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Maximizing Trichiasis Surgery Success

NCT03100747 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4914

Last updated 2023-12-05

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the rate of post-operative trachomatous trichiasis differs significantly between bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery with an incision height of 3 mm, bilamellar tarsal rotation surgery with an incision height of 5 mm, and Trabut surgery.

Conditions

  • Trichiasis
  • Surgery

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bilamellar 3 mm

Trichiasis surgery using the bilamellar tarsal rotation procedure with incision 3 mm from the eyelid margin

PROCEDURE

Bilamellar 5 mm

Trichiasis surgery using the bilamellar tarsal rotation procedure with incision 5 mm from the eyelid margin

PROCEDURE

Trabut 3 mm

Trichiasis surgery using Trabut procedure with incision 3 mm from the eyelid margin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Orbis

    collaborator OTHER

  • National Eye Institute (NEI)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Maryland, Baltimore

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Emily Gower, PhD · University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-04-05
Primary Completion
2022-06-02
Completion
2022-06-02

Countries

  • Ethiopia

Study Locations

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