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Clinical Outcomes of Sutured Versus Sutureless Conjunctival Autograft in Primary Pterygium Excision

NCT06734663 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 70

Last updated 2024-12-16

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Summary

The goal of this study is to find out if a certain technique in pterygium excision surgery ,using no sutures, is better than the technique mostly used ,which uses sutures.

Investigators aim to find out whether the no sutures technique provides better efficiency and patient satisfaction than the traditional approach. They predict that if this study provides evidence of the advantages of this technique over the one used, surgeons would be encouraged to use it instead. Because not only would the patient benefit, the surgeon also may save operative time and effort used in the technique which uses sutures.

Conditions

  • Pterygium of Conjunctiva and Cornea
  • Pterygium of Both Eyes
  • Pterygium

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Clinical outcomes of sutured versus sutureless conjunctival autograft in primary pterygium excision

Studies have concluded that pterygium surgical excision is the main treatment for pterygium. Pterygium excision with superior graft is the procedure followed most commonly at present. This is achieved by many methods, with the result differing from one method to another. The most important difference is the incidence of recurrence(4)But Varioustechniques such as Bare Sclera, Rotational Conjunctival Flap, Limbal Conjunctival Autograft, Amniotic Membrane Graft, and Free Conjunctival Autograft are also used for the removal of pterygium(3 ,4)Of the various possible alternative approaches, conjunctival autograft is usually preferred. Diverse methods for grafting with sutures, glue or autologous serum from the recipient bed are in use (5,6). Many adjunctive therapies like mitomycin C, corticosteroids, thiotepa, interferon-alpha- 2b, beta irradiation, 5-FU are being used to decrease the risk of recurrence after surgical removal of pterygium.

PROCEDURE

pterygium excision and conjuctival graft suturing

pterygium is surgically removed, and a conjuctival graft is placed on bare sclera using sutures to surrounding conjuctiva.

PROCEDURE

pterygium excision and conjuctival graft placement by autologous blood

pterygium is surgically removed and a conjuctival graft is placed on bare sclera on which the patient's blood remains. the graft is left without sutures, adhering only by autologous blood.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-15
Primary Completion
2025-04-20
Completion
2025-09-01

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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