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Goniocurettage as First Choice of Surgical Treatment in Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma: Outcomes and Complications

NCT01511094 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 32

Last updated 2012-01-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study has the purpose to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the goniocurettage as a first choice of surgical treatment for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients with good vision.

Conditions

  • Open-Angle Glaucoma
  • Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Goniocurettage

Ab interno surgery consisting on scraped away the trabecular tissue from the angle (goniocurettage) removing segments of pathologically altered trabecular meshwork from the scleral sulcus

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of Minas Gerais

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tiago T Souza, MD · Federal University of Minas Gerais

  • Sebastiao Cronemberger, PhD · Federal University of Minas Gerais

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2012-01-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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