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Quality of life after minimally invasive glaucoma surgery compared to trabeculectomy - a randomized controlled trial

Quality of life after minimally invasive glaucoma surgery compared to trabeculectomy - a randomized controlled trial - LIFT-Study

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00037419
Enrollment
178
Registered
2025-07-14
Start date
2025-07-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

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

Conditions

H40.1

Interventions

Group 1: Trabeculectomy Group 2: Preserflo Implantation

Sponsors

Johannes Gutenberg Universität Mainz, Augenklinik
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Primary open-angle glaucoma Insufficient tensioregulation under local therapy (at least >17 mmHg, Tmax >24 mmHg) with clinical indication for filtering surgical therapy on the study eye Legal capacity to give informed consent Sufficient knowledge of German to answer the questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Other forms of glaucoma such as secondary glaucoma, narrow-angle glaucoma, PEX glaucoma, uveitic glaucoma, pigment dispersion glaucoma or juvenile glaucoma in the study eye No previous filtering surgery or cyclodestructive procedures in the study eye Pregnant or breastfeeding women Previous incision surgery involving the conjunctiva or other pathologies (e.g. conjunctiva, pterygium in the target quadrant) Conjunctiva, pterygium) in the target quadrant Active neovascularization of the iris Active inflammation (e.g. blepharitis, conjunctivitis, scleritis, keratitis, uveitis) Vitreous body in the anterior chamber Presence of an intraocular lens in the anterior chamber (ACIOL) Intraocular silicone oil Presence of corneal scarring Participation in another clinical trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life (SF36 2.0) after one year

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Visual acuity, intraocular pressure, visual field (MD), RNFL thickness, events, further surgeries, NEI-VFQ-25, GQL, OSDI questionnaires 1 and 4 weeks, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months and yearly till 5 years after surgery

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Schuster

Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Augenklinik

alexander.schuster@uni-mainz.de+6131170

Outcome results

None listed

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