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NCT Number: NCT00391573

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

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

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Key information

Conditions

Pterygium Conjunctival Diseases Eye Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hong Kong Eye Hospital

Hong Kong, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Polyglactin sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

Procedure

Nylon sutures for suturing of conjunctival autograft in pterygium surgery

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. The difference in VAS score between the two groups

Secondary outcomes

  1. Graft hyperemia, oedema and tarsal conjunctival papillary hypertrophy

  2. Surgical complications

  3. Pterygium recurrence

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2005
Study completion
2005
First posted
Oct 24, 2006
Registry last updated
Jun 16, 2011

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