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Comparison of Quality of life (QOL) in medical and surgical therapies of glaucoma

Quality of life in glaucoma patients: Comparison of medical therapy, trabeculectomy and glaucoma drainage device

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/05/025441
Enrollment
90
Registered
2020-05-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: H409- Unspecified glaucoma

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Government Medical college and Hospital Chandigarh
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: • Group I: Patients of moderate and severe glaucoma on medical therapy for a period of 3 months to 1 year. • Group II: Patients who have undergone glaucoma filtration surgery in the form of trabeculectomy at least 3 months before the study. • Group III: Patients who have undergone a glaucoma drainage device placement at least 3 months before the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients with already compromised quality of life owing to physical disability, hearing disability or neuropsychiatric conditions. Patients who had a trabeculectomy/implant surgery within the 3 months preceding the study period. Patients with other eye diseases such as visually significant cataract, disorders affecting the retina like diabetic retinopathy, diabetic maculopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, age related macular degeneration (ARMD). Patients who underwent a cataract surgery in combination with the trabeculectomy in the same sitting (phacotrabeculectomy). Patients of mild glaucoma or those on monotherapy(receiving single drug therapy)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HRQoLTimepoint: 3 months-1 year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
noneTimepoint: none

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactM Shruti

GMCH Chandigarh

drsuresh.kumar.gupta@gmail.com

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026