed valve implantation with adjunctive mitomycin C and 5-fluorouracil: long-term outcomes. Am J Ophthalmol. 2008 Aug;146(2):276-284. doi: 10.1016/j.ajo.2008.04.008. Epub 2008 Jun 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18538300 (View on PubMed)

Park Y, Cho KJ. Posterior segment complications of Ahmed valve implantation. BMC Ophthalmol. 2022 Feb 15;22(1):78. doi: 10.1186/s12886-022-02297-y.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35168587 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

16370

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.