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Amniotic Membrane and Anterior Stromal Puncture to the Treatment of Symptomatic Bullous Keratopathy

NCT00659308 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2008-04-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether amniotic membrane transplantation is as effective as anterior stromal puncture in the relief of symptomatic bullous keratopathy.

Conditions

  • Bullous Keratopathy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

amniotic membrane transplantation

patients are submitted to amniotic membrane transplantation

PROCEDURE

anterior stromal puncture

the other group is submitted to anterior stromal puncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Federal University of São Paulo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Fabiana Paris, MD · Federal University of São Paulo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-06-30
Primary Completion
2005-07-31
Completion
2007-06-30

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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