Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

This study has been completed.

First Received: October 23, 2006 Last Updated: December 15, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsored by:	Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Information provided by:	Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00391573

Purpose

To compare the use of polyglactin sutures versus nylon sutures for conjunctival autograft suturing in pterygium surgery.

Condition	Intervention
Pterygium	Procedure: Polyglactin sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery Procedure: Nylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

MedlinePlus related topics: Surgery

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Active Control, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title:	Polyglactin Sutures Versus Nylon Sutures for Suturing of Conjunctival Autograft in Pterygium Surgery: a Randomised Controlled Trial

Further study details as provided by Hospital Authority, Hong Kong:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Estimated Enrollment:	32
Study Start Date:	March 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date:	June 2005

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Inclusion criteria included patients with primary nasal pterygium, aged 18 years or older, and able to cooperate surgery under local anaesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with recurrent pterygium, scarred superior conjunctiva, previous surgery involving the superior bulbar conjunctiva, history of glaucoma, and cicatricial ocular surface disease were excluded

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00391573

Locations

Sponsors and Collaborators

Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Victoria Wong, Dr

Hong Kong Eye Hospital

More Information

Additional Information:

HAREC Clinical Trial Registry This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	KC/KE-05-0008, HARECCTR0500063
Study First Received:	October 23, 2006
Last Updated:	December 15, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00391573 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Hong Kong: Ethics Committee

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Eye Diseases
Pterygium of the Conjunctiva
Pterygium
Conjunctival Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Eye Diseases
Pterygium
Conjunctival Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009