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Combined Subconjunctival Dexamethasone in the Management of Acute Primary Angle-closure

Combined Subconjunctival Dexamethasone in the Management of Acute Primary Angle-closure

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-ICR-15006079
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-03-10
Start date
2015-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

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Conditions

Acute primary angle-closure

Interventions

A:Subconjunctival 2.5 mg of dexamethasone disodium phosphate. Other drug treatment were the same with the control group
B:Topical pilocarpine 1% four times daily, topical beta-blocker (timolol 0.5%) twice daily and/or brinzolamide (Azopt
Alcon Laboratories, Elkridge, MD), and/or topical alpha-2 agonists (Alphagan
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA), oral acetazolamide 250 mg three times daily and intravenous mannitol 20% 250ml one time

Sponsors

Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-Sen University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subjects were diagnosed as APAC; 2.One eye was experiencing APAC for the first time; 3.Subjects were >40 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.A secondary acute attack because of lens subluxation, uveitis, iris neovascularization, trauma, tumor, or any obvious cataract leading to an intumescent lens; 2.A history of previous ocular surgery; 3.A known inflammatory, autoimmune, or immunosuppressive disease; 4.A pre-existing ocular disease (retinal vein occlusion, retinal artery occlusion, diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration); 5.Diabetes patients; 6.Hypersensitivity reaction history of dexamethasone and its analogues; 7.Has topical used anti-inflammatory drugs, including: NASIDs, hormones; 8.Pregnant women, one-eyed, and other disabled people.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Intraocular pressure;Inflammation-related cytokines of aqueous humor;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Anterior chamber cells;Anterior chamber flare;conjunctival erythema;Visual acuity;Corneal edema;Complication;Pupillary size and reaction;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiulan Zhang
zhangxl2@mail.sysu.edu.cn+86 020 87330484

Outcome results

None listed

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