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Comparing Two Surgical Methods to Prevent Pterygium Regrowth

NCT07277426 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 342

Last updated 2025-12-11

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Summary

This study compares two surgical techniques for preventing the regrowth of a pterygium, a non-cancerous growth on the eye. After surgically removing the pterygium, surgeons will cover the area with either a flap of nearby tissue that is rotated into place (Rotational Flap) or with a free graft of tissue taken from under the upper eyelid (Autograft). The main goal is to see which method is better at preventing the pterygium from growing back over a 6-month period. A total of 342 patients with a primary pterygium will be randomly assigned to one of the two surgical groups.

Conditions

  • Pterygium

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Conjunctival Rotational Flap

A surgical technique where adjacent conjunctival tissue, remaining partially attached, is rotated to cover the exposed sclera after pterygium excision.

PROCEDURE

Conjunctival Autograft

A surgical technique where a free graft of conjunctiva is harvested from the superior bulbar conjunctiva and sutured or glued over the scleral defect after pterygium excision

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • College of Physicians and Surgeons Pakistan

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-02-02
Primary Completion
2026-07-02
Completion
2026-07-02

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